Grigore Ciupitu

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Grigore Ciupitu
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-09-13) 13 September 1948 (age 74) [1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania [2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Position(s)

Forward / Left back /

Sweeper [3]
Youth career
Dinamo București [3]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1967–1970 Progresul Brăila [lower-alpha 1] 54 (30)
1970–1974 Petrolul Ploiești 111 (3)
1974–1976 Universitatea Craiova 33 (0)
1976–1980 Jiul Petroșani 124 (8)
1980–1983 Universitatea Craiova 44 (0)
1983 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea 8 (0)
1984 Constructorul Craiova 16 (2)
1984–1985 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 14 (1)
Total404(44)
Managerial career
Aurul Brad [3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grigore Ciupitu (born 13 September 1948) is a Romanian former footballer who started his career as a forward, but later played as a left defender and sweeper. [3] After he ended his playing career, Ciupitu worked for a short while as a manager for Aurul Brad and later as a police officer. [3] In 2003 Ciupitu received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title. [3] [4]

Contents

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Notes

  1. The statistics for the 1967–68 Divizia C season are unavailable. [2]

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References

  1. Grigore Ciupitu at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 Grigore Ciupitu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Povestea eroului de la Lisabona. "Ca fotbalist nu am luat galben, ca polițist nu am dat o palmă. Măi băieți, e greu cu mine, am făcut baie în trei oceane!"" [The story of the Lisbon hero. "As a footballer I didn't get yellow, as a policeman I didn't slap. Guys, it's hard with me, I swam in three oceans!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro.
  5. "Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 September 2020.