Costică Donose

Costică Donose
Personal information
Date of birth (1952-12-22) 22 December 1952[1]
Place of birth Tecuci, Romania[1]
Position Central midfielder[1]
Youth career
Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Universitatea Craiova 40 (1)
1973–1975 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea 62 (5)
1975–1984 Universitatea Craiova 230 (26)
1984–1986 Olt Scornicești 25 (0)
1986–1987 IO Balș
Total 357 (32)
International career
1976 Romania U23 1 (0)
1977 Romania B 1 (0)
1983 Romania Olympic 2 (0)
Managerial career
1991 Petrolul Stoina
2001–2002 CFR Craiova
2003–2005 Senaco Novaci
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Costică Donose (born 22 December 1952) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a central midfielder.[2][3][4]

Club career

Donose, nicknamed "Pelé", was born on 22 December 1952 in Tecuci, Romania and began playing football at Universitatea Craiova.[1][5][6][7] He made his Divizia A debut on 7 March 1970 under coach Ștefan Coidum in a 1–1 draw against Universitatea Cluj.[1][8][9] In the middle of the 1972–73 season, Donose went to play for Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea in Divizia B.[1] There, he won the Cupa României at the end of the season, being used by coach Dumitru Anescu all the minutes in both games in the final against Constructorul Galați.[1][6][7][8][10] Subsequently, he played in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate loss to Glentoran in the 1973–74 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1][8][11] In the same season the team earned promotion to the first league.[1]

In 1975, Donose returned to Universitatea Craiova, where he would spend the following nine seasons, being part of the "Craiova Maxima" generation that won two consecutive league titles in 1980 and 1981.[1][6][8][12] At the first one he contributed with five goals scored in the 27 appearances given to him by coach Valentin Stănescu and in the second he netted six goals in the 32 matches coach Ion Oblemenco used him.[1][12] He also won the Cupa României four times, but played in only three finals, scoring once in the 6–0 victory over Politehnica Timișoara in the 1981 final.[1][6][8][13]

Donose played 24 games for "U" Craiova in European competitions.[1] In the second round of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup he played in both legs of the 4–0 aggregate win over Leeds United, as Universitatea became the first Romanian club that eliminated a team from England in European competitions.[14] Afterwards, they reached the quarter-finals in the 1981–82 European Cup by eliminating Olympiacos and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, being eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Bayern Munich.[15] He made 10 appearances in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup campaign when they reached the semi-finals, being eliminated by Benfica on the away goal rule after 1–1 on aggregate.[16]

In 1984, Donose joined Olt Scornicești where on 2 April 1986 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home loss to Dinamo București, totaling 319 matches with 27 goals in the competition.[1][5] He ended his career after playing in the 1986–87 Divizia C season for IO Balș.[1][6][8]

International career

Even though Donose made several appearances between 1976 and 1983 for Romania's under-23, B and Olympic teams, he never played for Romania's senior team.[5][17][18] On 13 May 2020, Gazeta Sporturilor included him in a first XI of best Romanian players who never played for the senior national team.[17]

Managerial career

After he ended his playing career, he worked as a manager in the Romanian lower leagues for teams such as Petrolul Stoina, CFR Craiova and Senaco Novaci.[6][8]

Personal life

In 2003, Donose received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.[8][19]

Honours

Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Costică Donose at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Costică Donose at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Donose: "Ilie avea ceva pe suflet. Cred că asta a cauzat în timp". Mărturisirea fostului coleg de cameră al "Minunii Blonde"" [Donose: "Ilie had something on his mind. I think that caused it in time." Confession of the former roommate of the "Blonde Wonder"] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Costică DONOSE, component al Craiovei Maxima" [Costică DONOSE, member of Craiova Maxima] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b c ""Pele" al Craiovei Maxima împlinește azi 68 de ani. De ce nu are niciun meci la națională: "Lucescu venea cu oamenii lui de la Hunedoara!"" [Craiova Maxima's "Pele" turns 68 today. Why he doesn't have a single match for the national team: "Lucescu came with his men from Hunedoara!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 December 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Donose vrea sănătate și pe CSU în Liga Europa" [Donose wants to be healthy and CSU in the Europa League] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 23 December 2014. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Craiova: Costică "Pele" Donose, la ceas aniversar" [Craiova: Costică "Pele" Donose, at the anniversary watch] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 December 2009. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  8. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "O legendă a Universității Craiova împlinește 62 de ani" [A legend of Universiea Craiova turns 62 years old] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  9. ^ "Universitatea Cluj vs Universitatea Craiova 1-1". Labtof. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1972–1973". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  11. ^ "Costică Donose. Cup Winners Cup 1973/1974". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  13. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1976–1977". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1977–1978". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1980–1981". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1982–1983". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  14. ^ "Costică Donose. UEFA Cup 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "38 de ani de la o performanță senzațională! Universitatea Craiova, prima echipă din România care elimina o grupare din Anglia" [38 years since a sensational performance! Universitatea Craiova, the first team in Romania to eliminate a group from England] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 7 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "Au trecut 43 de ani de la Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Amintirile lui Aurel Beldeanu: "M-au aplaudat și englezii". Exclusiv" [43 years have passed since Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Aurel Beldeanu's memories: "The English applauded me too." Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  15. ^ "Costică Donose. Champions League 1981/1982". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  16. ^ "Astăzi se împlinesc 33 de ani de la prima mare performanță a fotbalului românesc la nivel de cluburi" [Today marks 33 years since the first great performance of Romanian football at club level] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 16 March 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
    "EXCLUSIV. Dezvăluiri explozive despre cum "i-a luat" naționala calificarea Craiovei Maxima în finala Cupei UEFA : "S-au făcut multe greșeli după România-Italia"" [EXCLUSIVE. Explosive revelations about how the national team "took away" Craiova Maxima's qualification for the UEFA Cup final: "Many mistakes were made after Romania-Italy"] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
    "Costică Donose. UEFA Cup 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 6 November 2025.
  17. ^ a b "Ion Oblemenco ar fi împlinit azi 75 de ani! Legendarul jucător nu a prins niciodată naționala. Care sunt cei mai buni fotbaliști fără vreun minut pentru România" [Ion Oblemenco would have turned 75 today! The legendary player never caught the national team. Who are the best footballers without any minutes for Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Constantin Donose profile". 11v11. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
    "Constică Donose profile". 11v11. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
  19. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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