| Costică Ștefănescu | |
| Fullname: | Costică Ştefănescu |
| Birth Date: | 1951 3, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Death Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Youthyears1: | 1965–1969 |
| Youthclubs1: | Steaua București |
| Years1: | 1969–1973 |
| Years2: | 1973–1986 |
| Years3: | 1986–1988 |
| Clubs1: | Steaua București |
| Clubs2: | Universitatea Craiova |
| Clubs3: | FCM Braşov |
| Caps1: | 77 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Caps2: | 378 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Caps3: | 35 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 490 |
| Totalgoals: | 19 |
| Manageryears1: | 1986–1989 |
| Manageryears2: | 1990 |
| Manageryears3: | 1990–1991 |
| Manageryears4: | 1991–1992 |
| Manageryears5: | 1992–1993 |
| Manageryears6: | 1993–1994 |
| Manageryears7: | 1994–1998 |
| Manageryears8: | 1999–2000 |
| Manageryears9: | 2000–2001 |
| Manageryears10: | 2001–2002 |
| Manageryears11: | 2003 |
| Manageryears12: | 2003–2005 |
| Manageryears13: | 2006 |
| Manageryears14: | 2007 |
| Manageryears15: | 2008 |
| Manageryears16: | 2009 |
| Manageryears17: | 2010–2012 |
| Manageryears18: | 2012 |
| Managerclubs1: | FC Brașov |
| Managerclubs2: | Steaua București |
| Managerclubs3: | Romania U-21 |
| Managerclubs4: | Al-Wakrah |
| Managerclubs5: | Selena Bacău |
| Managerclubs6: | Politehnica Timişoara |
| Managerclubs7: | Romania (assistant) |
| Managerclubs8: | Astra Ploieşti |
| Managerclubs9: | CSM Reşiţa |
| Managerclubs10: | Hapoel Tzafririm Holon |
| Managerclubs11: | Al Shoala |
| Managerclubs12: | Al-Jaish Damascus |
| Managerclubs13: | FC U Craiova |
| Managerclubs14: | Al-Wahda Damascus |
| Managerclubs15: | Najran SC |
| Managerclubs16: | Al Tadamon |
| Managerclubs17: | Al-Jaish |
| Managerclubs18: | Al Shamal |
| Nationalyears1: | 1977–1985 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania |
| Nationalcaps1: | 66 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Height: | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Costică Ștefănescu (26 March 1951 - 20 August 2013) was a Romanian football player and coach who last managed Qatari side Al Shamal. He spent the majority of his career at FC Universitatea Craiova, where he made a club-record 378 appearances.[1] He is also the second all-time appearance leader in Liga I, having played in 490 matches.[2] In 1983, Ștefănescu was nominated for the Ballon d'Or.[3] [4] He played for the Romania national team from 1977 to 1985, and was capped 66 times. In August 2013, after suffering from cancer for a long time, he committed suicide by jumping from the fifth floor of the military hospital in Bucharest.[5]
Steaua Bucharest
1969–70, 1970–71Universitatea Craiova
1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83
Individual
Al-Wakrah
1991Al-Jaish
2004