Grigore Ciupitu

Grigore Ciupitu
Personal information
Date of birth (1948-09-13) 13 September 1948[1]
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania[2]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2]
Positions
Youth career
Dinamo București[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1970 Progresul Brăila[a] 54 (30)
1970–1974 Petrolul Ploiești 101 (3)
1975–1976 Universitatea Craiova 43 (0)
1976–1980 Jiul Petroșani 124 (8)
1980–1983 Universitatea Craiova 44 (0)
1983 Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea 8 (0)
1984 Constructorul Craiova 16 (2)
1984–1985 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 14 (1)
Total 404 (44)
Managerial career
Aurul Brad
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Grigore Ciupitu (born 13 September 1948) is a Romanian former footballer who started his career as a forward, but later played as a left defender and sweeper.[3]

Career

Ciupitu was born on 13 September 1948 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Dinamo.[2][3] In 1967, he started his senior career at Divizia C club Progresul Brăila, helping his side gain second-league promotion at the end of the season.[2][3] A few years later, Ciupitu joined Petrolul Ploiești where he made his Divizia A debut under coach Constantin Cernăianu on 14 March 1971 in a 3–0 away loss to Politehnica Iași.[4][5] At the beginning of his spell with The Yellow Wolves, Ciupitu formed a partnership in the offence with Mircea Dridea.[3] However, he changed positions from forward to left back after Mihai Mocanu got injured.[3] At the end of the 1973–74 season, Petrolul was relegated, but he stayed with the club for another half a year in Divizia B.[2][4]

Ciupitu joined Universitatea Craiova in 1975.[4] He played the entire match under coach Cernăianu in the 2–1 loss to Rapid București in the 1975 Cupa României final.[6] Subsequently, he played in both legs in the 4–2 aggregate loss to Red Star Belgrade in the first round of the 1975–76 UEFA Cup.[7] In 1976, Ciupitu went to play for a four-season spell at Jiul Petroșani.[4] Afterwards, he made a comeback to "U" Craiova, being part of the "Craiova Maxima" generation.[4][3] Ciupitu helped the club win the 1980–81 title, playing 20 matches under coach Ion Oblemenco.[4][3][8] Following this success, they reached the quarter-finals in the 1981–82 European Cup by eliminating Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, with Ciupitu playing two games in the campaign, being defeated by Bayern Munich.[2][4][9] He also made two appearances in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup, including the 0–0 draw in the first leg of the semi-final against Benfica, as the team got eliminated after 1–1 on aggregate on the away goal rule.[3][10]

In 1983, Ciupitu joined Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea.[2][3][4] There, he made his last Divizia A appearance on 1 November 1983 in a 1–1 draw against his former side, "U" Craiova, totaling 320 matches with 11 goals in the competition.[2][4] Afterwards, he went to play for Divizia B club Constructorul Craiova.[2] Ciupitu ended his career, after playing during the 1984–85 Divizia B season for Drobeta-Turnu Severin.[2]

After retirement

After he ended his playing career, Ciupitu coached Aurul Brad for a short while.[3] Subsequently, he worked as a police officer.[3]

Personal life

In 2003, Ciupitu received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.[3][11]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Notes

  1. ↑ The statistics for the 1967–68 Divizia C season are unavailable.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Grigore Ciupitu at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Grigore Ciupitu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Povestea eroului de la Lisabona. "Ca fotbalist nu am luat galben, ca polițist nu am dat o palmă. Măi băieți, e greu cu mine, am făcut baie în trei oceane!"" [The story of the Lisbon hero. "As a footballer I didn't get yellow, as a policeman I didn't slap. Guys, it's hard with me, I swam in three oceans!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Grigore Ciupitu club statistics". Labtof. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Politehnica Iasi 3 – 0 Petrolul Ploiesti". Labtof. Retrieved 10 April 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Romanian Cup - Season 1974 - 1975". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Grigore Ciupitu. UEFA Cup 1975/1976". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  8. ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Grigore Ciupitu. Champions League 1981/1982". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cu mâncarea după ei, la semifinala Cupei UEFA!" [With the food behind them, to the UEFA Cup semi-final!] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 6 April 2026. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
    "EXCLUSIV. Dezvăluiri explozive despre cum "i-a luat" naționala calificarea Craiovei Maxima în finala Cupei UEFA : "S-au făcut multe greșeli după România-Italia"" [EXCLUSIVE. Explosive revelations about how the national team "took away" Craiova Maxima's qualification for the UEFA Cup final: "Many mistakes were made after Romania-Italy"] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
    "Grigore Ciupitu. UEFA Cup 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  11. ↑ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2020.
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