Adrian Popescu
Adrian Mihai Popescu ( born July 26, 1960 in Craiova, Dolj county ) is a former Romanian football player and current coach. He completed a total of 301 games in the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A, and participated in the World Cup 1990.
Career as a player
Adrian Popescu began his career at Universitatea Craiova. On March 14, 1981, he performed his first mission in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A. In season 1983/84 Popescu became a regular player. He held Uni Craiova to 1992 and won the loyalty during this time twice the Romanian Championship and the Romanian Cup twice. In 1992, his career a kink when he decided to move abroad and the Swiss club FC Locarno joined, who played in the second division, the National League B. Despite the club 's ambitions, the rise was denied in the National League A. Then Popescu returned in 1995 back to Romania and University of Craiova, but could not build on previous achievements, so that he in the winter break 1995/96 initially to local rivals Electro Craiova in the Divizia B, later at the beginning of the 1996/97 season moved to unterklassigen Constructorul Craiova. 1998 Signed for Politehnica Iaşi in Divizia B, before the age of 38 ended his career after the first round of the 1998/99 season.
Career as a coach
Adrian Popescu was the coach of the first category and vice president of football school scoala de fotbal Gică Popescu Craiova, which had been founded by his former team-mate Gheorghe Popescu in Craiova. There he oversaw the team that played up to their suspension in March 2010 in the League IV. 11 May 2012 brought him Sorin Cârţu as a replacement for the failed with a myocardial infarction Mircea Irimescu as head coach of the second division Alro Slatina. As has been missed in the 2011/12 season promotion to the Liga 1 and Alro then merged with local rivals FC Olt Slatina, Popescu and Cârţu had to leave the club in July 2012.
On 22 April 2013, has been committed together with Mircea Irimescu as an assistant coach Sorin Cârţu at relegation-threatened first division CSMS Iaşi. The coaching team was unable to secure the league and was the beginning of June 2013 released.
National
Adrian Popescu denied a total of seven caps for the Romanian national football team. His debut celebrated on May 21, 1990 against Egypt in preparation for the FIFA World Cup in Italy in 1990, for which he was nominated by coach Emerich Jenei. He did not come to use. It is interesting that he played three of his seven matches against Egypt.
Achievements
- World Cup participants: 1990
- Romanian champion: 1981, 1991
- Romanian Cup Winners: 1983, 1991
Others
Popescu has a degree in economics from the University of Craiova and is also a graduate of the Institutul de educatie Fizică şi Sports from Craiova. He is married and has two children.