Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 13 September 1948||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania [2] | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Sweeper [3] | ||
Youth career | |||
Dinamo București [3] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1967–1970 | Progresul Brăila [a] | 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) |
Total | 404 | (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]
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