Anghel Iordănescu

Anghel Iordănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈaŋɡel jordəˈnesku]; born 4 May 1950), is a Romanian former footballer and former manager, who played as a forward.

Anghel Iordănescu
Iordănescu in 2008
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-05-04) 4 May 1950
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
1962–1968 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1968–1982 Steaua București 317 (156)
1982–1984 OFI 54 (7)
Total 371 (163)
International career
1971–1981 Romania 57 (21)
Managerial career
1984–1986 Steaua București (assistant)
1986–1990 Steaua București
1990–1992 Anorthosis Famagusta
1992–1993 Steaua București
1993–1998 Romania
1998–1999 Greece
1999–2000 Al Hilal
2000 Rapid București
2001–2002 Al Ain
2002–2004 Romania
2005–2006 Al-Ittihad
2006 Al Ain
2014–2016 Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Anghel Iordănescu
Member of the Senate of Romania
In office
6 February 2008  2012
ConstituencyIlfov County

In 2007, Iordănescu retired from football, and the following February, after his predecessor resigned, he became a member of the Romanian Senate, sitting on the Social Democratic Party benches. On 26 December 2011, he became an independent senator, affiliated to the National Union for the Progress of Romania.

His son, Edward Iordănescu, is also a former footballer, currently the head coach of the Romania national team.

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