Costică Ștefănescu
Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a Romanian football player and coach who last managed Qatari side Al Shamal. He spent the majority of his career at CS Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club record 378 appearances.[1] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Divizia A, having played in a total of 490 matches.[2] In August 2013, after suffering from cancer for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in Bucharest.[3]
 Ștefănescu in 1984 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Costică Ştefănescu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 2013 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1973 | Steaua București | 77 | (9) |
| 1973–1986 | Universitatea Craiova | 378 | (10) |
| 1986–1988 | FCM Braşov | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 490 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1985 | Romania | 66 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1989 | FC Brasov | ||
| 1990 | Steaua București | ||
| 1990–1991 | Romania U-21 | ||
| 1991–1992 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 1992–1993 | Selena Bacău | ||
| 1993–1994 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
| 1994–1998 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Astra Ploieşti | ||
| 2000–2001 | CSM Reşiţa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | ||
| 2003 | Al Shoala | ||
| 2003–2005 | Al-Jaish Damascus | ||
| 2006 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2007 | Al-Wahda Damascus | ||
| 2008 | Najran SC | ||
| 2009 | Al Tadamon | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2012 | Al Shamal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Honours
Player
- Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian Cup (2): 1969–70, 1970–71
- Universitatea Craiova
- Romanian League (3): 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81
- Romanian Cup (4): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83
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References
- "Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova". Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- "Romania – All-Time Most Matches Played in Divizia A". Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- "Former Romania captain Costica Stefanescu dies aged 62". The Guardian. 21 August 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2013.
External links
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- Costică Ștefănescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
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