Aurel Beldeanu
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Aurel "Aurică" Beldeanu (born 5 March 1951), is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Dobroești, Ilfov County Beldeanu started his football career at Progresul București and played almost 100 matches for the team from the park with platans. Then he moved to FCM Reșița and played another 101 matches for the team from Valea Domanului. In 1976 Aurel Beldeanu signed with Universitatea Craiova, being part of the Craiova's second golden team, named as Craiova Maxima. He played 195 matches for Știința and entering in the hall of fame of this club. In the end of his career Beldeanu played for Constructorul Craiova and Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1951-03-05) 5 March 1951 (age 73) | ||
Place of birth | Dobroești, Romania | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
1965–1968 | Progresul București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1972 | Progresul București | 96 | (8) |
1972–1976 | FCM Reșița | 101 | (23) |
1976–1985 | Universitatea Craiova | 195 | (18) |
1984 | → Constructorul Craiova (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1985–1986 | Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea | 14 | (1) |
Total | 413 | (50) | |
International career‡ | |||
1972 | Romania B | 2 | (0) |
1973–1981 | Romania | 18 | (4) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 March 2018 |
His nickname is Vulpea (The Fox), nickname received from Valentin Stănescu, due to his extraordinary intuition during the game. Beldeanu didn't have the impact of Balaci, Ștefănescu's performances or Crișan's speed, but Aurică Beldeanu was unanimously recognized as the most intelligent in the game, the most intuitive footballer of Craiova's great team.[1]