Corneliu Papură

Corneliu Papură
Personal information
Date of birth	5 September 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back, defensive midfielder
Youth career
0000–1992	Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team
1992–1996	Universitatea Craiova
1996–1999	Rennes
1996–1999	Rennes B
1999–2000	Universitatea Craiova
2001	Național București
2001–2002	Beitar Jerusalem
2002–2004	Universitatea Craiova
2004	AEL Limassol
2005	Universitatea Craiova
2005	Changchun Yatai
2006	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical
2006–2007	Național București
Total
International career
1994–1996	Romania
Managerial career
2007	Progresul București
2010–2011	ALRO Slatina
2012	Olt Slatina
2013	Universitatea II Craiova
2013–2014	Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2016–2018	Universitatea II Craiova
2018–2019	Universitatea Craiova (scout)
2019	Universitatea Craiova
2019	Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
2020	Universitatea Craiova
2020–2021	Universitatea Craiova
2021–2023	Universitatea II Craiova
2023	Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2023–2024	Universitatea II Craiova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player, who played as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team Universitatea Craiova, in 1992. As a player, he played for Universitatea in four different periods, spending a large part of his career with the club, with short stints in France, Israel and Cyprus.^[1]

International career

Papură earned 12 caps for the Romania national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.^[2]

International stats

Romania
Year	Apps	Goals
1994	7	0
1995	2	0
1996	3	0
Total	12	0

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova

Cupa României: 1992–93

References

^ "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
^ "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

External links

Corneliu Papură at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Corneliu Papură at National-Football-Teams.com

[1] "Mesajul lui Corneliu Papură pentru Eugen Neagoe" [Corneliu Papură's message for Eugen Neagoe]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 21 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

[2] "Cine e Corneliu Papură, noul antrenor al Craiovei" [Who is Corneliu Papură, new Craiova coach]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.

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