Corneliu Papură

Corneliu Papură
Personal information
Full name	Corneliu Papură
Date of birth	5 September 1973 (age 48)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova (Staff)
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1996	FC U Craiova
1996–1999	Stade Rennais
1999–2001	FC U Craiova
2001	Național București
2001–2002	Beitar Jerusalem
2002–2004	FC U Craiova
2004–2005	AEL Limassol
2005	FC U Craiova
2005	Changchun Yatai
2006	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
2006–2007	Național București
Total
National team
1994–1996	Romania
Teams managed
2007	Progresul București
2010–2011	Olt Slatina
2012	Olt Slatina
2016–2018	Universitatea II Craiova
2019	Universitatea Craiova
2019	Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2020-2021	Universitatea Craiova
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player. He played as a centre back or a defensive midfielder.

Club career[]

Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team FC Universitatea Craiova, in 1991. As a player, he played for Universitatea in four different periods, spending a large part of his career with the club, with short stints in France, Israel and Cyprus.^[1]

International career[]

Papură earned 12 caps for the Romania national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.^[2]

Honours[]

Player[]

FC U Craiova 1948

Cupa României: 1992–93

References[]

^ "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

External links[]

Corneliu Papură at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
Corneliu Papură at National-Football-Teams.com

Fotbal Club Sportiv Becali 2021

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[1] "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[2] "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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