Romanian footballer
Dudu Georgescu (born 1 September 1950) is a retiredRomanian footballer who played as aforward and formercoach .
Georgescu was born on 1 September 1950 inBucharest , Romania.[ 2] [ 3] Progresul București , making hisDivizia A debut on 11 June 1969 under coachCornel Drăgușin in a 3–0 victory againstUniversitatea Craiova in which he played as acentral defender .[ 2] [ 4] [ 5] CSM Reșița , where he scored a double in a 4–1 victory againstDinamo București , which convinced them to transfer him.[ 2] [ 4]
His Dinamo spell consisted of 10 Divizia A seasons in which he won four league titles and was the team's top-scorer in the first three of those.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6] Nicolae Dumitru , in the next two byIon Nunweiller andValentin Stănescu respectively, while at the last he worked once again with Dumitru.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6] 1981–82 Cupa României in which he scored two goals in thefinal that ended with a 3–2 win overFC Baia Mare , Stănescu using him the entire match.[ 2] [ 3] [ 7] European Golden Shoe in 1975 (33 goals) and 1977 (47 goals).[ 3] [ 8] [ 9] Romanian Footballer of the Year award in 1976 and was nominated three times for theBallon d'Or .[ 3] [ 10] [ 11] derby againstSteaua București ) in 260 Divizia A matches, Georgescu is Dinamo's all time leading top-scorer.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 12] The Red Dogs [ 2] [ 3] European Cup of which four are in a 11–0 win overCrusaders , two againstAtlético Madrid and one againstDukla Prague .[ 2] [ 13] Inter Milan which helped the team eliminate the Italians in the second round of the1981–82 UEFA Cup .[ 2] [ 14]
After his period spent at Dinamo, Georgescu went to play forSC Bacău ,Gloria Buzău andFlacăra Moreni .[ 2] [ 3] [ 8] [ 2] [ 3] [ 8] Divizia C forMuscelul Câmpulung andUnirea Urziceni .[ 2] [ 8]
International career [ edit ] Georgescu played 40 matches and scored 21 goals forRomania (44/21 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 14 September 1973 under coachValentin Stănescu in his national team's biggest ever victory, a 9–0 win in which he scored one goal againstFinland in the1974 World Cup qualifiers .[ 1] [ 15] [ 16] Euro 1976 qualifiers and made three appearances in which he scored two goals during the1977–80 Balkan Cup .[ 1] 1978 World Cup qualifiers , and made two appearances with two goals netted in a 2–2 draw againstSpain during theEuro 1980 qualifiers .[ 1] 1982 World Cup qualifiers and the1984 Euro qualifiers .[ 1] China .[ 1]
For helping his country qualify toEuro 1984 , Georgescu was decorated byPresident of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[ 17]
International goals [ edit ] Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Georgescu goal .[ 1] List of international goals scored by Dudu Georgescu # Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 14 October 1973 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Finland 9 –09–0 1974 World Cup qualifiers 2 11 May 1975 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Denmark 1 –06–1 Euro 1976 qualifiers 3 4 –04 1 June 1975 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Scotland 1 –01–1 Euro 1976 qualifiers 5 16 November 1975 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Spain 2 –12–2 Euro 1976 qualifiers 6 5 June 1976 San Siro ,Milan ,Italy Italy 2 –42–4 Friendly match 7 22 September 1976 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Czechoslovakia 1 –11–1 Friendly match 8 6 October 1976 Letenský Stadion ,Prague ,Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia 2 –12–3 Friendly match 9 23 March 1977 Stadionul Steaua ,Bucharest ,Romania Turkey 1 –04–0 1977–80 Balkan Cup 10 8 May 1977 Stadion Maksimir ,Zagreb ,Yugoslavia Yugoslavia 1 –02–0 1978 World Cup qualifiers 11 14 August 1977 Stade du FUS ,Rabat ,Morocco Czechoslovakia 1 –03–1 Coupe Mohamed V 1977 12 2 –113 21 September 1977 Stadionul Steaua ,Bucharest ,Romania Greece 6 –16–1 Friendly match 14 13 November 1977 Stadionul Steaua ,Bucharest ,Romania Yugoslavia 4 –44–6 1978 World Cup qualifiers 15 22 March 1978 İnönü Stadium ,Istanbul ,Turkey Turkey 1 –11–1 1977–80 Balkan Cup 16 21 March 1979 Stadionul Steaua ,Bucharest ,Romania Greece 3 –03–0 Friendly match 17 4 April 1979 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Spain 1 –02–2 Euro 1980 qualifiers 18 2 –119 15 July 1982 Stadionul Areni ,Suceava ,Romania Japan 4 –04–0 Friendly match 20 18 July 1982 23 August Stadium ,Bucharest ,Romania Japan 2 –13–1 Friendly match 21 3 –1
After he ended his playing career, Georgescu coached Romanian teams such asCSM Reșița ,Corvinul Hunedoara , Acvila Giurgiu andDunărea Călărași .[ 8] [ 18] Zimbru Chișinău and in Saudi Arabia atAl-Najma .[ 8] [ 18]
His son, who is also named Dudu Georgescu, was a football referee who officiated matches including in the Romanian top-division,Divizia A .[ 19]
Progresul București
Dinamo București
Individual
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Dudu Georgescu managerial positions
