Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1896)

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Not to be confused with Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1924) or Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1934).
Costel Rădulescu
Personal information
Full name Constantin Rădulescu
Date of birth (1896-10-05)5 October 1896
Place of birth Cluj, Austria-Hungary
Date of death 31 December 1981(1981-12-31) (aged 85)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Olympia București
–1923 Tricolor București
Managerial career
1923 Romania
1928–1934 Romania
1935–1938 Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin "Costel" Rădulescu (5 October 1896 – 31 December 1981) was a footballer and manager from Romania who rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. At one time or another Rădulescu had been associated with the Romania national team as either coach, manager or administrator within the Romanian Football Federation between 1923 and 1938.[1]

First World War activity and playing career

Rădulescu served as an officer for the

Pershing Stadium, in Paris.[2][3][4]

After the end of the war, Rădulescu played football for

Olympia București and Tricolor București until 1923.[2][3] After 1923, Rădulescu switched to refereeing, coaching and administration and was involved in the development of the Romanian football federation in 1930, a development which put an end to the practice of the game being run in his country by a commission.[2][3]

Romania's national team coach

His first spell as the coach of

World Cup entrants Yugoslavia in October 1929.[3][5][6] He won another Balkan Cup in 1933 and the 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs, also earning the qualification for the 1934 World Cup from a group with Yugoslavia and Switzerland but at the final tournament Josef Uridil was brought as head coach, Rădulescu still remaining in the staff but with a minor role, the team losing the only game played there in the first round with 2–1 in front of Czechoslovakia.[2][3][5][7][8] On his third spell, Rădulescu went on to win a third Balkan Cup in 1936 and the 1936 King Carol II Cup, defeating Yugoslavia with 3–2 courtesy of a hat-trick from Iuliu Bodola.[5][9] He also took part as a technical director under coach Alexandru Săvulescu at the 1938 World Cup where they were eliminated in the first round by Cuba.[2][3][5] He has a total of 49 matches as coach of Romania consisting of 27 victories, 7 draws and 15 losses.[2]

Referee career

He was a referee for 20 years, refereeing 49 Divizia A matches, having over 200 matches as a total.[2][3][10]

Honours

Manager

Romania

Records

References

  1. ^ "Romanian National Team Coaches". RSSSF (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Povestea fascinantă a primului român care a arbitrat la un Mondial, Costel Rădulescu. A luptat pe front, a fost rănit la Mărășești, apoi a fost arbitru-selecționer la CM din Uruguay!" [The fascinating story of the first Romanian to referee at a World Cup, Costel Rădulescu. He fought on the front, was wounded in Mărășești, then he was referee-selector at the World Cup in Uruguay!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Constantin Rădulescu, selecționerul României la Cupele Mondiale din 1930, 1934 și 1938" [Constantin Rădulescu, Romania's coach at the 1930, 1934 and 1938 World Cups] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Interallied Games 1919". RSSSF (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Constantin Rădulescu profile". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Balkan Cup 1929–31". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Balkan Cup 1933". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  8. ^ a b "1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Romania 3-2 Yugoslavia". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Radulescu Costel". Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2022.

External links

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