Iulian Filipescu
Iulian Sebastian Filipescu (born 29 March 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. He debuted in Divizia A with Steaua București in 1993 and became part of a league championship winning team for seven seasons in a row from 1993 to 1999: five titles with Steaua and two with Galatasaray in Turkey. He then joined Real Betis of Spain, and played four and a half seasons there before joining FC Zürich in the Swiss Super League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iulian Sebastian Filipescu | ||
| Date of birth | 29 March 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1992 | Faur București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Steaua București | 112 | (8) |
| 1997–1999 | Galatasaray | 59 | (1) |
| 1999–2003 | Betis | 126 | (8) |
| 2003–2006 | Zürich | 64 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | MSV Duisburg | 52 | (1) |
| Total | 413 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2003 | Romania | 52 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Filipescu made his debut for the Romania national team in 1996 against Yugoslavia, and represented his country at the UEFA Euro 1996, 1998 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2000. He played his last international match in 2003, earning 52 caps and scoring one goal.
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