Iulian Filipescu
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Iulian Sebastian Filipescu (born 29 March 1974) is a former Romania
n footballer, who was born in Slatina, Romania
. He was a centre back or defensive midfielder who possessed strength and tough tackling as well as being dead ball specialist. A fluent passer and he also possesses good technique. He debuted in Divizia A with Steaua Bucureşti in 1993. He could celebrate a league championship victory seven seasons in a row from 1993 to 1998: The first five titles with Steaua and another two with Galatasaray SK
in Turkey. He then joined Real Betis
of Spain, and played four and a half season there before joining Fussballclub Zürich
in the Swiss Super League.
Filipescu made his debut for the Romanian national team
in 1996 against Yugoslavia, and represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
, Euro 1996 and Euro 2000. He played his last international match in 2003, and got 52 caps and one goal in total.
During the 2006 Swiss Championship, FC Basel 1893 were atop the league table leading FC Zürich by three points. The last game of the season was between Basel and Zürich. If Basel were to win, the title would be theirs. If Zürich were to win, the title would be theirs even though they would have the same amount of points as Basel on the league table. This was because of Zürich's superior goal differential. If the game ended in a draw, Basel would win the title. in the 31st minute, Zürich's Alhassane Keita
scored giving Zurich the advantage. In the 73rd minute, Mladen Petrić
leveled it at 1–1. In the 93rd minute, Iulian Fillipescu scored past Pascal Zuberbühler
for the game winning goal. The final score was 2–1. FC Zürich won the Swiss Super League
after the match that decided the champion out of the two teams at St. Jakob Park.
After the final whistle FC Basel fans stormed the pitch and chased the FC Zürich players and officials. Fillipescu was the main man targeted for scoring the winning goal. Filipescu was almost hit by a large firework.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
n footballer, who was born in Slatina, Romania
Slatina, Romania
Slatina is the capital city of Olt county, Romania, on the river Olt.The city administers one village, Cireaşov.-History:The town of Slatina was first mentioned on January 20, 1368 in an official document issued by Vladislav I Vlaicu, Prince of Wallachia. The document stated that merchants from...
. He was a centre back or defensive midfielder who possessed strength and tough tackling as well as being dead ball specialist. A fluent passer and he also possesses good technique. He debuted in Divizia A with Steaua Bucureşti in 1993. He could celebrate a league championship victory seven seasons in a row from 1993 to 1998: The first five titles with Steaua and another two with Galatasaray SK
Galatasaray S.K. (football team)
Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
in Turkey. He then joined Real Betis
Real Betis
Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín....
of Spain, and played four and a half season there before joining Fussballclub Zürich
Fussballclub Zürich
Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to just FC Zürich, is a Swiss football club from the city of Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005...
in the Swiss Super League.
Filipescu made his debut for the Romanian national team
Yugoslavia national football team
The Yugoslavia national football team represented the Kingdom of Yugoslavia and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in association football. It enjoyed a modicum of success in international competition. In 1992, during the Yugoslav wars, the team was suspended from international...
in 1996 against Yugoslavia, and represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup
1998 FIFA World Cup
The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th FIFA World Cup, was held in France from 10 June to 12 July 1998. France was chosen as host nation by FIFA on 2 July 1992. The tournament was won by France, who beat Brazil 3-0 in the final...
, Euro 1996 and Euro 2000. He played his last international match in 2003, and got 52 caps and one goal in total.
