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Also known as Dan Vasile Petrescu

Romanian football manager (born 1967)

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Dan Vasile Petrescu, born on 22 December 1967 in Bucharest, is a Romanian association football player and coach. He holds citizenship in both Romania and the United Kingdom. During his playing career, he competed in the Premier League and represented Romania at the 1994 and 1998 FIFA World Cups, as well as UEFA Euro 1996 and UEFA Euro 2000. He played as a full-back for clubs including Bradford City A.F.C., FC Progresul București, Calcio Foggia 1920, and Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

In his coaching role, Petrescu has led CFR Cluj, FC Sportul Studențesc București, FC Rapid București, and Wisła Kraków. He speaks Romanian and stands 177 cm tall with a mass of 72 kg.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1949
Works
4

Top works

  • În răspăr
  • Secta gînditorilor de estradă
  • Ce-ar mai fi de spus
  • Deconstrucții populare
  • Tentațiile anonimatului

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
2
Total plays
25

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Key facts

2000
Bradford City
2003
Sportul Studențesc
2014
Al-Arabi
2015
ASA Târgu Mureș
2016
Kuban Krasnodar
Full name
Dan Vasile Petrescu
Date of birth
( 1967-12-22 ) 22 December 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth
Bucharest , Romania
Height
1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Full-back winger
1977 1986
Steaua București
Years
Team
1986 1991
Steaua București
1986 1987
→ Olt Scornicești (loan)
1991 1993
Foggia
1993 1994
Genoa
1994 1995
Sheffield Wednesday
1995 2000
Chelsea

via Wikipedia infobox

Sports profile

Sport
Soccer
Team
_Retired Soccer
Position
Full-back
Nationality
Romania

via TheSportsDB

Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United Kingdom
Place of birth
Bucharest
Languages spoken
Romanian
Native language
Romanian
Participant in
UEFA Euro 2000
Country for sport
Romania
Mass
72
Image
Chelsea Legends 1 Inter Forever 4 (27457025407).jpg
Height
177
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Commons category
Dan Petrescu
date of birth
1967-12-22
coach of sports team
CFR Cluj
name in native language
Dan Petrescu
birth name
Dan Vasile Petrescu
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Encyclopedic overview

Dan Vasile Petrescu ( Romanian pronunciation: [dan vaˈsile peˈtresku]; born 22 December 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.

As a player, Petrescu was deployed as a full-back or a winger and began his career at Steaua București, with which he played in the 1989 European Cup final. Abroad, he represented Serie A clubs Foggia and Genoa, before moving to the Premier League where he played for Sheffield Wednesday, Chelsea, Bradford City, and Southampton, respectively. With Chelsea, Petrescu won the 1998 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. He earned 95 caps for the Romania national team, being selected in two World Cup squads, in 1994 and 1998, and in two European Championships, in 1996 and 2000.

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