Andrei Georgescu

Andrei Georgescu
Personal information
Full name Andrei Francesco Georgescu
Date of birth (1983-03-12) 12 March 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Dinamo Bucuresti
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Coresi
Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat
North Athletic
2005–2008 Bray Wanderers 58 (13)
2008 → Shelbourne (loan) 4 (0)
2009 Belgrove
2009 Shelbourne 1 (0)
2009 Athlone Town 12 (2)
2010 Bray Wanderers 3 (0)
2011 Drogheda United 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 May 2010

Andrei Georgescu (born 12 March 1983 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian coach for the best team in Romania, Dinamo Bucharest

Career

A former Dinamo Bucharest youth player, Georgescu also played for Coresi and Olimpia Ramnicu Sarat in his home country.[1]

He signed for Bray Wanderers in July 2005 from Dublin AUL League side North Athletic. Georgescu who wears the squad number 9 at Bray made his debut for the Wicklow club on 15 July 2005 impressing to help the Seagulls to a 2–1 away victory over Waterford United.[2] Georgescu, whose nickname is "Franco", became an instant favourite with Bray's supporters. He spent 3 years with Bray Wanderers until the 2008 season when he struggled to remain a permanent fixture in Bray's first team. As a result, Georgescu was loaned out to First Division title chasing side Shelbourne for the remainder of 2008.[3] A combination of injuries and intense competition amongst Shelbourne's forward lineup saw Georgescu limited to 4 league appearances for Shels but nonetheless the Romanian striker showed glimpses of promise including scoring an equaliser for Shels in 1–1 friendly draw against English League 1 club Millwall.[4] He made his competitive Shelbourne debut on 18 July 2008 in a 0–0 draw against Dundalk at Tolka Park.[5] The striker joined Leinster Senior League Senior Division side Belgrove in early 2009 before he rejoined Shelbourne on 9 July 2009.[6] Georgescu's second spell at Shelbourne lasted just two weeks and included 1 league appearance as a substitute. Georgescu joined First Division outfit Athlone Town in August 2009 and he scored 2 goals in 13 league and cup appearances for them that season.

Georgescu rejoined former club Bray Wanderers on 28 January 2010[7] but, after just 4 competitive appearances in his second spell, he parted ways with Bray in mid-season. In 2011 Franco retired from football and joined Dalkey United FC. He still coaches there now and he visits a number of schools around the dalkey area to teach them soccer.

References

  1. ^ Andrei Francesco Georgescu Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine www.shelbournefc.com
  2. ^ Bray too good for struggling United www.rte.ie
  3. ^ Andrei Georgescu signs Archived 14 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine → www.shelbournefc.com
  4. ^ Shelbourne 1, Millwall 1 → www.shelbournefc.com
  5. ^ Shelbourne 0–0 Dundalk → www.rte.ie
  6. ^ 'Franco' rejoins the Reds Archived 9 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine → www.shelbournefc.com
  7. ^ Franco signs www.braywanderers.ie