Adrian Mihai Popescu (born 26 July 1960) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a right-back.
Club career
He was born in
Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with Universitatea Craiova in 1981. He gradually became their first-choice libero, and helped win the league championship in 1991 as well as the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1983 and 1991. He also played abroad, in the Swiss second division and for Maltese side Birkirkara.
[ KR Reykjavík v Birkirkara FC, 19 July 2000]
International career
Popescu made his debut for the Romania national team in 1990 against Egypt, and was chosen for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad. He only got 7 caps in total, the last in 1992, and scored one international goal, against Bulgaria in 1991.
International stats
| + Appearances and goals by national team and year. |
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| Romania | 0 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
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- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Popescu goal.
| + List of international goals scored by Ioan Sabău |
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| Euro 1992 qualifiers |
Honours
Club
- Universitatea Craiova
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Liga I: 1980–81, 1990–91
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Cupa României: 1980–81, 1982–83, 1990–91
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- Constructorul Craiova
- Birkirkara
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Maltese Premier League: 1999–2000
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