Mircea "Gil" Mărdărescu (born 12 April 1952, in Săcele) is a retired Romanian-American football (soccer) player.
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Full name | Mircea Mărdărescu | ||
Date of birth | (1952-04-12) 12 April 1952 (age 70) | ||
Place of birth | Săcele, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1970–1973 | Politehnica Iași | 28 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Wydad Casablanca | ? | (?) |
1975 | New York Cosmos | 5 | (0) |
1975 | Rochester Lancers | 2 | (1) |
1980 | New York United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In 1975, he joined the New York Cosmos as a midfielder in the North American Soccer League, where he played alongside three-time World Cup winner Pelé.[1] In the same year he moved on to the Rochester Lancers, where he was coached by Ted Dumitru.[2][3][4]
In 1980, he signed with the New York United football team of the American Soccer League.[5]
His father Virgil Mărdărescu coached the Morocco to the 1976 African Cup of Nations title.[6][7]
He currently lives in California with his wife Stephanie. Gil and Stephanie have two children together, Natalie and Nathan. Mardaresco has three grown children from a previous marriage.[6][8]