Mircea Sandu

Mircea Sandu

Personal information
Full name	Mircea Traian Sandu
Date of birth	22 October 1952 (1952-10-22) (age 59)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Striker
Youth career
1962-1966	Sportul Studenţesc
1966-1968	ŞS 2 Bucureşti
1968-1970	Progresul Bucureşti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1970-1971	Progresul Bucureşti	15	(2)
1971-1986	Sportul Studenţesc	422	(167)
1986-1987	Gloria Buzău	5	(2)
–	Total	442	(169 )
National team
1972-1982	Romania	18	(6)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Mircea Sandu (born 22 October 1952) is a retired Romanian football (soccer) player. He was a striker with Sportul Studenţesc, where he played from 1971-1986.

Sandu is president of the Romanian Football Federation since 1990, and was re-elected in 2005 and in 2010. He is currently a member of the UEFA Executive Committee.

He has scored 166 goals in Liga I, being ranked 7th in the all time scoring table, but he has never been the top scorer in a single season.

His nickname is "The Godfather".

External links

• Mircea Sandu's profile on romaniansoccer.ro

Romanian football portal

Persondata
Name	Sandu, Mircea
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	22 October 1952
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death
Place of death