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18 / Romania · 1989–1998

Ilie Dumitrescu

RM dribblerfinisher
Caps · Romania
62
Goals · Romania
20
Life
1969
Clubs
FCSB, FC Olt Scornicești, Atlante
#18
Editorial rank of 33 for Romania
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

A skillful and incisive forward, Dumitrescu famously scored two goals against Argentina at the 1994 World Cup, leading Romania to the quarter-finals. Career record: 62 caps and 20 goals for Romania; club career at FCSB, FC Olt Scornicești, Atlante.

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Career record

1986–1994FCSB
1987–1988FC Olt Scornicești
1994–1995Tottenham Hotspur
1995–1995Sevilla
1995–1996Tottenham Hotspur
1996–1996West Ham United
1996–1997Club América
1997–1998Atlante
1998–1998FCSB
Romania62 caps, 20 goals

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Around Dumitrescu in the almanac

One rank above: Florin Răducioiu at #17.

One rank below: Ionuț Lupescu at #19.

Romania's editorial top five: Gheorghe Hagi · Nicolae Dobrin · Gheorghe Popescu · Ilie Balaci · Miodrag Belodedici.

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