Dudu Georgescu

Dudu Georgescu
Georgescu photographed during the 1970s
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-09-01) 1 September 1950
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Striker
Youth career
1962–1969 Progresul București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1972 Progresul București 95 (20)
1972–1973 CSM Reșița 12 (7)
1973–1983 Dinamo București 260 (207)
1983–1984 SC Bacău 22 (4)
1984–1986 Gloria Buzău 44 (27)
1986 Flacăra Moreni 4 (2)
1987 Muscelul Câmpulung
1987–1988 Unirea Urziceni
Total 437 (267)
International career
1973–1984 Romania[1] 40 (21)
Managerial career
1989–1990 CSM Reșița (assistant)
1991 Zimbru Chișinău
1992 Corvinul Hunedoara
1992 CSM Reșița
1993–1994 Acvila Giurgiu
1994–1995 Dunărea Călărași
2001 Al-Najma
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dudu Georgescu (born 1 September 1950) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a forward and former coach.

Club career

Georgescu was born on 1 September 1950 in Bucharest, Romania.[2][3] He began his career at Progresul București, making his Divizia A debut on 11 June 1969 under coach Cornel Drăgușin in a 3–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova in which he played as a central defender.[2][4][5] After playing for Progresul in the first two leagues for a few years, Georgescu went to play for a short while at CSM Reșița, where he scored a double in a 4–1 victory against Dinamo București, which convinced them to transfer him.[2][4]

His Dinamo spell consisted of 10 Divizia A seasons in which he won four league titles and was the team's top-scorer in the first three of those.[2][3][6] In the conquest of the first one he was coached by Nicolae Dumitru, in the next two by Ion Nunweiller and Valentin Stănescu respectively, while at the last he worked once again with Dumitru.[2][3][6] He won the 1981–82 Cupa României in which he scored two goals in the final that ended with a 3–2 win over FC Baia Mare, Stănescu using him the entire match.[2][3][7] Georgescu also made some notable individual performances such as being the Divizia A top-scorer four consecutive times from 1975 until 1978 and winning the European Golden Shoe in 1975 (33 goals) and 1977 (47 goals).[3][8][9] He won the Romanian Footballer of the Year award in 1976 and was nominated three times for the Ballon d'Or.[3][10][11] With 207 goals scored (including nine in the derby against Steaua București) in 260 Divizia A matches, Georgescu is Dinamo's all time leading top-scorer.[2][3][4][12] He represented The Red Dogs in European competitions by appearing in 23 games in which he scored 17 goals.[2][3] Seven of these goals were netted in the European Cup of which four are in a 11–0 win over Crusaders, two against Atlético Madrid and one against Dukla Prague.[2][13] He also scored one goal in a 3–2 win over Inter Milan which helped the team eliminate the Italians in the second round of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[2][14]

After his period spent at Dinamo, Georgescu went to play for SC Bacău, Gloria Buzău and Flacăra Moreni.[2][3][8] At the latter he made his last Divizia A appearance on 23 November 1986 in a 3–1 home loss in which he scored his side's goal against his former team, Dinamo, obtaining a competition record of 252 goals scored in 371 games.[2][3][8] Georgescu ended his career in 1988 after playing two seasons in Divizia C for Muscelul Câmpulung and Unirea Urziceni.[2][8]

International career

Georgescu played 40 matches and scored 21 goals for Romania (44/21 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 14 September 1973 under coach Valentin Stănescu in his national team's biggest ever victory, a 9–0 win in which he scored one goal against Finland in the 1974 World Cup qualifiers.[1][15][16] He scored four goals in five matches in the Euro 1976 qualifiers and made three appearances in which he scored two goals during the 1977–80 Balkan Cup.[1] Then he played four games and scored two goals in the 1978 World Cup qualifiers, and made two appearances with two goals netted in a 2–2 draw against Spain during the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[1] Subsequently, he made one appearance in each of the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and the 1984 Euro qualifiers.[1] Georgescu's last game for the national team was 1–0 friendly victory against China.[1]

For helping his country qualify to Euro 1984, Georgescu was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[17]

Managerial career

After he ended his playing career, Georgescu coached Romanian teams such as CSM Reșița, Corvinul Hunedoara, Acvila Giurgiu and Dunărea Călărași.[8][18] He also had coaching spells outside Romania at Moldovan side Zimbru Chișinău and in Saudi Arabia at Al-Najma.[8][18]

Personal life

His son, who is also named Dudu Georgescu, was a football referee who officiated matches including in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A.[19]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][20]
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Progresul București 1968–69 Divizia A 1000–10
1969–70 Divizia B 2715–2715
1970–71 Divizia A 28510–295
1971–72 Divizia B 250–250
1972–73 140–140
Total 952010–9620
CSM Reșița 1972–73 Divizia A 12700–127
Dinamo București 1973–74 3321104[a]53826
1974–75 3133003[b]13434
1975–76 3231102[a]03531
1976–77 3147102[b]03447
1977–78 3324342[b]13829
1978–79 271343–3116
1979–80 199002[b]42113
1980–81 221300–2213
1981–82 2411325[b]33216
1982–83 85113[a]3129
Total 26020714102317297234
SC Bacău 1983–84 Divizia A 22410–234
Gloria Buzău 1984–85 281610–2916
1985–86 1611002[c]31814
Total 442710234730
Flacăra Moreni 1986–87 Divizia A 4200–42
Muscelul Câmpulung 1986–87 Divizia C –
Unirea Urziceni 1987–88 –
Career total 43726717102520479297
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in the European Cup
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in the UEFA Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in the Balkans Cup

