Traian Georgescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-03-20)20 March 1931[1]
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania[2]
Date of death 15 May 2008(2008-05-15) (aged 77)[2]
Place of death Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender[3]
Youth career
1946–1948 Prahova Ploiești[2]
1948–1951 Concordia Ploiești[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1967 Universitatea Cluj[2] 303 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020

Traian Georgescu (20 March 1931 – 15 May 2008) was a Romanian football defender who spent his entire career at Universitatea Cluj. He was "U" Cluj's captain when the club won the 1964–65 Cupa României.[4]

Georgescu also worked as a surgeon and when his team colleague Remus Câmpeanu was diagnosed with appendicitis, Georgescu was the one who operated him at Câmpeanu's request.[5] He died in 2008 a few years after being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[5]

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

References

  1. Traian Georgescu at WorldFootball.net
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Traian Georgescu profile" (in Romanian). 4evercluj.ro.
  3. "Poveste de colecție despre "U" Cluj. Remus Câmpeanu și istoria unui meci vechi de 50 de ani. "Cum e să câștigi Cupa?…Dar de ce iubești pe cineva? Sunt lucruri care nu se pot explica"" [Story of collection about "U" Cluj. Remus Câmpeanu and the history of a 50 year old match. "How is it to win the Cup? ... But why do you love someone? There are things that cannot be explained ”] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 3 April 2015. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. 1 2 ""U" Cluj ne reamintește astăzi de Traian Georgescu căpitanul studenților la finala câștigată în 1965" ["U" Cluj reminds us today of Traian Georgescu, the captain of the students at the final won in 1965.] (in Romanian). Clujcapitala.ro. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. 1 2 "A murit Chirurgul - DR. TRAIAN GEORGESCU" [The surgeon has died - DR. TRAIAN GEORGESCU.] (in Romanian). Clujcapitala.ro. 22 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2 June 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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