Mircea Bornescu (born 3 May 1980 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mircea Alexandru Bornescu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | FC U Craiova (team manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1991 | Mecanică Fină București | ||
| 1991–1999 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Juventus București | 21 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Apulum Alba Iulia | 36 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Extensiv Craiova | 45 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | FC Caracal | 29 | (6) |
| 2005–2009 | Universitatea Craiova | 123 | (6) |
| 2009–2011 | Rapid București | 44 | (0) |
| 2011 | Kavala | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Petrolul Ploiești | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Universitatea Cluj | 14 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Petrolul Ploiești | 32 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Rapid București | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Voluntari | 24 | (0) |
| Total | 387 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Romania U19 | 6 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | FC U Craiova (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Controversy
editDuring a league game against Gaz Metan on 29 May 2013, Bornescu was sent off for biting opponent Tha'er Bawab, his victim was sent off for a retaliatory punch to the face, and five other players also received red cards.[1]
Personal life
editHis father, Petre was a boxer who was national champion in 1986 and 1987.[2][3][4]
Honours
editUniversitatea Craiova
Petrolul Ploiești
FC Voluntari
References
edit- ^ "Romanian goalkeeper 'does a Suarez'". eurosport.yahoo.com. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
- ^ "Tatăl lui Mircea Bornescu, fost campion național la box, a murit la 62 de ani" [Mircea Bornescu's father, former national boxing champion, died at the age of 62] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Dramă pentru un fost fotbalist de la Rapid și Craiova! Tatăl său, fost campion la box, a murit: "Este adevărat!"" [Drama for a former footballer from Rapid and Craiova! His father, a former boxing champion, died: "It's true!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ "Petre Bornescu, câștigător al Centurii de Aur, a murit la vârsta de 62 de ani. Cum a vrut fostul pugilist să-l îndrepte spre nobila artă pe fiul său, Mircea Bornescu" [Petre Bornescu, winner of the Golden Belt, died at the age of 62. How the former pugilist wanted to direct his son, Mircea Bornescu, towards the noble art] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 21 February 2023. Retrieved 22 February 2023.
- ^ Mircea Bornescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b Mircea Bornescu at Soccerway
External links
edit- Mircea Bornescu at WorldFootball.net
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