Nicolae Georgescu (1 January 1936 – 22 August 1983) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Spending most of his career in Rapid București, he was capped 18 times for Romania.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1936 | ||
| Place of birth | Câmpina, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 22 August 1983 (aged 47) | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1950–1953 | Rafinăria Câmpina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954 | Voința București | ||
| 1955 | Progresul CPCS București | ||
| 1956–1968 | Rapid București | 211 | (46) |
| 1968–1970 | Poiana Câmpina | ||
| International career | |||
| 1955–1965 | Romania[a] | 18 | (9) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editNicolae Georgescu was born 1 January 1936 in Câmpina, Romania and started to play football in 1950 at local club Rafinăria, afterwards in 1954 moving at Voința București in Divizia B, after one year moving at fellow Divizia B club, Progresul CPCS București.[3][4] On 25 March 1956 he made his Divizia A debut for Rapid București in a 0–0 with Locomotiva Timișoara.[3][4] Georgescu spent 10 seasons at Rapid in which he helped the club win the 1966–67 Divizia A which was the first title in the club's history, being used by coach Valentin Stănescu in six matches.[3][4][5] He also reached two Cupa României finals in 1961 and 1962 under the guidance of coach Ion Mihăilescu which were lost in front of Arieșul Turda against whom he scored a goal, respectively Steaua București and won two Balkans Cup in 1964 and 1966.[3][4][6][7] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 2 October 1966 in a 2–1 away loss in front of Dinamo București, having a total of 211 appearances and 46 goals scored in the competition, retiring after playing two more seasons for his hometown club, Poiana Câmpina in Divizia B.[3][4]
International career
editNicolae Georgescu played 13 matches and scored seven goals for Romania, making his debut on 29 May 1955 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended 2–2 against Poland in which he scored the last goal of the match.[1][8] His last three appearances for the national team were at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers, being the team's captain in two of them and scored a goal in each leg against Turkey.[1] He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad from Tokyo where he played two games, helping the team finish on the fifth place.[9][10]
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Nicolae Georgescu goal.[1]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 29 May 1955 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Poland |
2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 15 June 1955 | Ullevi Stadion, Gothenburg, Sweden |  Sweden |
1–4 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 3. | 18 September 1955 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  East Germany |
1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 4. | 28 September 1955 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Belgium |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 9 October 1955 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 6. | 2 May 1965 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania |  Turkey |
1–0 | 3–0 | 1966 World Cup qualifiers |
| 7. | 23 October 1965 | 19 Mayıs Stadium, Ankara, Turkey | Turkey |
1–2 | 1–2 | 1966 World Cup qualifiers |
Death
editHonours
editRapid București
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Nicolae Georgescu". European Football. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Nicolae Georgescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g Nicolae Georgescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Nicolae Georgescu, un deceniu la Rapid" [Nicolae Georgescu, a decade at Rapid] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1960–1961". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1961–1962". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Romania 2-2 Poland". European Football. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "Nicolae GEORGESCU". olympic.org. International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Georgescu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
"Nicolae Georgescu". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
"Cum a fost ultima participare a României la Olimpiadă, în 1964, când "tricolorii" au pierdut dramatic sfertul cu Ungaria" [How was Romania's last participation in the Olympics, in 1964, when "The Tricolors" dramatically lost the quarter to Hungary] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 27 June 2019. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
"Nicolae Georgescu - Olympic Games 1964". WorldFootball. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
External links
edit- Nicolae Georgescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Nicolae Georgescu at WorldFootball.net