Cornel Emilian Georgescu (born 13 June 1955 – 18 May 2020) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager. Georgescu grew up at Minerul Bihor, but played all his senior career for FC Bihor Oradea, club for which he is the record holder in all-time most appearances rankings, with 347 matches played at the level of Divizia A and Divizia B.[1] He is also the all-time top scorer of "the red and blues", with 96 goals.[1]
 Georgescu in 1983 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cornel Emilian Georgescu | ||
| Date of birth | 13 June 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 18 May 2020 (aged 64) | ||
| Place of death | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1974 | Minerul Bihor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1989 | Bihor Oradea | 347 | (96) |
| Total | 347 | (96) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1989–1991 | Bihor Oradea (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 June 2020 | |||
In the top-flight, Georgescu played in 205 matches and scored 31 goals. After retirement, he worked for a period as an assistant manager and as a coach in the youth academy of FC Bihor Oradea.[2][3]
Honours
editBihor Oradea
References
edit- ^ a b S-a stins un fost fotbalist reprezentativ al FC Bihor - A murit Cornel Georgescu (A former football player representing FC Bihor has passed away - Cornel Georgescu has died). crisana.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Ne-a părăsit pentru totdeauna un jucător emblematic al FC Bihor (An emblematic player of FC Bihor has left us forever). bihon.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Doliu în fotbalul românesc: a murit unul dintre cei mai importanți jucători ai lui FC Bihor (Mourning in Romanian football: one of the most important players of FC Bihor died). gsp.ro (in Romanian)
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