Nicolae "Bubi" Florescu (14 November 1949 – 21 September 2011) was a

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n professional

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and manager. In his career, he played mostly for Steagul Roșu Brașov and

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, but also for teams such as Înfrățirea Oradea, Minerul Bihor and Unirea Valea lui Mihai. As a manager, Florescu activated at third tier clubs such as Minerul Bihor or Unirea Valea lui Mihai and until 1992 he was a coach at the Bihorul Sports High School (LPS Bihorul).

Club career

Steagul Roșu Brașov

Florescu started his senior career at Steagul Roșu Brașov in 1967, where he also made his debut in the

Divizia A 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 ...

. On 26 November 1967, he scored the only goal of a victory against ASA Târgu Mureș, now that goal ranking him as the 10th youngest scorer in the history of the team from

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. Florescu played in 107 matches (82 in the

and 25 in the

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) and scored 35 goals (20 in the Divizia A and 15 in the Divizia B) for Steagul Roșu Brașov. At "the Flaggers" he was part of a squad that was formed by players such as

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, Marin Olteanu,

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, Liviu Drăgoi,

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, Leonard Rusu or Octavian Cojocaru, among others.

Bihor Oradea

In 1972, Florescu left Steagul Roșu Brașov for the second-tier side

, where in the next years was followed by two former teammates, Mircea Albu and Alexandru Gergely. The three men from Brașov, together with local players such as

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, Ioan Agud, Gheorghe Dărăban,

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, Constantin Bigan,

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, Ioan Naom, Cornel Georgescu or Cornel Lupău made a team, that over years would be known as "the golden generation of FC Bihor". He played in 102 top-flight matches for "the red and blues" and approx. 130 second tier matches, also scoring 26 goals in the

. Nicolae Florescu is considered now a legend of FC Bihor.

Late years

After 1983, he played and managed for

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clubs Minerul Bihor and Unirea Valea lui Mihai, then until 1992 worked as a coach for the Bihorul Sports High School (LPS Bihorul).S-a mai stins o glorie: Fostul jucător al FC Bihor, Nicolae Florescu, a trecut la cele veșnice
(Another legend died: Former FC Bihor player, Nicolae Florescu, passed to the eternal). ebihoreanul.ro

International career

Nicolae Florescu was selected by the

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in 1978, for a friendly tournament that was held in

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Death

Nicolae Florescu passed away on 21 September 2011, at only 61 years old, after a long suffering.Ne-a parasit Nicolae Florescu
(Nicolae Florescu left us). bihon.ro

Honours

Steagul Roșu Brașov *

: 1968–69 Bihor Oradea *

: 1974–75, 1981–82

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Florescu, Nicolae 1949 births 2011 deaths People from Codlea Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Liga I players Liga II players FC Brașov (1936) players FC Bihor Oradea (1958) players Romanian football managers Sportspeople from Brașov County