Nicolae Lupescu

Romanian footballer (1940-2017)

Nicolae Lupescu (17 December 1940 – 6 September 2017) was a Romanian football defender and manager. He was born in Bucharest, Romania. Lupescu earned 21 caps and scored 2 goals for the Romanian national team. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.

Nicolae Lupescu
Lupescu pictured in the late 1960s
Personal information
Date of birth(1940-12-17)17 December 1940
Place of birthBucharest, Romania
Date of death6 September 2017(2017-09-06) (aged 76)
Place of deathBucharest, Romania
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)Defender
Youth career
1954ICAR București
1958–1960Flacăra Roșie București
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1960–1961Academia Militară București
1961–1962Olimpia București
1962–1972Rapid București244(8)
1972–1977Admira Wacker134(9)
Total378(17)
National team
1964–1972Romania[a]21(2)
Teams managed
1977–1978Mecanică Fină București
1978–1980Rapid București
1981–1982Șoimii Sibiu
1983–1984Gloria Buzău
1985–1986Rapid București
1988Progresul București
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Lupescu died on 6 September 2017 of liver cancer in Bucharest at the age of 76.[3]

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