Full name Mircea Viorel Petescu Name Mircea Petescu Years Team | Playing position Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |
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Date of birth (1943-10-15) 15 October 1943 (age 72) Place of birth |
Mircea Petescu (born 15 May 1942 in Pecica) is a Romanian former footballer and coach.
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Under his leadership, UTA Arad eliminated the defending European Cup champions Feyenoord in the 1970–71 season.
Managerial career
After years of preparation, Petescu and his wife defected while on a state-approved vacation to the Netherlands. There he started a coaching career and became known for promoting youngsters in the teams he coached. He was coach of Louis van Gaal at Telstar and Sparta and discovered Danny Blind amongst many other players.
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