Football career
Club career
Andrei Bărbulescu was born on 16 October 1909 in Slatina, Romania, Slatina, Romania and he started playing football at the junior squads of Venus București in 1924. In 1927, he went to play for FC Petrolul Ploiești, Juventus București where he made his debut in senior football on 6 April 1930, coach György Hlavay using him all the minutes in a 2–2 with Maccabi București from the regional championship. The team won the regional championship and qualified for the 1929–30 Divizia A, national championship, Bărbulescu playing in the 4–2 win over Mihai Viteazul Chișinău from the semi-finals but Hlavay did not use him in the 3–0 victory with CS Gloria Arad, Gloria Arad from the final, as the club won the first national title in its history with Bărbulescu making a total of three appearances in the regional and national championships together. In the following regional championship, he scored his first official goal on 23 October 1930 in a 5–2 victory with FC Sportul Studențesc București, Sportul Studențesc București, finding the net eight times until the end of the season, including scoring two braces in two victories against Turda București and again Sportul Studențesc. After one more season in which he made 12 regional league appearances and scored a goal in a 3–3 with FC Rapid București, CFR București, Bărbulescu went back to play for FC Venus București, Venus București, making his debut on 25 September 1932 in a Liga I, Divizia A 2–0 home win over CAM Timișoara, RGMT Timișoara. In the Divizia A 1933–34, following season, Bărbulescu was used in 13 league games by coach Karoly Weszter, as the club won the title. He won another title in the Divizia A 1936–37, 1936–37, this time under the guidance of coach Ferenc Plattkó who gave him 21 appearances in which he scored two goals. Between 1938 and 1940 he helped the club win two consecutive league titles, both with coach Béla Jánosy, Bărbulescu contributing with 15 appearances with one goal scored in the first one and four matches with three goals in the second. In 1940 he went to play for FC Sportul Studențesc București, Sportul Studențesc București where he played his Divizia A match on 18 May 1941 in a 2–1 home victory over Gloria CFR Galați, afterwards returning to play Venus, ending his career after a few years.International career
Andrei Bărbulescu played three games at international level for Romania national football team, Romania, making his debut on 25 August 1935 under coach Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1896), Constantin Rădulescu in a friendly which ended with a 4–2 away loss in front of Germany national football team, Germany. He was selected by coaches Alexandru Săvulescu (footballer), Săvulescu and Rădulescu to be part of the squad that participated at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, 1938 World Cup. He did not appear in the first game against Cuba national football team, Cuba, which ended 3–3 but Bărbulescu played in the replay which ended with a surprisingly 2–1 loss.Ice hockey career
Club career
Andrei Bărbulescu started playing ice hockey in 1932 at Tenis Club Roman București, playing as a Winger (ice hockey), right winger, alongside Constantin Cantacuzino (aviator), Constantin Cantacuzino, winning the Romanian Hockey League from his first season. Afterwards he went for one season at Telefon Club București, then moving to HC Bragadiru București where he reunited with Cantacuzino, also playing alongside Robert Sadowski, winning another Romanian Hockey League title. In 1938, Bărbulescu went to play for Venus București, spending seven years with them, winning a title in 1944. After a spell at Petrolul București, Andrei Bărbulescu ended his career in 1952 at Știința Cluj.International career
Bărbulescu represented Romania men's national ice hockey team, Romania's national team at the 1947 Ice Hockey World Championships where he made one appearance, as the team finished on the 7th place.Death
Bărbulescu died on 30 July 1987 at age 77.Honours
Footballer
Juventus București *Liga I, Divizia A: 1929–30 Divizia A, 1929–30 Venus București *Liga I, Divizia A: Divizia A 1933–34, 1933–34, Divizia A 1936–37, 1936–37, Divizia A 1938–39, 1938–39, Divizia A 1939–40, 1939–40Ice hockey player
Tenis Club Roman București *Romanian Hockey League: 1933 HC Bragadiru București *Romanian Hockey League: 1936 Venus București *Romanian Hockey League: 1944Notes
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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Barbulescu, Andrei 1909 births 1987 deaths Romanian men's footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Venus București players FC Sportul Studențesc București players Liga I players 1938 FIFA World Cup players Footballers from Slatina, Romania Romanian ice hockey players Romanian ice hockey right wingers