Costel Orac
 Orac in 1984 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Constantin Orac | ||
| Date of birth | 22 January 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concordia Chiajna (youth center director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Politehnica Galați | ||
| 1971–1976 | FCM Galați | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | FCM Galați | 90 | (11) |
| 1981–1989 | Dinamo București | 217 | (41) |
| 1989–1990 | Victoria București | 2 | (1) |
| 1990 | Étoile Carouge | 25 | (14) |
| 1991 | Dinamo București | 6 | (1) |
| 1991–1992 | Unirea Focșani | 22 | (13) |
| Total | 372 | (91) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| Romania U21 | 3 | (0) | |
| Romania Olympic team | 5 | (0) | |
| 1984–1986 | Romania | 3 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Unirea Focșani (player/assistant) | ||
| 1992–1994 | Unirea Focșani | ||
| 1994–1995 | Selena Bacău | ||
| 1996–1997 | Alki Larnaca | ||
| 1997–1998 | FC Brașov | ||
| 1999–2000 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 2000–2001 | FCM Poiana Câmpina | ||
| 2001–2002 | FC Baia Mare | ||
| 2002–2003 |
Oțelul Galați | ||
| 2004–2005 | Botoșani | ||
| 2005–2006 | Unirea Urziceni | ||
| 2006–2007 | Otopeni | ||
| 2007–2008 | FCM Bacău | ||
| 2009 | Dinamo București (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2010 |
Dinamo II București | ||
| 2010–2011 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2011–2012 | Botoșani | ||
| 2014– | Concordia Chiajna (Youth Center director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Concordia Chiajna (caretaker) | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 March 2010 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 March 2010 | |||
Costel Orac (born 22 January 1959) is a Romanian retired footballer and current coach.
Club career
Costel Orac was born on 22 January 1959 in
1989 Romanian Revolution, Orac went to play in the Nationalliga B where he was recommended by coach Mircea Lucescu to Étoile Carouge's coach Radu Nunweiller.[1][2][4][5][8] In Switzerland, after a injury, Orac found out at a medical control that he has problems with his back, he returned to play at Dinamo for a short while, making his last appearance in Divizia A on 11 May 1991 in a 1–1 against Universitatea Craiova after which he went to play in Divizia B at Unirea Focșani where he retired after playing one season.[1][2][4][5] During his whole career, Costel Orac played 308 Divizia A matches in which he scored 54 goals and made 27 appearances in which he scored 5 goals in European competitions.[1][2][4][5]
International career
Costel Orac played three friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 29 July 1984 under coach Mircea Lucescu in a 4–2 victory against China in which he scored one goal.[9][10] His following two games were a 1–1 and a 0–0 against Iraq.[9]
International stats
| Romania national team[9] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 1984 | 1 | 1 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 3 | 1 |
International goals
- Romania's goal tally first.[10]
| Costel Orac – International goals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 29 July 1984 | Iaşi , Romania |
 China |
3–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
Managerial career
Costel Orac started his coaching career while he was still an active player, being an assistant at
Baia Mare, Unirea Urziceni and Concordia Chiajna.[2][4][5] Costel Orac has a total of 73 matches managed in Divizia A and in 2009 he was Dario Bonetti's assistant at Dinamo for a few months.[2][4][5]
Personal life
His nephew, Daniel Orac was also a footballer.[11][12][13]
Honours
Player
FCM Galați
Dinamo București
Coach
Selena Bacău
- 1994–95[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Costel Orac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "EXCLUSIV Costel Orac iese la atac, într-un interviu-eveniment: "Lucescu mi-a răpit pe nedrept participarea la Euro 84"" [EXCLUSIVE Costel Orac goes on the attack, in an event-interview: "Lucescu unjustly kidnapped my participation at Euro 84"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Costel Orac, dialog deschis cu Ioanițoaia despre Dinamo, blaturi și problemele de sănătate: "Am făcut infarct cu complicații! Medicii m-au salvat, doar 5% mai supraviețuiesc"" [Costel Orac, open dialogue with Ioanițoaia about Dinamo, fixed games and health problems: "I had a heart attack with complications! The doctors saved me, only 5% survive "] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Costel Orac - o extremă de legendă" [Costel Orac - a legendary winger] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 27 April 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Interviu cu Orac, omul care a bătut Inter Milano și Hamburg: Lumea mă ia peste picior pe stradă din cauza situației de la Dinamo. Au greșit cu Bratu, iar politica de transferuri a fost dezastruoasă!" [Interview with Orac, the man who beat Inter Milan and Hamburg: People take me by surprise on the street because of the situation at Dinamo. They were wrong with Bratu, and the transfer policy was disastrous!] (in Romanian). Pariurix.ro. 26 December 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "29 de ani de la retragerea lui Orac. "Dădeam gol cu Inter, gol cu Hamburg, gol cu Liverpool, dar la națională n-aveam loc!"" [29 years since Orac's retirement. "I scored with Inter, with Hamburg, with Liverpool, but I didn't have a place in the national team!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1983–1984". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Trei decenii de la Marele Exod" [Three decades since the Great Exodus] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
- ^ a b c "Costel Orac". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Romania 4-2 China". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
- ^ "Becali negociaza Grozav cu Walter!" [Becali negotiates for Grozav with Walter] (in Romanian). national.ro. 29 May 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Atacantul Daniel Orac nu mai dă Universitatea Craiova pe Steaua București" [The striker Daniel Orac no longer gives Universitatea Craiova for Steaua Bucharest] (in Romanian). amosnews.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
- ^ "Nepotu' ORAC in razboi cu CSMS Iasi, I-a reclamat pe ieseni la FRF" [The nephew ORAC is in war with CSMS Iasi, he made a claim against them at FRF] (in Romanian). botosaneni.ro. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
External links
- Costel Orac at WorldFootball.net
- Costel Orac at National-Football-Teams.com
- Costel Orac manager profile at Labtof.ro