Cornel Emilian Georgescu (born 13 June 1955 – 18 May 2020) was a

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n professional

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and manager. Georgescu grew up at Minerul Bihor, but played all his senior career for

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, club for which he is the record holder in all-time most appearances rankings, with 347 matches played at the level of

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and

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.S-a stins un fost fotbalist reprezentativ al FC Bihor - A murit Cornel Georgescu
(A former football player representing FC Bihor has passed away - Cornel Georgescu has died). crisana.ro He is also the all-time top scorer of "the red and blues", with 96 goals. In the top-flight, Georgescu played in 205 matches and scored 31 goals. After retirement, he worked for a period as an assistant manager and as a coach in the youth academy of

.Doliu în fotbalul românesc: a murit unul dintre cei mai importanți jucători ai lui FC Bihor
(Mourning in Romanian football: one of the most important players of FC Bihor died). gsp.ro

Honours

Bihor Oradea *

: 1974–75, 1981–82, 1987–88

References

1955 births 2020 deaths Footballers from Cluj-Napoca Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub