Corneliu Papură
Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player. He played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Corneliu Papură | ||
| Date of birth | 5 September 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back / Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova (Staff) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1996 | FC U Craiova | 101 | (4) |
| 1996–1999 | Stade Rennais | 26 | (2) |
| 1999–2001 | FC U Craiova | 53 | (3) |
| 2001 | Național București | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Beitar Jerusalem | 25 | (1) |
| 2002–2004 | FC U Craiova | 60 | (6) |
| 2004–2005 | AEL Limassol | 10 | (1) |
| 2005 | FC U Craiova | 12 | (0) |
| 2005 | Changchun Yatai | 12 | (2) |
| 2006 | Guangzhou Pharmaceutical | 19 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Național București | 13 | (0) |
| Total | 343 | (21) | |
| National team | |||
| 1994–1996 | Romania | 12 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007 | Progresul București | ||
| 2010–2011 | Olt Slatina | ||
| 2012 | Olt Slatina | ||
| 2016–2018 | Universitatea II Craiova | ||
| 2019 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2019 | Universitatea Craiova (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2021– | Universitatea II Craiova | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team FC Universitatea Craiova, in 1991. As a player, he played for Universitatea in four different periods, spending a large part of his career with the club, with short stints in France, Israel and Cyprus.[1]
International career
Papură earned 12 caps for the Romania national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.[2]
Honours
References
- "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
External links
- Corneliu Papură at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Corneliu Papură at National-Football-Teams.com
Fotbal Club Sportiv Becali 2021
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