Adrian Bumbescu

Adrian Bumbescu

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Bumbescu
Date of birth	23 February 1960 (1960-02-23)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1978–1980	Universitatea Craiova	25	(0)
1980–1982	Dinamo Bucureşti	36	(0)
1982–1984	FC Olt	67	(0)
1984–1992	Steaua Bucureşti	188	(4)
1992–1995	Steaua Mizil	28	(1)
Total		344	(5)
National team
1986–1989	Romania	15	(1)
Teams managed
2007–2009	Concordia Chiajna
2010	Steaua II Bucureşti
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Adrian Bumbescu (born 23 February 1960 in Craiova) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a central defender.

A defender with a tough attitude, Bumbescu played mostly with Steaua Bucureşti, helping it win the 1986 European Cup and subsequent European Supercup.

Club career

During his career as player, Bumbescu won the Romanian championship with three different teams, in an unparalleled feat. His first appearances came during 1978–79 with hometown club FC Universitatea Craiova and, after winning the league in his second season, he signed with FC Dinamo Bucureşti and won another championship in 1981–82.

After two years at FC Olt Scorniceşti, Bumbescu moved to national powerhouse FC Steaua Bucureşti, where he won a further five national championships, being instrumental in four of those, and three domestic cups (he had already won one in 1982, with Dinamo). He also played complete matches in the club's biggest conquests in football, the 1985–86 European Cup and the season's UEFA Super Cup, which was played in the following year.

After 1991–92, Steaua refused to renew Bumbescu's contract. Aged 32, he joined second division outfit Steaua Mizil, where he played three more seasons before eventually retiring from professional football, having appeared in 316 first division games, with four goals; he later rejoined Steaua as a youth coach.

On 25 March 2008, Bumbescu was decorated by the president of Romania Traian Băsescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — ("The Sportive Merit" order) class II, for his part in the winning of the 1986 European Cup.

International career

Bumbescu won 15 caps for Romania, scoring one goal. He did not take part in any major international tournament, however.

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	25 March 1987	Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania	Albania	5–1	5–1	Euro 1988 qualifying

External links

• RomanianSoccer profile and stats
• Adrian Bumbescu at National-Football-Teams.com