Nelu Stănescu

Nelu Stănescu (4 August 1957 - 11 March 2004) was a Romanian football left defender.[3][4] He was part of Dinamo București's team that reached the semi-finals in the 1983–84 European Cup season.[2]

Nelu Stănescu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1957-08-04)4 August 1957[1]
Place of birth	Babadag, Romania[1]
Date of death	11 March 2004(2004-03-11) (aged 46)[1]
Place of death	Babadag, Romania[2]
Playing position(s)	Left defender[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1975	Granitul Babadag
1975–1979	Delta Tulcea
1979–1987	Dinamo București	163	(4)
1987–1988	Flacăra Moreni	26	(0)
1989	Delta Tulcea
1989–1990	Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat
Total		189	(4)
National team
1981–1988	Romania	6	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

International career

Nelu Stănescu played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut in a qualification match for the 1982 World Cup against Switzerland which ended 0–0.[5][6]

Honours

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84[1]
• Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84, 1985–86[7]

References

1. Nelu Stănescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
2. "Memorialul „Nelu Stănescu". Opt ani de la trecerea în neființă a marelui fotbalist din Babadag" [The "Nelu Stanescu" Memorial. Eight years since the great footballer from Babadag passed away] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 19 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
3. Nelu Stănescu at WorldFootball.net
4. "Mărirea şi decăderea fostelor noastre glorii" [The rise and fall of our former glories] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 18 September 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
5. "Nelu Stănescu". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
6. "Switzerland - Romania 0:0". European Football. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
7. Nelu Stănescu at National-Football-Teams.com