Constantin Gâlcă
Romanian footballer (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Constantin "Costel" Gâlcă (born 8 March 1972) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
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![]() Gâlcă in 2018 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Constantin Gâlcă[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1972-03-08) 8 March 1972 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Universitatea Craiova (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–1988 | Progresul București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Progresul București | ||
1989–1991 | Argeș Pitești | 35 | (2) |
1991–1996 | Steaua București | 148 | (24) |
1996–1997 | Mallorca | 36 | (13) |
1997–2001 | Espanyol | 123 | (15) |
2001–2003 | Villarreal | 39 | (1) |
2003 | → Zaragoza (loan) | 24 | (0) |
2003–2006 | Almería | 98 | (4) |
Total | 502 | (59) | |
International career | |||
1992–1993 | Romania U21 | 3 | (2) |
1993–2005 | Romania | 68 | (4) |
Managerial career | |||
2009–2010 | Almería B | ||
2013–2014 | Romania U17 | ||
2014–2015 | Steaua București | ||
2015–2016 | Espanyol | ||
2016–2017 | Al-Taawoun | ||
2017 | Al-Fayha | ||
2019–2021 | Vejle | ||
2021–2022 | Al-Hazem | ||
2023 | Radomiak Radom | ||
2024– | Universitatea Craiova | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Equally at ease as a defensive or central midfielder and possessing an accurate long-range shot, he first made a name for himself at Steaua București. He then spent a full decade in Spain, playing in 318 matches in both major levels combined and representing five clubs, most notably Espanyol.
Additionally, Gâlcă appeared for Romania in two World Cups and as many European Championships, winning 68 caps.[2] As a manager, he led teams including both Steaua and Espanyol.