Andrei Georgescu

Andrei Georgescu

Personal information
Full name	Andrei Francesco Georgescu
Date of birth	(1983-03-12) 12 March 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
	Dinamo Bucuresti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Coresi
	Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat
	North Athletic
2005–2008	Bray Wanderers	58	(13)
2008	→ Shelbourne (loan)	4	(0)
2009	Belgrove
2009	Shelbourne	1	(0)
2009	Athlone Town	12	(2)
2010	Bray Wanderers	3	(0)
2011	Drogheda United	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2010

Andrei Georgescu (born 12 March 1983 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian coach for the best team in Romania, Dinamo Bucharest

Career

A former Dinamo Bucharest youth player, Georgescu also played for Coresi and Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat in his home country. ^[1]

He signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2005 from Dublin AUL League side North Athletic. Georgescu who wears the squad number 9 at Bray made his debut for the Wicklow club on 15 July 2005 impressing to help the Seagulls to a 2–1 away victory over Waterford United. ^[2] Georgescu, whose nickname is "Franco", became an instant favourite with Bray's supporters. He spent 3 years with Bray Wanderers until the 2008 season when he struggled to remain a permanent fixture in Bray's first team. As a result, Georgescu was loaned out to First Division title chasing side Shelbourne for the remainder of 2008. ^[3] A combination of injuries and intense competition amongst Shelbourne's forward lineup saw Georgescu limited to 4 league appearances for Shels but nonetheless the Romanian striker showed glimpses of promise including scoring an equaliser for Shels in 1–1 friendly draw against English League 1 club Millwall. ^[4] He made his competitive Shelbourne debut on 18 July 2008 in a 0–0 draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park. ^[5] The striker joined Leinster Senior League Senior Division side Belgrove in early 2009 before he rejoined Shelbourne on 9 July 2009. ^[6] Georgescu's second spell at Shelbourne lasted just two weeks and included 1 league appearance as a substitute. Georgescu joined First Division outfit Athlone Town in August 2009 and he scored 2 goals in 13 league and cup appearances for them that season.

Georgescu rejoined former club Bray Wanderers on 28 January 2010 ^[7] but, after just 4 competitive appearances in his second spell, he parted ways with Bray in mid-season. In 2011 Franco retired from football and joined Dalkey United FC. He still coaches there now and he visits a number of schools around the dalkey area to teach them soccer.

References

1. Andrei Francesco Georgescu Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.shelbournefc.com
2. Bray too good for struggling United www.rte.ie
3. Andrei Georgescu signs Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine → www.shelbournefc.com
4. Shelbourne 1, Millwall 1 → www.shelbournefc.com
5. Shelbourne 0–0 Dundalk → www.rte.ie
6. 'Franco' rejoins the Reds Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine → www.shelbournefc.com
7. Franco signs www.braywanderers.ie

External links

• Andrei Georgescu interview on www.eircomloi.ie ^{[ permanent dead link ]}