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Ștefănescu in 1983
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Costică Ştefănescu | ||
| Date of birth | 26 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 20 August 2013 (aged 62) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1969 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1973 | Steaua Bucureşti | 77 | (9) |
| 1973–1986 | Universitatea Craiova | 378 | (10) |
| 1986–1988 | FCM Braşov | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 490 | (19) | |
| National team | |||
| 1977–1985 | Romania | 66 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1986–1989 | FC Brasov | ||
| 1990 | Steaua Bucureşti | ||
| 1990–1991 | Romania U-21 | ||
| 1991–1992 | Al-Wakrah | ||
| 1992–1993 | Selena Bacău | ||
| 1993–1994 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
| 1994–1998 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | Astra Ploieşti | ||
| 2000–2001 | CSM Reşiţa | ||
| 2001–2002 | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon | ||
| 2003 | Al Shoala | ||
| 2003–2005 | Al-Jaish Damascus | ||
| 2006 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2007 | Al-Wahda Damascus | ||
| 2008 | Najran SC | ||
| 2009 | Al Tadamon | ||
| 2010–2012 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2012 | Al Shamal | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Costică Ştefănescu (26 March 1951 – 20 August 2013) was a Romanian football player and coach who last managed Qatari side Al Shamal. He spent the majority of his career at CS Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club record 378 appearances. He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Divizia A, having played in a total of 490 matches. In August 2013, after suffering from cancer for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in Bucharest.