Costică Ștefănescu

Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a Romanian football player and coach who last managed Qatari side Al Shamal. He spent the majority of his career at FC Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club-record 378 appearances.^[3] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Liga I, having played in 490 matches.^[4] In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.^[5][6] He played for the Romania national team from 1977 to 1985, and was capped 66 times. In August 2013, after suffering from cancer for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in Bucharest.^[7]

Costică Ștefănescu

Ștefănescu at the Amsterdam tournament in 1984
Personal information
Full name	Costică Ştefănescu
Date of birth	(1951-03-26)26 March 1951
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	20 August 2013(2013-08-20) (aged 62)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1965–1969	Steaua București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1969–1973	Steaua București	77	(9)
1973–1986	Universitatea Craiova	378	(10)
1986–1988	FCM Braşov	35	(0)
Total		490	(19)
International career
1977–1985	Romania[a]	66	(0)
Managerial career
1986–1989	FC Brașov
1990	Steaua București
1990–1991	Romania U-21
1991–1992	Al-Wakrah
1992–1993	Selena Bacău
1993–1994	Politehnica Timişoara
1994–1998	Romania (assistant)
1999–2000	Astra Ploieşti
2000–2001	CSM Reşiţa
2001–2002	Hapoel Tzafririm Holon
2003	Al Shoala
2003–2005	Al-Jaish Damascus
2006	FC U Craiova
2007	Al-Wahda Damascus
2008	Najran SC
2009	Al Tadamon
2010–2012	Al-Jaish
2012	Al Shamal
*Club domestic league appearances and goals