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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Adrian Bumbescu
| image = Adrian Bumbescu.jpg
| caption = Bumbescu at [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]] in 2016
| fullname = <!-- if different -->
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|2|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Craiova]], Romania
| height = 1.86 m
| position = [[Centre back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova (football)|Universitatea Craiova]]
| years1 = 1978–1980
| clubs1 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova (football)|Universitatea Craiova]]
| caps1 = 25
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 1980–1982
| clubs2 = [[FC Dinamo București|Dinamo București]]
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1982–1984
| clubs3 = [[FC Olt Scornicești|Olt Scornicești]]
| caps3 = 67
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1984–1992
| clubs4 = [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]]
| caps4 = 188
| goals4 = 4
| years5 = 1992
| clubs5 = [[FC Callatis Mangalia|Callatis Mangalia]]
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1993–1995
| clubs6 = Steaua Mizil
| caps6 = 42
| goals6 = 3
| totalcaps = 369
| totalgoals = 7
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1989
| nationalteam1 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| nationalcaps1 = 15
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2005–2006
| managerclubs1 = [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| manageryears2 = 2009
| managerclubs2 = [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| manageryears3 = 2010
| managerclubs3 = [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| manageryears4 = 2010
| managerclubs4 = [[FCSB II|FC FCSB II]]
| manageryears5 = 2011-2012
| managerclubs5 = [[CSO Bragadiru]]
| manageryears6 = 2012-2013
| managerclubs6 = [[Romania national under-16 football team|Romania U16]]
| manageryears7 = 2014-2015
| managerclubs7 = [[FCSB]] (Youth Coach)

}}

'''Adrian Bumbescu''' (born 23 February 1960 in [[Craiova]]) is a retired [[Romania]]n [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[central defender]].

A defender with a tough attitude, he played mostly with [[CSA Steaua București (football)|Steaua București]], helping it win the [[1986 European Cup Final|1986 European Cup]] and [[1986 European Super Cup|subsequent European Supercup]].<ref name=LEGENDA>{{cite web|url=http://11delegenda.gsp.ro/articole/103/unicul-colonel.htm|title=Un colonel unic, Adrian Bumbescu|trans-title=One of a kind colonel, Adrian Bumbescu|newspaper=[[Gazeta Sporturilor]]|language=Romanian|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204004059/http://11delegenda.gsp.ro/articole/103/unicul-colonel.htm|archive-date=4 February 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He is one of the most famous and successful players who has ever played in the [[Liga I|Romanian First League]]. He is 2nd in an all time ranking, tied with [[Giedrius Arlauskis]], [[Ciprian Deac]], [[Mircea Lucescu]], [[Dumitru Stângaciu]] and [[Tudorel Stoica]], all with 7 championships won.<ref>{{cite news|title=Best of the best! Dan Petrescu, la un titlu de recordul absolut + doi jucători-simbol de la CFR Cluj, lângă Lăcătuș, Lucescu sau Tudorel Stoica|url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cfr-cluj-titluri-deac-arlauskis-petrescu-663711.html|publisher=gsp.ro|language=ro|date=May 15, 2022|access-date=May 15, 2022}}</ref> [[Marius Lăcătuș]] won it 10 times and is ranked 1st.

==Club career==
During his career as a player, Bumbescu won the [[Liga I]] with three clubs, in an unparalleled feat. His first appearances came during [[1978–79 Divizia A|1978–79]] with hometown's [[FC Universitatea Craiova]] and, after winning the league in [[1979–80 Divizia A|his second season]], he signed with [[FC Dinamo București]] and conquered another championship [[1981–82 Divizia A|in 1982]].

After two years at [[FC Olt Scornicești]], Bumbescu moved to national powerhouse [[FC Steaua București]], where he won a further five leagues – being instrumental in four of those – and three [[Cupa României|domestic cups]]. He also played complete matches in two of the team's biggest achievements, the [[1985–86 European Cup|1985–86]] [[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]] and [[1986 European Super Cup|the subsequent edition]] of the [[UEFA Super Cup]], which was held the following year.

After [[1991–92 Divizia A|1991–92]], Steaua refused to renew Bumbescu's contract. Aged 32, he joined [[Liga II]] side Steaua Mizil, where he played three more seasons before eventually retiring from professional football, having appeared in 316 first division games and scored four goals; he later rejoined Steaua as a youth coach.<ref name=LEGENDA/>

On 25 March 2008, Bumbescu was decorated by the president of Romania [[Traian Băsescu]] with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – ("The Sportive Merit" order) class II, for his part in the winning of the 1986 European Cup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://old.presidency.ro/index.php?_RID=det&tb=date_arhiva&id=10313&_PRID=arh|title=Comunicat de presa|trans-title=Press release|publisher=[[President of Romania]]|language=Romanian|date=25 March 2008|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=12 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200912005010/http://old.presidency.ro/index.php?_RID=det&tb=date_arhiva&id=10313&_PRID=arh|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==International career==
Bumbescu won 15 caps for [[Romania national football team|Romania]] during slightly less than three years, scoring once. He did not take part in any major international tournament, however.

===International goals===
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.''
<!---Repeat entries indicate more than one goal in a single game--->
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition
|-
|1 || 25 March 1987 || [[Stadionul Steaua (1974)|Stadionul Ghencea]], [[Bucharest]], [[Romania]] || {{Fb|ALB}} ||align="center"|'''5'''–1 || align="center"|5–1 || [[UEFA Euro 1988 qualifying#Group 1|Euro 1988 qualifying]]
|}

==Honours==
'''Universitatea Craiova'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1979–80 Divizia A|1979–80]]<ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|308/adrian-bumbescu}}</ref>
'''Dinamo București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1981–82 Divizia A|1981–82]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1981–82 Cupa României|1981–82]]<ref name=RS/>
'''Steaua București'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1984–85 Divizia A|1984–85]], [[1985–86 Divizia A|1985–86]], [[1986–87 Divizia A|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Divizia A|1987–88]], [[1988–89 Divizia A|1988–89]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1984–85 Cupa României|1984–85]], [[1986–87 Cupa României|1986–87]], [[1987–88 Cupa României|1987–88]], [[1991–92 Cupa României|1991–92]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[UEFA Champions League|European Cup]]: [[1985–86 European Cup|1985–86]]<ref name=RS/>
*[[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1986 European Super Cup|1986]]<ref name=RS/>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{NFT player|19837}}
*{{EU-Football.info|2888}}

{{CS Concordia Chiajna managers}}

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[[Category:Romanian men's footballers]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]
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[[Category:CS Universitatea Craiova players]]
[[Category:FC Dinamo București players]]
[[Category:FC Olt Scornicești players]]
[[Category:FCSB players]]
[[Category:UEFA Champions League–winning players]]
[[Category:FC Callatis Mangalia players]]
[[Category:Romania men's international footballers]]
[[Category:Romanian football managers]]
[[Category:CS Concordia Chiajna managers]]
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