Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1924)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 May 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 1 January 2001 (aged 76) | ||
| Place of death | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1942 | Olympia București | ? | (?) |
| 1942–1943 | Sportul Studențesc | 8 | (0) |
| 1943–1949 | Universitatea Cluj | 75 | (10) |
| 1950–1956 | Locomotiva Cluj | ? | (?) |
| Total | 83+ | (10+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1957–1960 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 1962–1963 | Știința Cluj | ||
| 1963–1976 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 1976–1977 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1979–1984 | CUG Cluj | ||
| 1984–1986 | Sticla Arieșul Turda | ||
| 1992–1995 | CFR Cluj | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2018 |
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Constantin "Jumate" Rădulescu (30 May 1924 – 2001), commonly known as Dr. Constantin Rădulescu, was a Romanian doctor, footballer and manager. As a footballer he played mainly as a midfielder.
In 2005, as a tribute to the work done in building and rising the club, CFR Cluj renamed its stadium as Stadionul Dr. Constantin Rădulescu.
Born in Bucharest, Rădulescu started his career at Olympia București then moved to Sportul Studențesc in 1942, for which he played in 8 matches in the Divizia A.
In 1943 the doctor signed with Universitatea Cluj, team that played at Sibiu in that period as a consequence of the territorial agreement known as the Second Vienna Award, by which Northern Transylvania became part of the Kingdom of Hungary as a result of World War II events. That team would be known as a symbol of the Romanian resistance in Transylvania. In 1949 he left "U" as a result of some misunderstandings and would declare later in his book, O viaţă închinată fotbalului (A life dedicated to football): Honestly, I split hard and regretfully from this wonderful team, which deserves any superlatives.
After leaving "U", Constantin Rădulescu chose to continue his career at the rival CFR, known at the time as Locomotiva, a small team that still did not seem to become the Universitatea's bitter rival. For CFR he played 6 years and retired in 1956, at only 31 years old due to a serious injury.
After reitrement the doctor started immediately his football manager career at CFR and after some seasons in the Divizia B and Divizia C he signed with his first love, Universitatea Cluj, known at that time as Știința, but only resisting one season in this position.
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