Costel Orac

Costel Orac (born 22 January 1959 in Galaţi) is a Romanian retired footballer and current coach. He was part of Dinamo's team that reached the 1983–84 European Cup semi-finals.[1] His nephew Daniel Orac was also a footballer.[2][3][4]

Costel Orac
Orac in 1984
Personal information
Full name Constantin Orac
Date of birth (1959-01-22) 22 January 1959
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
Concordia Chiajna (Youth Center Director)
Youth career
1970–1971 Politehnica Galați
1971–1976 FCM Galați
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 FCM Galați 90 (11)
1981–1989 Dinamo București 217 (41)
1989–1990 Victoria București 2 (1)
1990–1991 Étoile Carouge 25 (14)
1990–1991 Dinamo București 6 (1)
1991–1992 Unirea Focșani 22 (13)
Total 372 (91)
National team
Romania U-21 3 (0)
Romania Olympic team 5 (0)
1984–1986 Romania 3 (1)
Teams managed
1994–1995 Selena Bacău
1997–1998 Brașov
2000 Bihor Oradea
2001–2002 Baia Mare
2002–2003 Oțelul Galați
2004–2005 Botoșani
2005–2006 Unirea Urziceni
2006–2007 Otopeni
2007–2008 FCM Bacău
2009–2010 Dinamo II București
2010–2011 Concordia Chiajna
2011–2012 Botoșani
2014– Concordia Chiajna (Youth Center director)
2020–2021 Concordia Chiajna (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 March 2010
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 March 2010

International career

Costel Orac played three friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 29 July 1984 under coach Mircea Lucescu in a 4–2 victory against China.[5][6] His following two games were a 1–1 and a 0–0 against Iraq.[5]

International stats

Romania national team[5]
YearAppsGoals
198411
198500
198620
Total31

International goals

Romania's goal tally first.[6]
Costel Orac – International goals
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 July 1984Stadionul 23 August, Iaşi, Romania China PR3042Friendly

Honours

Player

FCM Galați

Dinamo București

Coach

Selena Bacău

Baia Mare

Unirea Urziceni

Concordia Chiajna

References

  1. "EXCLUSIV Costel Orac iese la atac, într-un interviu-eveniment: "Lucescu mi-a răpit pe nedrept participarea la Euro 84"" [EXCLUSIVE Costel Orac goes on the attack, in an event-interview: "Lucescu unjustly kidnapped my participation at Euro 84"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "Becali negociaza Grozav cu Walter!" [Becali negotiates for Grozav with Walter] (in Romanian). national.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  3. "Atacantul Daniel Orac nu mai dă Universitatea Craiova pe Steaua București" [The striker Daniel Orac no longer gives Universitatea Craiova for Steaua Bucharest] (in Romanian). amosnews.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  4. "Nepotu' ORAC in razboi cu CSMS Iasi, I-a reclamat pe ieseni la FRF" [The nephew ORAC is in war with CSMS Iasi, he made a claim against them at FRF] (in Romanian). botosaneni.ro. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  5. "Costel Orac". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. "Romania 4-2 China". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. Costel Orac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com


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