Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mircea Mărdărescu | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Săcele, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1970–1973 | Politehnica Iași [a] | 28 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
1975 | New York Cosmos | 5 | (0) |
1975 | Rochester Lancers | 2 | (1) |
1980 | New York United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mircea "Gil" Mărdărescu (born 12 April 1952, in Săcele) is a retired Romanian-American football (soccer) player.
Gil Mărdărescu started playing football in 1970 at Politehnica Iași under the guidance of his father, Virgil, making 28 appearances in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A. [1] [2] [3] From 1973 until 1975 he played in Morocco at Wydad Casablanca. [1] [2]
In 1975, he joined the New York Cosmos as a midfielder in the North American Soccer League, where he played alongside three-time World Cup winner Pelé. [1] [2] [4] According to Pelé's autobiography, when Mărdărescu first saw him he made the sign of the cross, then grabbed his hand, telling him:"I always dreamed that I would shake your hand. But playing alongside you is a miracle!". [1] [2] In the same year he moved on to the Rochester Lancers, where he was coached by Ted Dumitru. [5] [6] In 1980, he signed with the New York United football team of the American Soccer League. [7] [8]
His father Virgil Mărdărescu coached the Morocco to the 1976 African Cup of Nations title. [9] [10]
He currently lives in California with his wife Stephanie. Gil and Stephanie have two children together, Natalie and Nathan. Mardaresco has three grown children from a previous marriage. [9] [11]
Politehnica Iași
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | Mircea Mărdărescu | ||
Date of birth | 12 April 1952 | ||
Place of birth | Săcele, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
1970–1973 | Politehnica Iași [a] | 28 | (0) |
1973–1975 | Wydad Casablanca | ||
1975 | New York Cosmos | 5 | (0) |
1975 | Rochester Lancers | 2 | (1) |
1980 | New York United | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mircea "Gil" Mărdărescu (born 12 April 1952, in Săcele) is a retired Romanian-American football (soccer) player.
Gil Mărdărescu started playing football in 1970 at Politehnica Iași under the guidance of his father, Virgil, making 28 appearances in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A. [1] [2] [3] From 1973 until 1975 he played in Morocco at Wydad Casablanca. [1] [2]
In 1975, he joined the New York Cosmos as a midfielder in the North American Soccer League, where he played alongside three-time World Cup winner Pelé. [1] [2] [4] According to Pelé's autobiography, when Mărdărescu first saw him he made the sign of the cross, then grabbed his hand, telling him:"I always dreamed that I would shake your hand. But playing alongside you is a miracle!". [1] [2] In the same year he moved on to the Rochester Lancers, where he was coached by Ted Dumitru. [5] [6] In 1980, he signed with the New York United football team of the American Soccer League. [7] [8]
His father Virgil Mărdărescu coached the Morocco to the 1976 African Cup of Nations title. [9] [10]
He currently lives in California with his wife Stephanie. Gil and Stephanie have two children together, Natalie and Nathan. Mardaresco has three grown children from a previous marriage. [9] [11]
Politehnica Iași