Grigore Ciupitu

Grigore Ciupitu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1948-09-13) 13 September 1948 (age 76)[1]
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania[2]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Position(s)	Forward / Left back / Sweeper[3]
Youth career
	Dinamo București[3]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1967–1970	Progresul Brăila[a]	54	(30)
1970–1974	Petrolul Ploiești	111	(3)
1974–1976	Universitatea Craiova	33	(0)
1976–1980	Jiul Petroșani	124	(8)
1980–1983	Universitatea Craiova	44	(0)
1983	Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea	8	(0)
1984	Constructorul Craiova	16	(2)
1984–1985	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	14	(1)
Total		404	(44)
Managerial career
	Aurul Brad[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grigore Ciupitu (born 13 September 1948) is a Romanian former footballer who started his career as a forward, but later played as a left defender and sweeper.^[3] After he ended his playing career, Ciupitu worked for a short while as a manager for Aurul Brad and later as a police officer.^[3] In 2003 Ciupitu received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.^[3][4]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1980–81^[2]
• Cupa României runner-up: 1974–75^[5]

Notes

1. The statistics for the 1967–68 Divizia C season are unavailable.^[2]

References

1. Grigore Ciupitu at WorldFootball.net
2. Grigore Ciupitu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
3. "Povestea eroului de la Lisabona. "Ca fotbalist nu am luat galben, ca polițist nu am dat o palmă. Măi băieți, e greu cu mine, am făcut baie în trei oceane!"" [The story of the Lisbon hero. "As a footballer I didn't get yellow, as a policeman I didn't slap. Guys, it's hard with me, I swam in three oceans!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
4. "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
5. "Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 September 2020.

External links

• Grigore Ciupitu at Labtof.ro