Andrei Rădulescu (footballer)
Romanian footballer
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Andrei Rădulescu (9 February 1925 – 1992) was a Romanian football forward, referee, president of the Romanian Football Federation and a basketball player.[2][4][5]
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Andrei Rădulescu (in the middle) | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 February 1925[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1992 (aged 66–67)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1938–1942 | Luceafărul București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1943 | Venus București[a] | 0 | (0) |
| 1943–1949 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1950–1954 | Rapid București | ||
| International career | |||
| 1948–1950 | Romania | 4 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Rădulescu was born on 9 February 1925 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football, aged 13 at Luceafărul București.[2][6] In 1942, he started his senior career at Venus București.[2][5] Subsequently, he moved to Timișoara where he attended the Politehnica University, and played football for the university's team Politehnica.[2][5] From 1950 until 1954, Rădulescu played for Rapid București, managing to become the top-scorer of the 1950 Divizia A season with 18 goals scored in 22 matches.[2][5][6][7][8]
International career
Rădulescu played four games, scoring two goals for Romania, making his debut under coach Iuliu Baratky in a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria in the 1948 Balkan Cup.[5][6][9][10] His next two matches were during the same competition, playing in a 0–0 draw against Poland and in a 5–1 loss to Hungary.[5][9][11][12] Rădulescu's last appearance for the national team was a 6–0 friendly victory against Albania in which he scored two goals.[5][9][13]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rădulescu goal.[9]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 1950 | Stadionul Republicii, București, Romania |  Albania | 2–0 | 6–0 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5–0 |
Basketball career
During his years of playing football at Venus București and Politehnica Timișoara, Rădulescu also played basketball in regional championships for Viforul Dacia II București and RGM Timișoara.[2][4][6] However, he abandoned that activity in 1948, after Politehnica Timișoara won the promotion to the first league at the requirement of the club's management in order to avoid injuries.[2][4][6]
Refereeing career
In 1957, Rădulescu became a football referee, officiating matches in the Romanian top-division Divizia A and the 1960 Cupa României final.[3][2][4][14] Rădulescu also officiated at international and European club level.[5][15] He was selected to officiate matches in the 1970 World Cup, leading the Belgium – El Salvador game and being a linesman at the Israel – Sweden and Uruguay – Israel games.[2][4][5][6]
After retirement
After he retired from his referee career, Rădulescu worked for the Romanian Football Federation, first as a simple member.[2][4][5] Afterwards he was president of the Central Commission of Referees and of other federal commissions in different periods.[2][4][5] He also managed to be president of the Romanian Football Federation in two periods, the first one was from February 1981 until July 1983 and the second was in January – February 1990.[2][4][5][6][16]
Death
He died in 1992.[5]
Honours
Notes
- The Divizia A 1940–41 was the last season before World War II and the Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Venus București are not official.[3]
