Nicolae Georgescu (1 January 1936 â 22 August 1983) was a Romanian footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Spending most of his career in Rapid BucureÃÂti, he was capped 18 times for Romania.
Georgescu was born 1 January 1936 in Câmpina, Romania, and began playing football in 1950 at local club RafinÃÂria. In 1954 he moved to VoinÃÂa BucureÃÂti in Divizia B, after one year joining Progresul CPCS BucureÃÂti in the same league. On 25 March 1956 he made his Divizia A debut, playing for Rapid BucureÃÂti under coach Ferenc Rónay in a 0âÂÂ0 draw against Locomotiva TimiÃÂoara. Georgescu spent 10 seasons at Rapid, helping the club win the 1966âÂÂ67 Divizia A, which was the first title in its history, being used by coach Valentin StÃÂnescu in six matches. He also reached two Cupa României finals in 1961 and 1962 under coach Ion MihÃÂilescu which were lost to ArieÃÂul Turda against whom he scored a goal, and Steaua BucureÃÂti respectively. Subsequently, he helped the club win two Balkans Cups in 1964 and 1966. Georgescu made his last Divizia A appearance on 2 October 1966 in a 2âÂÂ1 away loss to Dinamo BucureÃÂti, totaling 211 appearances with 46 goals in the competition, all of them for Rapid. He retired after playing two more seasons for his hometown club, Poiana Câmpina in Divizia B.
Georgescu played 13 matches and scored seven goals for Romania, making his debut on 29 May 1955 under coach Gheorghe Popescu in a 2âÂÂ2 friendly draw against Poland in which he scored the last goal of the match. His last three appearances for the national team were in the 1966 World Cup qualifiers, being the team's captain in two of them and scoring a goal in each leg against Turkey. He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu PloeÃÂteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he played two games, helping the team finish in fifth place.
Georgescu's daughter Monica was a basketball player. His nephew, Gabriel Manu was a football player and current coach.
Georgescu died on 22 August 1983, at the age of 47.
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