Romanian footballer
Aurel Rădulescu (13 October 1953 – 4 July 1979) was a Romanian football forward .[ 1]
Club career
"Aurel Rădulescu was incredibly talented. In terms of talent, he could be compared to any great Romanian footballer, Dobrin , Iordănescu or Hagi "
Aurel Rădulescu was born in on 13 October 1953 in Adamclisi into a large family where he was the youngest of five boys and later his family settled in Constanța .[ 5] [ 6] [ 7] He started playing football on a field from the Brătianu neighborhood, afterwards playing on his school's field where he was seen by Farul Constanța 's junior coach, Adam Munteanu who brought him to the club.[ 5] [ 6] Rădulescu made his Divizia A debut on 2 April 1972, playing for Farul in a 3–0 away loss against Steagul Roșu Brașov .[ 1] [ 7] After two seasons spent at Farul , he went to play for Sportul Studențesc București , a team where he spent 6 seasons, with a short interruption in 1974 when he was loaned at FC Galați .[ 1] [ 7] He played 146 Divizia A games in which he scored 26 goals for The Students , helping the team reach the 1979 Cupa României final where coach Mircea Rădulescu used him the whole match that eventually ended with a 3–0 loss in front of Steaua București , also appearing in three games in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup and helped them win the 1979–80 Balkans Cup and reach the final in the 1976 edition.[ 1] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 24 June 1979, playing for Sportul Studențesc in a 1–0 away loss against Olimpia Satu Mare , having a total of 171 games and 28 goals scored in Divizia A .[ 1] He died at age 25 while jumping out of a moving train in Hanover .[ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 10] [ 11]
International career
Aurel Rădulescu played six games at international level for Romania , making his debut on 5 April 1978 under coach Ștefan Kovacs in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 loss against Argentina played on Estadio La Bombonera from Buenos Aires .[ 12] [ 13] He made a good impression in the game, being praised by journalist, Marius Popescu in the Sportul newspaper:"The first player that is a win for the national team - Rădulescu, from Sportul Studentesc. He leads the ball excellently, he is combative, he is technical, he is passionate, he wants to become a footballer of international level. If he will keep his seriousness, modesty, conscience to the games, he will get there!".[ 4] He also played two matches at the Euro 1980 qualifiers .[ 12] On 19 December 1978, Rădulescu made his last appearance at international level in a friendly which ended 1–1 against Israel .[ 12]
Honours
FC Galați
Sportul Studențesc București
References
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Aurel Rădulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ Aurel Rădulescu at National-Football-Teams.com
^ a b "Aurel Rădulescu profile" . 11v11. Retrieved 8 June 2020 .
^ a b c "RETRO GSP. 42 de ani de la debutul în națională al lui Aurel Rădulescu, cel ce trebuia să fie mai bun decât Hagi. Și care a sfârșit stupid, sub roțile trenului, după o șuetă cu o blondă" [GSP RETRO. 42 years since the national debut of Aurel Radulescu, who had to be better than Hagi. And who passed away stupidly, under the wheels of the train, after a whisper with a blonde] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020 .
^ a b c d "Au trecut 33 de ani de la decesul legendarului fotbalist Aurică Rădulescu" [33 years have passed since the death of the legendary football player Aurică Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022 .
^ a b c "Familia legendarului Aurică Rădulescu trăieşte acolo unde el a murit: în Germania" [The family of the legendary Aurică Radulescu lives where he died: in Germany] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ a b c d e "42 de ani de la tragica moarte a lui Aurică Rădulescu" [42 years since the tragic death of Aurică Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023 .
^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1978 - 1979" . RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ a b "106 ani de la înființarea Sportului Studențesc. Căpitanul istoric Paul Cazan dă verdictul:"Cred că am fost blestemați! Morți, accidente grave, faliment, nicio speranță de înviere!" " [106 years since the establishment of Sportul Studențesc. Historian Captain Paul Cazan gives the verdict:"I think we were cursed! Deaths, serious accidents, bankruptcy, no hope of resurrection!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023 .
^ "Sfarsitul tragic al fotbalistilor Aurica Radulescu, Mihai Baicu si Andrei Mutulescu toti au jucat si la FC Farul" [The tragic end of footballers Aurica Radulescu, Mihai Baicu and Andrei Mutulescu they all played at FC Farul] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ "Povestea tragica a mortii lui Aurica Radulescu, rememorata de fostul sau antrenor, Mircea Radulescu" [The tragic story of Aurica Radulescu's death, recalled by his former coach, Mircea Radulescu] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ a b c "Aurel Rădulescu" . European Football. Retrieved 19 January 2020 .
^ "Argentina - Romania 2:0" . European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2020 .
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