About Costin Curelea
Born 1984. Costin Curelea is a Romanian association football player and association football coach.
Costin Romeo Curelea (born 11 July 1984) is a Romanian professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker and currently the head coach of Romania national under-21 team.
Career In his first league match for Sportul Studenţesc, a Liga II game against Dacia Mioveni, Costin Curelea scored two goals as Sportul won by 3 goals to 1. He played his first Liga I match against Apulum Alba Iulia, on 31 July 2004. After two months, he managed to score his first Liga I goal against FCM Bacău, in a 1–1 draw match played at Regie Stadium.
After Sportul Studenţesc was relegated due to financial reasons at the end of 2005–06 season, Costin Curelea remained at the team, alongside Viorel Ferfelea, Dacian Varga and Tiberiu Bălan. Since then, he was often the team top-scorer. In the 2006–2007 season, Curelea scored 14 goals for his team in 29 matches.
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TeamCountryFromToRecordRomania U203 August 2023 10 July 2025Romania U2110 July 2025 presentTotal
Honours
Sportul Studențesc Divizia B: 2003–04
Universitatea Craiova Liga II: 2013–14
Voluntari Cupa României: 2016–17
Individual Liga II top scorer: 2006–07 (14 goals)
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Who is Costin Curelea?
Romanian footballer
When was Costin Curelea born?
Costin Curelea was born on 11 July 1984 in Bucharest.
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Costin Curelea is an association football player and association football coach.
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Costin Curelea is Romanian.
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