Nelu Stănescu (4 August 1957 – 11 March 2004) was a Romanian football left defender.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 August 1957[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Babadag, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 11 March 2004 (aged 46)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Babadag, Romania[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Granitul Babadag | ||
| 1975–1979 | Delta Tulcea | ||
| 1979–1987 | Dinamo București | 163 | (4) |
| 1987–1988 | Flacăra Moreni | 26 | (0) |
| 1989 | Delta Tulcea | ||
| 1989–1990 | Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat | ||
| Total | 189 | (4) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1988 | Romania | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Nelu Stănescu was born on 1 January 1956 in Babadag, Romania.[1] He was a left defender and started playing football in the lower leagues at Granitul Babadag and Delta Tulcea.[1][2][4] In 1979 he was transferred to Dinamo București where on 2 September 1979 he made his Divizia A debut in a 2–0 victory against Olimpia Satu Mare.[1] From 1981 until 1984 Dinamo won three consecutive Divizia A titles, in the first he appeared in 28 matches, in the second he played 14 games and in the third he made 26 appearances and scored two goals.[1][2][4] Stănescu also won three Cupa României with the Red Dogs and appeared in 18 matches in European competitions, including appearing in 6 games in the 1983–84 European Cup season, as the club reached the semi-finals.[1][2][4] After eight seasons in which he scored 4 goals in 163 Divizia A matches for Dinamo, he was transferred at Flacăra Moreni where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 3 December 1988 in a 2–0 victory against ASA Târgu Mureș, having a total of 189 Divizia A matches in which he scored 4 goals.[1][2][4] Nelu Stănescu spent the last years of his career playing for Delta Tulcea and Olimpia Râmnicu Sărat in Divizia B.[1][2][4] On 11 March 2004, Stănescu died at age 46 in his native Babadag.[1][2][4]
International career
Nelu Stănescu played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 11 November 1981 under coach Mircea Lucescu in a qualification match for the 1982 World Cup against Switzerland which ended 0–0.[5][6] His following games played for the national team were friendlies, his last appearance taking place on 30 March 1988 in a 3–3 against East Germany.[5]
Honours
Dinamo București