Mircea Petescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mircea Viorel Petescu | ||
| Date of birth | 15 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Pecica, Arad County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1960 | UTA Arad | 10 | (1) |
| 1960–1963 | Ştiinţa Timişoara | 50 | (2) |
| 1962–1963 | → Viitorul București (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1963–1967 | Steaua Bucureşti | 80 | (1) |
| 1967–1973 | UTA Arad | 143 | (20) |
| Total | 283 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1964–1968 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1973–1975 | FC Dordrecht (assistant) | ||
| 1975–1977 | NEC (assistant) | ||
| 1977–1978 | Telstar | ||
| 1978–1980 | Sparta | ||
| 1981–1982 | DS'79 | ||
| 1984–1985 | 's-Gravenzandse SV | ||
| 1988 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Mircea Petescu (born 15 May 1942 in Pecica[1]) is a Romanian former footballer and coach.
Playing career
Club
Under his leadership, UTA Arad eliminated the defending European Cup champions Feyenoord in the 1970–71 season.
Managerial career
After years of preparation, Petescu and his wife defected while on a state-approved vacation to the Netherlands.[2] There he started a coaching career and became known for promoting youngsters in the teams he coached. He was coach of Louis van Gaal at Telstar and Sparta[3] and discovered Danny Blind amongst many other players.
Honours
Club
- UTA Arad
- Steaua Bucharest
- Romanian Cup: 2
- 1966, 1967
- Romania
- 1962
References
- ↑ Mircea Petescu: ”Eu l-am descoperit pe Van Gaal!” Cine e Mircea Petescu? - Libertatea (in Romanian)
- ↑ Poul Annema, Petescu, van vedette tot anonyme, Nieuwe Leidsche Courant, 8 September 1973. (in Dutch)
- ↑ Roemeense krant betitelt Van Gaal als 'Van Hitler' - AD (in Dutch)
External links
- Mircea Petescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
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