Aurel Rădulescu

Aurel Rădulescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1953-10-13)13 October 1953[1]
Place of birth Adamclisi, Romania[1]
Date of death 4 July 1979(1979-07-04) (aged 25)[1]
Place of death Hanover, Germany[1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position
Youth career
1967–1971 Farul Constanța
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1973 Farul Constanța 25 (2)
1973–1979 Sportul Studențesc București 146 (26)
1974 → FC Galați (loan) 4 (0)
Total 175 (28)
International career
1973–1977 Romania U21 4 (0)
1974–1979 Romania Olympic 7 (0)
1978 Romania 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 January 2020

Aurel Rădulescu (13 October 1953 – 4 July 1979) was a Romanian footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

"Aurel Rădulescu was incredibly talented. In terms of talent, he could be compared to any great Romanian footballer, Dobrin, Iordănescu or Hagi"

–Mircea Rădulescu, former Sportul Studențesc București manager[3]

Rădulescu was born on 13 October 1953 in Adamclisi, Romania as the youngest of five boys in a large family, who later settled in Constanța.[4][5][6] He started playing football on a field in the Brătianu neighborhood.[4][5] Afterwards, he played on his school's field, where he was noticed by Farul Constanța's junior coach, Adam Munteanu, who then brought him to the club.[4][5] Rădulescu made his Divizia A debut on 2 April 1972, playing under coach Robert Cosmoc in Farul's 3–0 away loss to Steagul Roșu Brașov.[1][6][7]

After two seasons, Rădulescu joined Sportul Studențesc București for a six-season spell, with a short interruption in 1974 when he was loaned to FC Galați.[1][6] He played three matches in the 1976–77 UEFA Cup as The Students got past Olympiacos in the first round, being eliminated by Schalke 04 in the following one.[1][8] The team reached the 1979 Cupa României final where coach Mircea Rădulescu used him the entire match in the 3–0 loss to Steaua București.[9] They also won the 1979–80 Balkans Cup and reached the final in the 1976 edition.[10] Rădulescu made his last Divizia A appearance on 24 June 1979, playing for Sportul Studențesc in a 1–0 away loss to Olimpia Satu Mare, having a total of 171 games and 28 goals in the competition.[1]

International career

Between 1973 and 1979, Rădulescu made several appearances for Romania's under-21 and Olympic teams.[11]

Rădulescu played six games for Romania, making his debut on 5 April 1978 under coach Ștefan Kovacs in a 2–0 friendly loss to Argentina played at Estadio La Bombonera in Buenos Aires.[12][13] He made a good impression in the game, being praised by journalist Marius Popescu in the Sportul newspaper:"The first player that is a win for the national team - Rădulescu, from Sportul Studentesc. He drives the ball excellently, he is combative, he is technical, he is warm-hearted, he wants to become a footballer of international level. If he maintains his seriousness, modesty, and the conscience of a hardworking boy in training and games, he will definitely get there!".[3] He played two matches in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[12] On 19 December 1978, Rădulescu made his last appearance for the national team in a 1–1 friendly draw against Israel.[12]

Death

He died on 4 July 1979 at age 25 while jumping out of a moving train in Hanover.[3][5][6][14][15] Years after his death, his former Sportul Studențesc colleague, Mircea Sandu said:"If it weren't for the misfortune in Germany, Aurică wouldn't have been the second Hagi, Hagi would have been the second Rădulescu!"[3]

Honours

FC Galați

Sportul Studențesc București

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Aurel Rădulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Aurel Rădulescu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d "RETRO GSP. 42 de ani de la debutul în națională al lui Aurel Rădulescu, cel ce trebuia să fie mai bun decât Hagi. Și care a sfârșit stupid, sub roțile trenului, după o șuetă cu o blondă" [GSP RETRO. 42 years since the national debut of Aurel Radulescu, who had to be better than Hagi. And who passed away stupidly, under the wheels of the train, after a whisper with a blonde] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 5 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d "Au trecut 33 de ani de la decesul legendarului fotbalist Aurică Rădulescu" [33 years have passed since the death of the legendary football player Aurică Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d "Familia legendarului Aurică Rădulescu trăieşte acolo unde el a murit: în Germania" [The family of the legendary Aurică Radulescu lives where he died: in Germany] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 29 October 2011. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  6. ^ a b c d "42 de ani de la tragica moarte a lui Aurică Rădulescu" [42 years since the tragic death of Aurică Rădulescu] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  7. ^ "FC Brasov vs Farul Constanta 3-0". Labtof. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  8. ^ "Aurel Rădulescu. UEFA Cup 1976/1977". Worldfootball.met. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
    "Sportul Studențesc – Schalke 0-1 în Cupa UEFA, 20 octombrie 1976" [Sportul Studențesc – Schalke 0-1 in UEFA Cup, 20 October 1976] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1978 - 1979". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  10. ^ a b "106 ani de la înființarea Sportului Studențesc. Căpitanul istoric Paul Cazan dă verdictul:"Cred că am fost blestemați! Morți, accidente grave, faliment, nicio speranță de înviere!"" [106 years since the establishment of Sportul Studențesc. Historian Captain Paul Cazan gives the verdict:"I think we were cursed! Deaths, serious accidents, bankruptcy, no hope of resurrection!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Aurel Rădulescu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  12. ^ a b c "Aurel Rădulescu". European Football. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Argentina - Romania 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
  14. ^ "Sfarsitul tragic al fotbalistilor Aurica Radulescu, Mihai Baicu si Andrei Mutulescu toti au jucat si la FC Farul" [The tragic end of footballers Aurica Radulescu, Mihai Baicu and Andrei Mutulescu they all played at FC Farul] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Povestea tragica a mortii lui Aurica Radulescu, rememorata de fostul sau antrenor, Mircea Radulescu" [The tragic story of Aurica Radulescu's death, recalled by his former coach, Mircea Radulescu] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 4 December 2013. Archived from the original on 19 January 2021. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
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