Adrian Popescu

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Adrian Popescu
Personal information
Full name Adrian Mihai Popescu
Date of birth (1960-07-26) 26 July 1960 (age 63)
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Position(s) Right-back
Youth career
1970–1978 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1992 Universitatea Craiova 294 (18)
1992–1995 Locarno 56 (2)
1995–1996
FC U Craiova
7 (0)
1996–1997 Electroputere Craiova 14 (0)
1997–1998 Constructorul Craiova 17 (1)
1998–1999 Politehnica Iaşi 13 (2)
2000–2001 Birkirkara ? (?)
International career
1990–1992 Romania 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Mihai Popescu (born 26 July 1960) is a Romanian retired football defender.

Career

He was born in

Universitatea Craiova in 1981. He gradually became their first-choice libero, and helped win the league championship in 1991 as well as the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1983 and 1991. He also played abroad, in the Swiss second division and for Maltese side Birkirkara.[1]

Popescu made his debut for the Romania national team in 1990 against Egypt, and was chosen for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He only got 7 caps in total, the last in 1992, and scored one international goal, against Bulgaria in 1991.[2]

Honours

Club

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ^ KR Reykjavík v Birkirkara FC, 19 July 2000
  2. ^ Adrian Popescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b Adrian Popescu at National-Football-Teams.com

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