Alexandru Custov

Alexandru Custov (8 May 1954 – 20 March 2008) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1][2][3][4]

Alexandru Custov
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-05-08)8 May 1954
Place of birth Fundeni, Romania
Date of death 20 March 2008(2008-03-20) (aged 53)
Place of death Fundeni, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1968–1969 Gloria Fundeni
1969–1972 Dinamo București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1972–1984 Dinamo București 319 (29)
1984–1986 Victoria București 17 (0)
1986–1987 Gloria Buzău
1987 Mecanica Fină București
Total 336 (29)
National team‡
1982 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2006
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2006

International career

Alexandru Custov played two games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 18 July 1982 when coach Mircea Lucescu sent him on the field in the 58th minute in order to replace Ilie Balaci in a friendly which ended with 3–1 victory against Japan.[5][6] His second game was 2–0 victory against Sweden at the Euro 1984 qualifiers in which he also came as a substitute, replacing Michael Klein in the 85th minute.[5][7]

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. "Adio, Custov!" [Goodbye, Custov!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  2. "S-a dus și Custof" [Custof died too] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  3. "A murit Alexandru Custov" [Alexandru Custov died] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 20 March 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  4. "Nu e caine pana la moarte" [He's not a dog until death] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 12 August 2007. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  5. "Alexandru Custov". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  6. "Romania 3-1 Japan". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  7. "Romania 2-0 Sweden". European Football. Retrieved 1 November 2021.
  8. Alexandru Custov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
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