Adrian Mihai Popescu (born 26 July 1960) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a right-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Mihai Popescu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1970–1980 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1992 | Universitatea Craiova | 236 | (18) |
| 1992–1995 | Locarno | 56 | (2) |
| 1995 | Universitatea Craiova | 7 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Electroputere Craiova | 14 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Constructorul Craiova | 17 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Politehnica Iaşi | 13 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Birkirkara | ||
| Total | 343 | (23) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Romania | 8 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1999 | Universitatea Craiova (assistant) | ||
| 2014–2016 | Universitatea Craiova (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1981. He gradually became their first-choice libero, and helped win the league championship in 1991 as well as the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1983 and 1991. He also played abroad, in the Swiss second division and for Maltese side Birkirkara.[1]
International career
editPopescu made his debut for the Romania national team in 1990 against Egypt, and was chosen for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He only got 7 caps in total, the last in 1992, and scored one international goal, against Bulgaria in 1991.[2]
International stats
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 5 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | 8 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Popescu goal.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 November 1991 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–1 | Euro 1992 qualifiers |
Honours
editClub
edit- Universitatea Craiova
- Constructorul Craiova
- Divizia D – Dolj County: 1997–98
- Birkirkara
References
edit- ^ KR Reykjavík v Birkirkara FC, 19 July 2000
- ^ Adrian Popescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Adrian Popescu at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Adrian Popescu at WorldFootball.net
