Alexandru Custov

Alexandru Custov (8 May 1954 – 20 March 2008) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career Custov was born on 8 May 1954 in Fundeni, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1968 at local club Gloria. In 1969, he went to Dinamo București, making his Divizia A debut on 4 May 1972 under coach Nicolae Dumitru in a 0–0 draw against Farul Constanța. On 26 May 1974, he scored a goal in a 3–1 derby victory against Steaua București. In the 1974–75 season, Custov won his first title with the club, contributing under the guidance of coach Dumitru with 31 appearances and two goals scored. He repeated the performance in the 1976–77 season with coach Ion Nunweiller, this time playing 33 matches and scoring two goals. Custov played a total of 30 games and scored three goals in European competitions for Dinamo.

In 1984, Custov joined Victoria București in Divizia B, and after one season, they secured promotion to the first league under coach Florin Cheran. On 10 May 1986, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 win over ASA Târgu Mureș, totaling 326 matches with 29 goals in the competition. His second game was 2–0 win over Sweden in the Euro 1984 qualifiers in which he also came as a substitute, replacing Michael Klein in the 85th minute.

Death On 20 March 2008, Custov died at age 53 in his native Fundeni, after suffering from diabetes and thrombophlebitis.

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1974–75, 1976–77, 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84 Victoria București Divizia B: 1984–85