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[1][2]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania
197311
197440
197594
197632
197796
197851
197933
198000
198110
198233
198300
198410
Total4021

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Georgescu goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Dudu Georgescu
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
114 October 197323 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Finland9–09–01974 World Cup qualifiers
211 May 197523 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Denmark1–06–1Euro 1976 qualifiers
34–0
41 June 197523 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Scotland1–01–1Euro 1976 qualifiers
516 November 197523 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Spain2–12–2Euro 1976 qualifiers
65 June 1976San Siro, Milan, Italy Italy2–42–4Friendly match
722 September 197623 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Czechoslovakia1–11–1Friendly match
86 October 1976Letenský Stadion, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia2–12–3Friendly match
923 March 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania Turkey1–04–01977–80 Balkan Cup
108 May 1977Stadion Maksimir, Zagreb, Yugoslavia Yugoslavia1–02–01978 World Cup qualifiers
1114 August 1977Stade du FUS, Rabat, Morocco Czechoslovakia1–03–1Coupe Mohamed V 1977
122–1
1321 September 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania Greece6–16–1Friendly match
1413 November 1977Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania Yugoslavia4–44–61978 World Cup qualifiers
1522 March 1978İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey Turkey1–11–11977–80 Balkan Cup
1621 March 1979Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania Greece3–03–0Friendly match
174 April 197923 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Spain1–02–2Euro 1980 qualifiers
182–1
1915 July 1982Stadionul Areni, Suceava, Romania Japan4–04–0Friendly match
2018 July 198223 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania Japan2–13–1Friendly match
213–1

Honours

Progresul București

Dinamo București

Individual

References

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "Interviu ProSport cu Dudu Georgescu. "Forever young", la 70 de ani: "Mi-e dor de tinereţe. Să mai calc prin Ştefan cel Mare… Mi se furnică pielea"" [ProSport interview with Dudu Georgescu. "Forever young", at 70: "I miss my youth. To step on through Stephen the Great… My skin is tingling ”] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Dudu Georgescu, singurul fotbalist român cu două Ghete de Aur! Golgheterul all-time din Liga 1 Betano" [Dudu Georgescu, the only Romanian football player with two Golden Boots! All-time top scorer in Liga 1 Betano] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 September 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "Progresul București vs Universitatea Craiova 3-0". Labtof. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
  7. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 July 2022.
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  9. 1 2 "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  10. 1 2 "Romania - Player of the Year Awards". Rsssf.org. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  11. 1 2 Pierrend, José Luis (1 February 2006). "European Footballer of the Year ("Ballon d'Or") 1975". RSSSF. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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    "Dumitru Macri, primul fotbalist român nominalizat la Balonul de Aur! Gică Hagi, aproape de succes în 1994" [Dumitru Macri, the first Romanian footballer nominated for the Golden Ball! Gica Hagi, almost successful in 1994] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 30 November 2018. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  12. ↑ "Cele mai tari derby-uri Steaua-Dinamo, cei mai buni marcatori, jucătorii emblematici!" [The hottest Steaua-Dinamo derbies, the best scorers, the emblematic players!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
    "Dănciulescu, omul-derby" [Dănciulescu, the derby man] (in Romanian). Click.ro. 3 November 2012. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "SENZATIONAL! Dinamo are cea mai mare victorie din istoria Ligii Campionilor: 11-0!" [SENSATIONAL! Dinamo has the biggest victory in the history of the Champions League: 11-0!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 4 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
    "Topul marcatorilor români în Liga Campionilor / Cupa Campionilor" [Top Romanian scorers in the Champions League / Champions Cup] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 19 July 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  14. ↑ "Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981" [When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 4 November 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
  15. ↑ "Romania 9-0 Finland". European Football. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sandu și ceilalți "eroi" din 1973, despre culisele victoriei istorice cu 9-0 cu Finlanda" [Sandu and the other "heroes" from 1973, about the backstage of the historic 9-0 victory over Finland] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  17. ↑ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 September 2022.
    "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 12 September 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2019.
  18. 1 2 "DUDU 70 - atacantul cu plete și ghete de aur" [DUDU 70 - the striker with the hair and golden boots] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
  19. ↑ "Arbitrul Dudu Georgescu jr., suspendat doua etape dupa partida Otelul – Farul" [Referee Dudu Georgescu jr., suspended two stages after the match Otelul - Farul] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 19 September 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
    "Acuzații grave din partea unui fost arbitru" [Serious allegations from a former referee] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 April 2008. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
    "Dudu Georgescu referee profile". Labtof.ro. Archived from the original on 2 May 2023. Retrieved 2 May 2023.
  20. ↑ "Dudu Georgescu profile" (in Romanian). Labtof.ro. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
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