Corneliu Papură

Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player. He played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.

Corneliu Papură
Personal information
Full name Corneliu Papură
Date of birth (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1996 FC U Craiova 101 (4)
1996–1999 Stade Rennais 26 (2)
1999–2001 FC U Craiova 53 (3)
2001 Național București 12 (1)
2001–2002 Beitar Jerusalem 25 (1)
2002–2004 FC U Craiova 60 (6)
2004–2005 AEL Limassol 10 (1)
2005 FC U Craiova 12 (0)
2005 Changchun Yatai 12 (2)
2006 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 19 (1)
2006–2007 Național București 13 (0)
Total 343 (21)
National team
1994–1996 Romania 12 (0)
Teams managed
2007 Progresul București
2010–2011 Olt Slatina
2012 Olt Slatina
2016–2018 Universitatea II Craiova
2019 Universitatea Craiova
2019 Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2020 Universitatea Craiova
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team FC Universitatea Craiova, in 1991. As a player, he played for Universitatea in four different periods, spending a large part of his career with the club, with short stints in France, Israel and Cyprus.[1]

International career

Papură earned 12 caps for the Romania national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.[2]

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References
  1. "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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