Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolae Lupescu | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1940 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Playing position | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1972 | Rapid Bucureşti | 234 | (8) |
1972–1976 | Admira Wacker | 134 | (9) |
National team | |||
1964–1972 | Romania | 21 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1978–1980 | Rapid Bucureşti | ||
1985–1986 | Rapid Bucureşti | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Nicolae Lupescu (born 17 December 1940) is a retired Romanian association football defender.
Lupescu was born in Bucharest and debuted in Divizia A with Rapid Bucureşti in 1962. He remained with Rapid for ten seasons, winning the league title in 1967 and the cup title in 1972. He played five seasons in Austria before retiring.
Lupescu earned 21 caps and scored 2 goals for the Romanian national team. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Nicolae is the father of another professional footballer, Ioan Lupescu.