Andrei Georgescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrei Francesco Georgescu | ||
| Date of birth | 12 March 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo Bucuresti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Coresi | |||
| Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat | |||
| North Athletic | |||
| 2005–2008 | Bray Wanderers | 58 | (13) |
| 2008 | → Shelbourne (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Belgrove | ||
| 2009 | Shelbourne | 1 | (0) |
| 2009 | Athlone Town | 12 | (2) |
| 2010 | Bray Wanderers | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | Drogheda United | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2010 | |||
Andrei Georgescu (born 12 March 1983 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian footballer who plays for Drogheda United in the League of Ireland. Georgescu primarily plays as a striker, but can also play in midfield.
Career
A former Dinamo Bucharest youth player, Georgescu also played for Coresi and Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat in his home country.[1]
He signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2005 from Dublin AUL League side North Athletic. Georgescu who wears the squad number 9 at Bray made his debut for the Wicklow club on 15 July 2005 impressing to help the Seagulls to a 2–1 away victory over Waterford United.[2] Georgescu, whose nickname is "Franco", became an instant favourite with Bray's supporters. He spent 3 years with Bray Wanderers until the 2008 season when he struggled to remain a permanent fixture in Bray's first team. As a result, Georgescu was loaned out to First Division title chasing side Shelbourne for the remainder of 2008.[3] A combination of injuries and intense competition amongst Shelbourne's forward lineup saw Georgescu limited to 4 league appearances for Shels but nonetheless the Romanian striker showed glimpses of promise including scoring an equaliser for Shels in 1–1 friendly draw against English League 1 club Millwall.[4] He made his competitive Shelbourne debut on 18 July 2008 in a 0–0 draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park.[5] The striker joined Leinster Senior League Senior Division side Belgrove in early 2009 before he rejoined Shelbourne on 9 July 2009.[6] Georgescu's second spell at Shelbourne lasted just two weeks and included 1 league appearance as a substitute. Georgescu joined First Division outfit Athlone Town in August 2009 and he scored 2 goals in 13 league and cup appearances for them that season.
Georgescu rejoined former club Bray Wanderers on 28 January 2010[7] but, after just 4 competitive appearances in his second spell, he parted ways with Bray in mid-season. In 2011 Franco retired from football and joined Dalkey United FC. He still coaches there now and he visits a number of schools around the dalkey area to teach them soccer.
References
- ^ Andrei Francesco Georgescu Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.shelbournefc.com
- ^ Bray too good for struggling United www.rte.ie
- ^ Andrei Georgescu signs → www.shelbournefc.com
- ^ Shelbourne 1, Millwall 1 → www.shelbournefc.com
- ^ Shelbourne 0-0 Dundalk[permanent dead link] → www.rte.ie
- ^ 'Franco' rejoins the Reds Archived 14 August 2009 at WebCite → www.shelbournefc.com
- ^ Franco signs www.braywanderers.ie
External links
- Use dmy dates from July 2011
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Romanian footballers
- FC Dinamo București players
- Expatriate association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- League of Ireland players
- Athlone Town A.F.C. players
- Bray Wanderers F.C. players
- Shelbourne F.C. players
- Association football forwards