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Tudorel Stoica (born 7 September 1954, in Brăila, Brăila County, Romania) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a central midfielder. He is the most capped player in the history of Steaua București.

Tudorel Stoica

Stoica in Steaua Bucharest jersey in the 1970s.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1954-09-07) 7 September 1954 (age 67)
Place of birth	Brăila, Brăila County, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1971	Politehnica Galaţi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1972–1974	CSU Galaţi	56	(9)
1974–1975	FCM Galaţi	8	(0)
1975–1989	Steaua București	369	(43)
1989–1990	Lens	17	(0)
1990–1991	Steaua București	1	(0)
Total		446	(52)
National team
1979–1987	Romania	15	(0)
Teams managed
1991–1992	Steaua București (assistant)
1993–1994	Steaua București (assistant)
1998–1999	Romania U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He is one of the most famous and successful players who has ever played in the Romanian First League. He is 2nd in an all time ranking, tied with Giedrius Arlauskis, Ciprian Deac, Adrian Bumbescu, Mircea Lucescu and Dumitru Stângaciu, all with 7 championships won.[1] Marius Lăcătuș won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

Club career

Stoica made his Romanian first division debuts with FCM Galaţi in 1974, having previously played for CSU Galaţi in the second league.[2]

After only one season, he transferred to country giants Steaua București where, safe for his first year, he was a nuclear midfield element as the team won – that season included – seven league titles and five domestic cups. He was a main player and captain of the squad that won the first European title in Romanian football's history, the 1985–86 European Cup, even though he did not play in the final against FC Barcelona, because of accumulation of yellow cards.

In 1989, 35-year-old Stoica moved abroad for the first time, playing one season in France with second level side RC Lens, returning to Steaua where he finished his career at the age of 37. The longtime team captain amassed totals of 369 games and 43 goals (377 counting with FCM Galaţi) in his country's top division, over the course of 15 professional seasons; in the early 1990s, he had brief spells as assistant manager with Steaua București and as head coach Romania U21.

On 25 March 2008, Stoica was decorated by Romanian president Traian Băsescu with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – ("The Sportive Merit" Order) class II, for his part in the winning of the 1986 European Cup.[3][4]

International career

During eight years, Stoica was capped 15 times for the Romanian national team, but did not attend any major international tournament.[5]

He made his debut on 14 October 1979 in a 1–3 friendly loss with the Soviet Union.[5]

Honours

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1975–76, 1977–78, 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89[2]
• Romanian Cup: 1975–76, 1978–79, 1984–85, 1986–87, 1988–89[2]
• European Cup: 1985–86[2]
• UEFA Super Cup: 1986[2]

Personal

After retiring from football, Stoica served as scout for Belgian team R.S.C. Anderlecht. His son, Alin, was also a footballer and a midfielder. He also represented Steaua and the Romanian national team, and played mainly in Belgium, representing four teams.[6][7]

References

External links

• Tudorel Stoica at National-Football-Teams.com
• Tudorel Stoica at WorldFootball.net

Sporting positions
Preceded by Anghel Iordănescu	Steaua captain 1982–1989	Succeeded by Ştefan Iovan

На других языках

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[de] Tudorel Stoica

Tudorel Stoica (* 7. September 1954 in Brăila) ist ein ehemaliger rumänischer Fußballspieler. Er bestritt 373 Spiele in der höchsten rumänischen Fußballliga, der Divizia A.

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- [en] Tudorel Stoica

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[fr] Tudorel Stoica

Tudorel Stoica (7 septembre 1954 à Brăila) est un ancien footballeur international roumain puis entraîneur. Il est le recordman du nombre de matchs joués avec Steaua Bucarest.

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[it] Tudorel Stoica

Tudorel Stoica (Brăila, 7 settembre 1954) è un ex calciatore rumeno, di ruolo centrocampista.

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