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Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a
Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...
n football player and coach who last managed
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i side
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. He spent the majority of his career at
CS Universitatea Craiova U Craiova 1948 Club Sportiv, commonly known as Universitatea Craiova (), CS U Craiova, or simply U Craiova, is a Romanian professional football team based in Craiova, Dolj County, which competes in the Liga I, the top tier of the Romanian leag ...
, where he made a club record 378 appearances. He is also the second all-time appearance leader in
Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
, having played in a total of 490 matches. In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the
Ballon d'Or The Ballon d'Or (; ) is an annual football award presented by French news magazine '' France Football'' since 1956. Between 2010 and 2015, in an agreement with FIFA, the award was temporarily merged with the FIFA World Player of the Year (f ...
. In August 2013, after suffering from
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for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in
Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north o ...
.


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Player

Steaua Bucharest *
Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with ...
: 1969–70, 1970–71 Universitatea Craiova *
Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...
: 1973–74, 1979–80, 1980–81 *
Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a football cup competition for Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34, except during World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, being open to all clubs affiliated with ...
: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83


Coach

Al-Wakrah *
Qatar Sheikh Jassem Cup The Sheikh Jassim Cup ( ar, كأس الشيخ جاسم) is an annual men's super cup competition in Football in Qatar, Qatari football held between the winner of the Qatar Stars League and the Emir of Qatar Cup. History The inaugural Sheikh Jassi ...
: 1991 Al-Jaish *
Syrian Cup The Syrian Cup ( ar, سوريا) is Syria's premier knockout Cup tournament in men's football. It was first contested in 1959. Al-Ittihad SC has won the competition on 10 occasions. The final was first played in the 1960-61 season during the UAR ...
: 2004 *
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:
2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight ...


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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Stefanescu, Costica 1951 births Romanian footballers Romanian football managers Olympic footballers of Romania Romania international footballers Liga I players FC Steaua București players FC Steaua București managers FC Astra Giurgiu managers CSM Reșița managers FC Brașov (1936) players CS Universitatea Craiova players UEFA Euro 1984 players Expatriate football managers in Israel Expatriate football managers in Kuwait Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Syria Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Al-Wakrah SC managers Al-Shamal SC managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Kuwait Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Romanian expatriate football managers Najran SC managers Suicides by jumping in Romania FC Brașov (1936) managers FCM Bacău managers Association football central defenders 2013 suicides Al Tadhamon SC managers Kuwait Premier League managers Saudi Professional League managers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Syria Al-Wahda SC (Syria) managers Al-Jaish Damascus managers AFC Cup winning managers