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Romanian footballer
Dudu Georgescu (born 1 September 1950) is a retired
Romanian
footballer who played as a
forward and a former
coach.
Club career
Dudu Georgescu was born in
Bucharest on 1 September 1950.
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[3] He started his career at
Progresul București, making his
Divizia A debut in a 3–0 victory against
Universitatea Craiova in which he played as a
central defender.
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[4] After playing for
Progresul in the first two leagues for a few years, he went to play for a short while at
CSM Reșița, where he scored 7 goals in 12
Divizia A games, including a double in a 4–1 victory against
Dinamo București, which convinced them to transfer him.
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[4] His
Dinamo București spell consisted of 10
Divizia A seasons in which he won four league titles, being the team's top goalscorer in the first three and one
Cupa României in which he scored two goals in the
1982 final which ended with a 3–2 victory against
FC Baia Mare.
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[6] Georgescu also made some notable individual performances as being four consecutive times from 1975 until 1978 the
Divizia A top goalscorer, winning also the
European Golden Shoe in 1975 (33 goals) and 1977 (47 goals) for the top goalscorer of Europe.
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[8] Georgescu won the
Romanian Footballer of the Year award in 1976 and was nominated three times for the
Ballon d'Or.
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[12] With 207 goals scored (including 9 in the
derby against
Steaua București) in 260
Divizia A matches, Georgescu is
Dinamo București's all time leading goalscorer, he also represented
The Red Dogs in European competitions by appearing in 23 games in which he scored 17 goals, including seven in the
European Cup of which four are in a 11–0 against
Crusaders, two against
Atlético Madrid and one against
Dukla Prague and in the
1981–82 UEFA Cup he scored one goal in a 3–2 victory against
Inter Milan which helped the team eliminate the Italians.
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[17] After his period spent at
Dinamo București, Georgescu went to play for
Bacău,
Gloria Buzău and
Flacăra Moreni, obtaining a competition record of 252 goals scored in 371
Divizia A games.
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[7] Georgescu ended his career in 1988 after playing two seasons in
Divizia C for
Muscelul Câmpulung and
Unirea Urziceni.
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International career
Dudu Georgescu played 40 matches and scored 21 goals for
Romania (44/21 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 14 September 1973 under coach
Valentin Stănescu in
Romania's biggest ever victory, a 9–0 against
Finland, in which he scored one goal at the
1974 World Cup qualifiers.
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[19] He scored four goals in five matches at the
Euro 1976 qualifiers, made three appearances in which he scored two goals at the
1977–80 Balkan Cup, played four games and scored two goals at the
1978 World Cup qualifiers, two appearances and two goals scored in a 2–2 against
Spain at the
Euro 1980 qualifiers and made one appearance at each of the
1982 World Cup qualifiers and the
1984 Euro qualifiers.
[1] Georgescu's last game for the national team was a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against
China.
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International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Georgescu goal.
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Date |
Venue |
Opponent |
Score |
Result |
Competition
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1 |
14 October 1973 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Finland |
9–0 |
9–0 |
1974 World Cup qualifiers
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2 |
11 May 1975 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Denmark |
1–0 |
6–1 |
Euro 1976 qualifiers
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3 |
11 May 1975 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Denmark |
4–0 |
6–1 |
Euro 1976 qualifiers
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4 |
1 June 1975 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Scotland |
1–0 |
1–1 |
Euro 1976 qualifiers
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5 |
16 November 1975 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Spain |
2–1 |
2–2 |
Euro 1976 qualifiers
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6 |
5 June 1976 |
San Siro,
Milan,
Italy |
Italy |
2–4 |
2–4 |
Friendly match
|
7 |
22 September 1976 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Czechoslovakia |
1–1 |
1–1 |
Friendly match
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8 |
6 October 1976 |
Letenský Stadion,
Prague,
Czechoslovakia |
Czechoslovakia |
2–1 |
2–3 |
Friendly match
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9 |
23 March 1977 |
Stadionul Steaua,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Turkey |
1–0 |
4–0 |
1977–80 Balkan Cup
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10 |
8 May 1977 |
Stadion Maksimir,
Zagreb,
Yugoslavia |
Yugoslavia |
1–0 |
2–0 |
1978 World Cup qualifiers
|
11 |
14 August 1977 |
Stade du FUS,
Rabat,
Morocco |
Czechoslovakia |
1–0 |
3–1 |
Coupe Mohamed V 1977
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12 |
14 August 1977 |
Stade du FUS,
Rabat,
Morocco |
Czechoslovakia |
2–1 |
3–1 |
Coupe Mohamed V 1977
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13 |
21 September 1977 |
Stadionul Steaua,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Greece |
6–1 |
6–1 |
Friendly match
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14 |
13 November 1977 |
Stadionul Steaua,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Yugoslavia |
4–4 |
4–6 |
1978 World Cup qualifiers
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15 |
22 March 1978 |
İnönü Stadium,
Istanbul,
Turkey |
Turkey |
1–1 |
1–1 |
1977–80 Balkan Cup
|
16 |
21 March 1979 |
Stadionul Steaua,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Greece |
3–0 |
3–0 |
Friendly match
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17 |
4 April 1979 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Spain |
1–0 |
2–2 |
Euro 1980 qualifiers
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18 |
4 April 1979 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Spain |
2–1 |
2–2 |
Euro 1980 qualifiers
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19 |
15 July 1982 |
Stadionul Areni,
Suceava,
Romania |
Japan |
4–0 |
4–0 |
Friendly match
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20 |
18 July 1982 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Japan |
2–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly match
|
21 |
18 July 1982 |
23 August Stadium,
Bucharest,
Romania |
Japan |
3–1 |
3–1 |
Friendly match
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Personal life
His son, who is also named Dudu Georgescu was a football
referee who arbitrated matches including in the Romanian top-division,
Divizia A.
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Honours
Progresul București
Dinamo București
Individual
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"Interviu ProSport cu Dudu Georgescu. "Forever young", la 70 de ani: "Mi-e dor de tinereţe. Să mai calc prin Ştefan cel Mare… Mi se furnică pielea"" [ProSport interview with Dudu Georgescu. "Forever young", at 70: "I miss my youth. To step on through Stephen the Great… My skin is tingling ”] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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"Dudu Georgescu, singurul fotbalist român cu două Ghete de Aur! Golgheterul all-time din Liga 1 Betano" [Dudu Georgescu, the only Romanian football player with two Golden Boots! All-time top scorer in Liga 1 Betano] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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"Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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"Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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"Legendele fotbalului: Golgheterul încălţat în "Ghete de aur"" [Football legends: The top scorer in the Golden Boots] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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"Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards".
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"Dumitru Macri, primul fotbalist român nominalizat la Balonul de Aur! Gică Hagi, aproape de succes în 1994" [Dumitru Macri, the first Romanian footballer nominated for the Golden Ball! Gica Hagi, almost successful in 1994] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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"Cele mai tari derby-uri Steaua-Dinamo, cei mai buni marcatori, jucătorii emblematici!" [The hottest Steaua-Dinamo derbies, the best scorers, the emblematic players!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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"Dănciulescu, omul-derby" [Dănciulescu, the derby man] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
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"SENZATIONAL! Dinamo are cea mai mare victorie din istoria Ligii Campionilor: 11-0!" [SENSATIONAL! Dinamo has the biggest victory in the history of the Champions League: 11-0!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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"Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981" [When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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"Topul marcatorilor români în Liga Campionilor / Cupa Campionilor" [Top Romanian scorers in the Champions League / Champions Cup] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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"Romania 9-0 Finland". European Football. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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"Sandu și ceilalți "eroi" din 1973, despre culisele victoriei istorice cu 9-0 cu Finlanda" [Sandu and the other "heroes" from 1973, about the backstage of the historic 9-0 victory over Finland] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
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"Arbitrul Dudu Georgescu jr., suspendat doua etape dupa partida Otelul – Farul" [Referee Dudu Georgescu jr., suspended two stages after the match Otelul - Farul] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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"Acuzații grave din partea unui fost arbitru" [Serious allegations from a former referee] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
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"Dudu Georgescu referee profile". Labtof.ro. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
External links
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