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Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1896)

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Not to be confused with Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1924) or Constantin Rădulescu (footballer, born 1934).

Costel Rădulescu
Personal information
Full name Constantin Rădulescu
Date of birth (1896-10-05)5 October 1896
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Date of death 14 June 1981(1981-06-14) (aged 84)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Olympia București
–1923 Tricolor București
Managerial career
1923 Romania
1928–1934 Romania
1935–1938 Romania
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin "Costel" Rădulescu (5 October 1896 – 14 June 1981) was a Romanian footballer and manager who rose to prominence in the 1920s and 1930s. At one time or another Rădulescu had been associated with the Romania national team as either coach, manager or administrator within the Romanian Football Federation between 1923 and 1938.[1]

First World War activity and playing career

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Rădulescu (first from the left) with Tricolor București in 1922

Rădulescu was born on 5 October 1896 in Bucharest, Romania.[2] He served as an officer in the Romanian Army during World War I, fighting at the front in the Battle of Mărăști between 1916 and 1918, where he received injuries to his right arm.[2][3] In 1919 he featured as a goalkeeper for the Romanian army team in the Inter-Allied Games held at the Pershing Stadium in Paris.[2][3][4]

After the end of the war, Rădulescu played football for Olympia București and Tricolor București until 1923.[2][3] After 1923, Rădulescu switched to coaching and refereeing.[2][3]

Romania's national team coach

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Rădulescu's first spell as the coach of Romania's national team took place at age 27 in 1923 for only one game, a 2–2 friendly draw against Turkey.[2][5] His second spell started in 1928 in the Friendship Cup where he lost with 3–1 to Yugoslavia.[2][3][5] Subsequently, he led the team in the 1930 World Cup where he earned a 3–1 win over Peru, which was Romania's first victory in the competition.[2][3][5] However, the second game of the group was lost with 4–0 to hosts and eventual winners, Uruguay.[2][3][5] During the competition, Rădulescu, despite being Romania's coach, officiated twice as a linesman in matches featuring Argentina and Uruguay on days when Romania was not playing.[2][3] He assisted as a linesman on other occasions when Romania was playing in the 1930s.[2][3]

He won the 1929–31 Balkan Cup campaign, which Romania won while losing only in Sofia to Bulgaria, but scoring many goals in all matches and defeating fellow World Cup entrants Yugoslavia in both legs.[3][5][6] Rădulescu guided Romania in the first meeting against France in June 1932, a home friendly which ended with a 6–3 victory.[5][7] He won another Balkan Cup in 1933 and the 1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs, also earning the qualification for the 1934 World Cup from a group with Yugoslavia and Switzerland.[2][3][5][8][9] However, for the final tournament Josef Uridil was brought as head coach, and Rădulescu remained in the staff but with a minor role.[2][3] The team lost the only game played there in the first round with 2–1 to eventual finalists Czechoslovakia.[2][3][5]

On his third spell, Rădulescu went on to win a third Balkan Cup in 1936 and the 1936 King Carol II Cup, defeating Yugoslavia with 3–2, courtesy of a hat-trick from Iuliu Bodola.[5][10] He also took part as a technical director under coach Alexandru Săvulescu in the 1938 World Cup where they were eliminated in the first round by Cuba.[2][3][5] Rădulescu has a total of 49 matches as coach of Romania, consisting of 27 victories, 7 draws and 15 losses.[2]

Referee career

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Rădulescu (standing, first from the left) in 1966

He was a referee for 20 years, officiating 49 Divizia A matches, having over 200 games as a total.[2][3][11]

Death

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Rădulescu died on 14 June 1981 at age 84.[5]

Honours

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Manager

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Romania

Records

References

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  1. ^ "Romanian National Team Coaches". RSSSF (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Povestea fascinantă a primului român care a arbitrat la un Mondial, Costel Rădulescu. A luptat pe front, a fost rănit la Mărășești, apoi a fost arbitru-selecționer la CM din Uruguay!" [The fascinating story of the first Romanian to referee at a World Cup, Costel Rădulescu. He fought on the front, was wounded in Mărășești, then he was referee-selector at the World Cup in Uruguay!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 November 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "Constantin Rădulescu, selecționerul României la Cupele Mondiale din 1930, 1934 și 1938" [Constantin Rădulescu, Romania's coach at the 1930, 1934 and 1938 World Cups] (in Romanian). Tackle.ro. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  4. ^ "Interallied Games 1919". RSSSF (in Romanian). Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Constantin Rădulescu profile". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Balkan Cup 1929–31". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ^ "România – Franța 6-3 (Primul meci din istorie cu francezii – 12 iunie 1932)" [Romania – France 6-3 (The first match in history with the French – June 12, 1932)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 12 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
  8. ^ a b "Balkan Cup 1933". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  9. ^ a b "1931–1934 Central European Cup for Amateurs". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Romania 3-2 Yugoslavia". European Football. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  11. ^ "Radulescu Costel". Labtof. Archived from the original on 26 December 2022. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Balkan Cup (for Nations)". RSSSF. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
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