Ilie Dumitrescu
Ilie Dumitrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e dumiˈtresku]; born 6 January 1969) is a former Romanian footballer. As a player, he was a winger who notably played in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, and in La Liga with Sevilla. He began and finished his career with Steaua București, had spells in Mexico with América and Atlante and had a brief loan spell with Olt Scorniceşti during the early stages of his career. He initially shot to fame when his frontline partnership with Gheorghe Hagi and Florin Răducioiu led the Romania national team to the 1994 FIFA World Cup quarter-finals. In eliminating Argentina en route, Dumitrescu scored twice in a 3–2 win, despite playing in an unfamiliar striker position with Răducioiu unavailable. Overall he was capped 62 times, scoring 20 goals and was also present at World Cup 90 and World Cup 98.
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Dumitrescu in 2011 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilie Dumitrescu | ||
| Date of birth | 6 January 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1977–1986 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1994 | Steaua București | 165 | (71) |
| 1987–1988 | → Olt Scorniceşti (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | (4) |
| 1995 | → Sevilla (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 1996 | West Ham United | 10 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | América | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Atlante | 33 | (3) |
| 1998 | Steaua București | 7 | (3) |
| Total | 284 | (84) | |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1998 | Romania | 62 | (20) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Oţelul Galaţi | ||
| 2001 | Braşov | ||
| 2001–2002 | Alki Larnaca | ||
| 2002 | Romania U–21 | ||
| 2002–2003 | FCM Bacău | ||
| 2003–2004 | Apollon Limassol | ||
| 2004 | AEK Athens | ||
| 2005 | Egaleo | ||
| 2005 | Akratitos | ||
| 2005–2006 | Kallithea | ||
| 2006 | PAOK | ||
| 2009 | Panthrakikos | ||
| 2010 | FCSB | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Following retirement, Dumitrescu has had an extensive career as a manager in his native country as well as Greece and Cyprus, with a spells at Oţelul Galaţi, Braşov, Alki Larnaca, Romania U–21, FCM Bacău, Apollon Limassol, AEK Athens, Egaleo, Akratitos, Kallithea, PAOK, Panthrakikos, and Steaua București.