Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1934)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 April 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Comarnic, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 8 July 2002 (aged 68) | ||
| Place of death | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–1949 | Vulturii Comarnic | ||
| 1950–1958 | Dinamo Brașov/Cluj | ||
| 1959–1966 | Dinamo Bacău | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1966–1967 | Dinamo Bacău | ||
| 1969–1974 | Dinamo Bacău | ||
| 1974–1975 | CS Botoșani | ||
| 1975–1977 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1977–1979 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 1979 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1979–1980 | UM Timișoara | ||
| 1980–1982 | CSM Suceava | ||
| 1982–1983 | CS Târgoviște | ||
| 1983–1984 | SC Bacău | ||
| 1984–1988 | Oțelul Galați | ||
| 1988–1991 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1991–1992 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1993–1994 | Vega Caransebeș | ||
| 1994–1996 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1998–1999 | UM Timișoara | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 April 2023 | |||
Constantin "Costică" Rădulescu (17 April 1934 – 8 July 2002) was a Romanian footballer and manager.
Playing career
Constantin Rădulescu was born on 17 April 1934 in Comarnic and started his playing career in 1948 at local club, Vulturii.[1][2][3][4][5] In 1949 he moved to Dinamo Brașov where he stayed until 1958, in the last year the team was playing in Cluj.[1][2][3][5] He then signed with Dinamo Bacău, a team for which he would play the rest of his career which ended in 1966 when he scored a hat-trick against Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea, a game he did not finish on the field as he suffered a commotion.[1][2][3][5][6] Even though he was a fan of Rapid București, he never got to play for them.[1]
Managerial career
Constantin Rădulescu started his coaching career at
Juventus, however before the double with the Italians he was replaced with Cornel Dinu.[1][2][3][4][5][6] He returned to Politehnica Timișoara in 1988 which was playing in Divizia B, promoting after one year and finished the next season on the 5th place which earned them a spot in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup where they eliminated in the first round Atlético Madrid with 2–1 on aggregate, being eliminated in the next round by Sporting Lisabona.[1][2][3][4][5][6][8] He left Politehnica in 1991 after a conflict with the players who were unsatisfied with his training methods but after two spells at Farul Constanța and Vega Caransebeș he returned at Politehnica which was again in Divizia B, helping it promote after one season having 14 points above the team from the second place, Corvinul Hunedoara and in the 1995–96 Divizia A season he started the championship well, including earning a 9–1 victory in the 5th round in front of Politehnica Iași but the following results were poorer and eventually he was dismissed.[1][2][3][4][5] His last spell as coach was at UM Timișoara which he helped promote from Divizia C to Divizia B and led them in the 1998–99 Cupa României campaign where they eliminated Divizia A teams Astra Ploiești and Naţional București, reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Dinamo București, also during this period Rădulescu told his players his most famous quote about their football careers:"Everything passes, money passes, but these...these you should tell them to your children and grandchildren".[1][2][3][4][5][8] Before a Divizia B game with UTA Arad he got a call from somebody who told him that 4 or 5 of his players got bribed to lose the game, the match ended with a 5–0 loss and he resigned from UM Timișoara and ended his career in which he has a total of 426 matches as a coach in Divizia A consisting of 176 victories 82 draws and 168 losses.[1][2][3][4][9] Constantin Rădulescu died on 8 July 2002 at age 68 in Timișoara after suffering from peritonitis and in October 2019 a street from Timișoara was named after him.[1][2][3][4][8][10]
Honours
Manager
Dinamo Bacău
CS Botoșani
Politehnica Timișoara
Oțelul Galați
UM Timișoara
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "Costică Rădulescu a murit" [Costică Rădulescu has died] (in Romanian). Apropotv.ro. 10 July 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Remember Costică Rădulescu: 11 ani fără cel mai iubit antrenor al Politehnicii" [Remember Costică Rădulescu: 11 years without the most beloved coach of the Politehnica] (in Romanian). Druckeria.ro. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Costică Rădulescu, antrenorul Oțelului modern" [Costică Rădulescu, the coach of modern Oțelul] (in Romanian). Ascotelul.ro. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "O stradă din Timişoara va purta numele antrenorului Costică Rădulescu. Atribuire după trei ani de la memoriul fanilor Politehnicii" [A street in Timisoara will bear the name of coach Costică Rădulescu. Award after three years from the Politehnica fans' memo] (in Romanian). Pressalert.ro. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Antrenorul Costica Radulescu a incetat din viata" [Coach Costica Radulescu has passed away] (in Romanian). Ziua.ro. 10 July 2002. Archived from the original on 14 April 2023. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Trei decenii de la o mare victorie: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0" [Three decades since a great victory: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Jumătate de secol de la o calificare istorică în primăvara europeană" [Half a century since a historic qualification in the European spring] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Ne-a parasit Costica Radulescu" [Costica Radulescu left us] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 11 July 2002. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "Top 60 antrenori" [Top 60 coaches] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "O stradă din Timișoara va purta numele lui Costică Rădulescu" [A street in Timișoara will be named after Costică Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Banatulazi.ro. 9 October 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2023.