Corneliu Papură

Corneliu Papură

Personal information
Full name	Corneliu Papură
Date of birth	5 September 1973 (1973-09-05) (age 38)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Playing position	Centre-back / Midfielder (Retired)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1991–1996	Universitatea Craiova	101	(4)
1996–1999	Stade Rennais	26	(2)
1999–2001	Universitatea Craiova	53	(3)
2001	Naţional Bucureşti	12	(1)
2001–2002	Beitar Jerusalem	25	(1)
2002–2004	Universitatea Craiova	60	(6)
2004–2005	AEL Limassol	10	(1)
2005	Universitatea Craiova	12	(0)
2005	Changchun Yatai	12	(2)
2006	Guangzhou Pharmaceutical	19	(1)
2006–2007	Naţional Bucureşti	13	(0)
National team
1994–1996	Romania	12	(0)
Teams managed
2010–2011	Alro Slatina
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a former Romanian footballer and current head coach.

He was born in Craiova, and started his career with FC Universitatea Craiova. He has since spent large parts of his career in this club, with intermezzos in France, Israel and Cyprus.

Papură got 12 caps for the national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.

External links

• RomanianSoccer.ro - career stats
• Career history at National Football Teams

Persondata
Name	Papura, Corneliu
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	5 September 1973
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Date of death
Place of death