Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a
Romania
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n football player and coach who last managed
Qatar
Qatar (, ; ar, قطر, Qaṭar ; local vernacular pronunciation: ), officially the State of Qatar,) is a country in Western Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East; it sh ...
i side
Al Shamal
Al Shamal ( ar, ٱلشَّمَال, Ash Shamāl) is a municipality in the state of Qatar. Its seat is called ''Madinat ash Shamal'' and it is considered to be one of the major cities in Qatar, although the population is barely over 8,000. The se ...
. 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
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.
In August 2013, after suffering from
cancer
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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 ...
.
Honours
Player
Steaua Bucharest
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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AFC Cup
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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 ...
Notes
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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