Cornel Georgescu

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]

Cornel Georgescu
Georgescu in 1983
Personal information
Full name Cornel Emilian Georgescu
Date of birth (1955-06-13)13 June 1955
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Date of death 18 May 2020(2020-05-18) (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)
Teams managed
1989–1991 Bihor Oradea (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and 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

Bihor Oradea

References
  1. 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)
  2. 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)
  3. 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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