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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.[3] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Liga I, having played in a total of 490 matches.[4] In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.[5][6] 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.[7]

Costică Ștefănescu

Ștefănescu at the Amsterdam tournament in 1984.
Personal information
Full name	Costică Ştefănescu
Date of birth	(1951-03-26)26 March 1951
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 62)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
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[lower-alpha 1]	66	(0)
Teams managed
1986–1989	FC Brașov
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

Player

Steaua Bucharest

• Cupa României (2): 1969–70, 1970–71

Universitatea Craiova

• Liga I (3): 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81
• Cupa României (4): 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83

Individual

• Ballon d'Or: 1983 (23rd place)[5][6]

Coach

Al-Wakrah

• Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup (1): 1991

Al-Jaish

• Syrian Cup (1): 2004
• AFC Cup (1): 2004

Notes

References

External links

• Costică Ștefănescu at WorldFootball.net
• Costică Ștefănescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com

На других языках

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[de] Costică Ștefănescu

Costică Ștefănescu (* 26. März 1951 in Bukarest; † 20. August 2013 ebenda) war ein rumänischer Fußballspieler und -trainer. Er absolvierte insgesamt 490 Spiele in der höchsten rumänischen Fußballliga, der Divizia A, und nahm an der Fußball-Europameisterschaft 1984 teil.

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- [en] Costică Ștefănescu

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[fr] Costică Ștefănescu

Costică Ștefănescu est un joueur et entraîneur de football roumain né le 26 mars 1951 à Bucarest et mort le 20 août 2013 à Bucarest.

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[it] Costică Ștefănescu

Costică Ștefănescu (Bucarest, 26 marzo 1951 – Bucarest, 20 agosto 2013) è stato un allenatore di calcio e calciatore romeno, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Штефэнеску, Костикэ

Костикэ Штефэнеску (рум. Costică Ștefănescu; 26 марта 1951 — 20 августа 2013) — румынский футболист и тренер. Он сыграл в общей сложности 490 матчей в чемпионате Румынии[2], уступая по этому показателю лишь Ионелу Дэнчулеску, он также принял участие в чемпионате Европы 1984 года.

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