Adrian Bumbescu

Adrian Bumbescu (born 23 February 1960 in Craiova) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a central defender.

A defender with a tough attitude, he played mostly with Steaua București, helping it win the 1986 European Cup and subsequent European Supercup.

He is widely regarded as one of the most successful players to have played in the Romanian First League. He ranks second in the all-time list of league championships won, alongside Giedrius Arlauskis, Ciprian Deac, Mircea Lucescu, Tudorel Stoica and Dumitru Stângaciu, with 7 titles each. Marius Lăcătuș won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

Club career During his career as a player, Bumbescu won the Liga I with three clubs, in an unparalleled feat. His first appearances came during 1978–79 with hometown's FC Universitatea Craiova and, after winning the league in his second season, he signed with FC Dinamo București and conquered another championship in 1982.

After two years at FC Olt Scornicești, Bumbescu moved to national powerhouse FC Steaua București, where he won a further five leagues – being instrumental in four of those – and three domestic cups. He also played complete matches in two of the team's biggest achievements, the 1985–86 European Cup and the subsequent edition of the UEFA Super Cup, which was held the following year.

After 1991–92, Steaua refused to renew Bumbescu's contract. Aged 32, he joined Liga II side Steaua Mizil, where he played three more seasons before eventually retiring from professional football, having appeared in 316 first division games and scored four goals; he later rejoined Steaua as a youth coach.

International career Bumbescu won 15 caps for Romania during slightly less than three years, scoring once. He did not take part in any major international tournament, however.

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition1 25 March 1987 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania 5–1 5–1 Euro 1988 qualifying

Honours Universitatea Craiova Divizia A: 1979–80 Dinamo București Divizia A: 1981–82 Cupa României: 1981–82 Steaua București Divizia A: 1984–85, 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89 Cupa României: 1984–85, 1986–87, 1987–88, 1991–92 European Cup: 1985–86 UEFA Super Cup: 1986