) Lupescu pictured in the late 1960s | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 December 1940 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 6 September 2017 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1&fras1;2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ICAR București | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1961 | Flacăra Roșie București | ||
| 1961–1962 | Olimpia București | ||
| 1962–1972 | Rapid București | 234 | (8) |
| 1972–1977 | Admira Wacker | 134 | (9) |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1972 | Romania[a] | 21 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1978–1980 | Rapid București | ||
| 1983–1984 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1985–1986 | Rapid București | ||
| 1988 | Progresul București | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Nicolae Lupescu (17 December 1940 – 6 September 2017)[3] was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Club career
Lupescu was born in Bucharest and debuted in Divizia A with Rapid București in 1962. He remained with Rapid for ten seasons, winning the league title in 1967 and the cup title in 1972. He played five seasons in Austria before retiring.
International career
Lupescu earned 20 caps and scored 2 goals for the Romanian national team.[1] He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup and for the participation in that tournament he was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul „Meritul Sportiv” — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[4][5]
Personal life
He was the father of professional football player Ioan Lupescu.[6][7]
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1958–60 | Flacăra Roșie București | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | N/A | N/A |
| 1960–61 | Acad. Militară București | Romania | N/A | N/A |
| 1961–62 | Olimpia București | Romania | N/A | N/A |
| 1962–63 | Rapid București | Romania | 7 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | Rapid București | Romania | 19 | 0 |
| 1964–65 | Rapid București | Romania | 26 | 0 |
| 1965–66 | Rapid București | .svg.png){kind=small} Romania | 26 | 0 |
| 1966–67 | Rapid București | Romania | 26 | 1 |
| 1967–68 | Rapid București | Romania | 25 | 0 |
| 1968–69 | Rapid București | Romania | 29 | 0 |
| 1969–70 | Rapid București | Romania | 29 | 6 |
| 1970–71 | Rapid București | Romania | 28 | 1 |
| 1971–72 | Rapid București | Romania | 29 | 0 |
| 1972–73 | Admira Wacker Wien |  Austria | 22 | 2 |
| 1973–74 | Admira Wacker Wien | Austria | 25 | 2 |
| 1974–75 | Admira Wacker Wien | Austria | 35 | 3 |
| 1975–76 | Admira Wacker Wien | Austria | 33 | 1 |
| 1976–77 | Admira Wacker Wien | Austria | 19 | 1 |
Honours
Player
- Rapid București
- Romanian League Championship: 1966–67
- Romanian Cup: 1971–72
- Balkans Cup: 1964, 1966
Notes
References
- ^ a b "Nicolae Lupescu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ Nicolae Lupescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "S-a stins din viață fostul internațional Nicolae Lupescu" (in Romanian). Romanian Football Federation. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "A murit fostul internațional Nicolae Lupescu, tatăl lui Ionuț Lupescu" [The former international Nicolae Lupescu, the father of Ionut Lupescu died] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
- ^ "SPECIAL Situație de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câștigarea titlului cu Astra. De la frații Vâlcov, la frații Costea și familia Pițurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Pițurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
External links
- Nicolae Lupescu – FIFA competition record
- Nicolae Lupescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com