Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer)

Ilie Bărbulescu (24 June 1957 – 1 February 2020) was a Romanian footballer, he was a member of Steaua București's winning squad for the European Cup in 1986 and for the European Supercup in 1987.[1][2]

Ilie Bărbulescu
Bărbulescu in 1986
Personal information
Full name Ilie Bărbulescu
Date of birth (1957-06-24)24 June 1957
Place of birth Pitești, Romania
Date of death 1 February 2020(2020-02-01) (aged 62)
Place of death Pitesti, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left defender
Youth career
1971–1974 FC Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1982 FC Argeș Pitești 209 (14)
1982–1983 FC Olt Scornicești 45 (5)
1983–1984 Petrolul Ploiești 17 (0)
1984–1987 Steaua București 77 (3)
1987 Petrolul Ploiești 6 (0)
1987–1988 FC Argeș Pitești 3 (0)
1988–1989 Dacia Pitești
1989–1991 Callatis Mangalia
Total 357 (22)
National team
1979–1987 Romania 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He played as a defender and spent the majority of his career with FC Argeș Pitești.[1] On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the 1986 European Cup Final.[3][4]

International career

Bărbulescu also won five caps for the Romania's national team, including two qualifying matches for Euro 1980 and World Cup 1986.[5]

Honours

Club

FC Argeș Pitești
Steaua București

References

  1. Ilie Bărbulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Ilie Bărbulescu a fost condus pe ultimul drum. Ultrașii de la FC Argeș și Steaua s-au strâns la stadion: "Anii trec și gloriile se duc / Astăzi e mai liniște fără "Balamuc""" [Ilie Bărbulescu was taken on the last road. The ultras from FC Argeș and Steaua gathered at the stadium: "The years pass and the glories go away / Today it is quieter without "Balamuc"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  3. "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  4. "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  5. "Ilie Bărbulescu". European Football. Retrieved 5 February 2020.


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