Cornel Popa (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1935 | ||
Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
Date of death | 4 November 1999 | (aged 64)||
Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1951 | Victoria Iași | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1952–1955 | Locomotiva Iași | ||
1955–1956 | Dinamo Bacău | 16 | (0) |
1957–1969 | Dinamo București[b] | 246 | (0) |
1969–1970 | Beşiktaş | 0 | (0) |
Total | 262 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1958–1967 | Romania[a] | 37 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Unirea Alexandria | |||
Victoria Roman | |||
Minerul Gura Humorului | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cornel Popa (19 March 1935 – 4 November 1999) was a Romanian football player who played as a right defender.
Club career
Cornel Popa was born on 19 March 1935 in
International career
Cornel Popa played 27 games of which in 12 he was captain at international level for Romania, making his debut on 26 October 1958 under coach Augustin Botescu in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 away loss against Hungary.[1][6][7] He played four games at the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers, helping the team eliminate Turkey with 3–2 on aggregate, managing to qualify to the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Czechoslovakia who advanced to the final tournament.[1] He also played in a 3–1 victory against Spain at the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers and made 6 appearances at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[1] Cornel Popa played five games at the Euro 1968 qualifiers, including his last appearance which took place on 24 May 1967 in a 7–1 away loss against Switzerland.[1]
Managerial career
Cornel Popa started coaching after 1970, working for a while at Dinamo's junior and children center, then at several teams from the Romanian lower leagues such as Unirea Alexandria, Victoria Roman and Minerul Gura Humorului without achieving any notable performances.[5]
Honours
Dinamo București
Notes
References
- ^ a b c d e "Cornel Popa". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Cornel Popa at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h Cornel Popa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e "A decedat Cornel Popa" [Cornel Popa died] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 5 November 1999. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "Cornel Popa" (in Romanian). Dinamo.webstyler.ro. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "Romania 1-2 Hungary". European Football. Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "European Championship 1960 (Details)". RSSSF. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
External links
- Cornel Popa at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)