Corneliu Papură

Corneliu Papură
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-05) 5 September 1973
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Positions
Youth career
–1992 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Universitatea Craiova 101 (4)
1996–1999 Rennes 26 (2)
1996–1999 Rennes B 22 (2)
1999–2000 Universitatea Craiova 53 (3)
2001 Național București 12 (1)
2001–2002 Beitar Jerusalem 25 (1)
2002–2004 Universitatea Craiova 60 (7)
2004 AEL Limassol 10 (1)
2005 Universitatea Craiova 12 (0)
2005 Changchun Yatai 12 (2)
2006 Guangzhou Pharmaceutical 19 (1)
2006–2007 Național București 13 (0)
Total 365 (24)
International career
1994–1996 Romania 12 (0)
Managerial career
2007 Progresul București
2010–2011 ALRO Slatina
2012 Olt Slatina
2013 Universitatea II Craiova
2013–2014 Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2016–2018 Universitatea II Craiova
2018–2019 Universitatea Craiova (scout)
2019 Universitatea Craiova
2019 Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2020 Universitatea Craiova
2020–2021 Universitatea Craiova
2021–2023 Universitatea II Craiova
2023 Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2023–2025 Universitatea II Craiova
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Club career

Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team Universitatea Craiova, in 1992. 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]

Career statistics

Romania
YearAppsGoals
199470
199520
199630
Total120

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova

References

  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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