Nicolae Lupescu
Romanian footballer (1940-2017)
Nicolae Lupescu (17 December 1940 – 6 September 2017) was a Romanian football defender and manager. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. Lupescu earned 21 caps and scored 2 goals for the Romanian national team. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
 Lupescu pictured in the late 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 2017 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954 | ICAR București | ||
| 1958–1960 | Flacăra Roșie București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1960–1961 | Academia Militară București | ||
| 1961–1962 | Olimpia București | ||
| 1962–1972 | Rapid București | 244 | (8) |
| 1972–1977 | Admira Wacker | 134 | (9) |
| Total | 378 | (17) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1972 | Romania[a] | 21 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1977–1978 | Mecanică Fină București | ||
| 1978–1980 | Rapid București | ||
| 1981–1982 | Șoimii Sibiu | ||
| 1983–1984 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rapid București | ||
| 1988 | Progresul București | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Lupescu died on 6 September 2017 of liver cancer in Bucharest at the age of 76.[3]
Notes
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Nicolae Lupescu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ↑ Nicolae Lupescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "S-a stins din viață fostul internațional Nicolae Lupescu" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. Archived from the original on 6 September 2017. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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