During the 2006 Swiss Championship, FC Basel 1893 were atop the league table leading FC Zürich by three points. The last game of the season was between Basel and Zürich. If Basel were to win, the title would be theirs. If Zürich were to win, the title would be theirs even though they would have the same amount of points as Basel on the league table. This was because of Zürich's superior goal differential. If the game ended in a draw, Basel would win the title. in the 31st minute, Zürich's Alhassane Keita
Alhassane Keita
Alhassane Keita Otchico , known as Keita, is a Guinean footballer who plays for Al-Shabab Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, as a striker.-Club career:...
scored giving Zurich the advantage. In the 73rd minute, Mladen Petrić
Mladen Petric
Mladen Petrić is a Croatian international footballer who plays for Hamburger SV in the Fußball-Bundesliga Bundesliga. He also holds the Swiss citizenship.-Early life:...
leveled it at 1–1. In the 93rd minute, Iulian Fillipescu scored past Pascal Zuberbühler
Pascal Zuberbühler
Pascal Zuberbühler is a Swiss footballer who is currently the goalkeeping coach for the Philippines. He was recently released by Fulham after coming to the end of his contract.-Club career:...
for the game winning goal. The final score was 2–1. FC Zürich won the Swiss Super League
Swiss Super League
The Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
after the match that decided the champion out of the two teams at St. Jakob Park.
After the final whistle FC Basel fans stormed the pitch and chased the FC Zürich players and officials. Fillipescu was the main man targeted for scoring the winning goal. Filipescu was almost hit by a large firework.
Club honours
- Steaua Bucureşti
- Romanian League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1996–97
- Romanian CupRomanian CupThe Cupa României is a football competition which was held annually since 1933-34, except during the World War II. It is the country's main cup competition, and it is open to all clubs affiliated with FRF and the county football associations regardless of the league they belong to...
: 1995–96 - Romanian SupercupRomanian SupercupThe Supercupa României is a football competition, held at the beginning of each domestic season and disputed between the winners of Romanian Liga I and the winners of Cupa României. It was usually played at National Stadium in Bucharest. During the period when the new Stadionul Naţional is being...
: 1993–94, 1994–95
- Galatasaray S.K.Galatasaray S.K. (football team)Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups....
- Turkish Super League: 1997–98, 1998–99
- Turkish Cup: 1998–99
- FC Zürich
- Swiss Super LeagueSwiss Super LeagueThe Swiss Super League or Axpo Super League is the top tier of the Swiss Football League. The Swiss Super League is currently ranked 16th according to UEFA's ranking of league coefficients, which is based upon Swiss team performances in European competitions.-Names:-Participating clubs:The teams...
: 2005–06Swiss Super League 2005-06Statistics of Swiss Super League in the 2005–2006 season.-League standings:-References:... - Swiss Cup: 2005
- Swiss Super League
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992/93 | Steaua Bucureşti |  Kingdom of Romania | 27 | 3 |
| 1993/94 | Steaua Bucureşti | Kingdom of Romania | 21 | 0 |
| 1994/95 | Steaua Bucureşti | Kingdom of Romania | 25 | 2 |
| 1995/96 | Steaua Bucureşti | Kingdom of Romania | 30 | 3 |
| 1996/97 | Steaua Bucureşti | Kingdom of Romania | 9 | 0 |
| Galatasaray SK Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... |  Turkey | 23 | 0 | |
| 1996/97 | Galatasaray SK Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... | Turkey | 24 | 0 |
| 1997/98 | Galatasaray SK Galatasaray S.K. (football team) Galatasaray Anonim Şirketi is a Turkish football club, part of the Galatasaray S.K. multi-sport club of Istanbul. Galatasaray is a major sports club in Turkey, holding 17 Turkish Super League titles and the highest number of Turkish Cups.... | Turkey | 12 | 0 |
| Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... |  Spain | 18 | 3 | |
| 1999/00 | Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... | Spain | 37 | 1 |
| 2000/01 | Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... | Spain | 33 | 2 |
| 2001/02 | Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... | Spain | 20 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | Real Betis Real Betis Real Betis Balompié S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Seville, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 12 September 1907, it currently plays in La Liga, holding home games at Estadio Benito Villamarín.... | Spain | 19 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to just FC Zürich, is a Swiss football club from the city of Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005... |  Switzerland | 13 | 0 |
| 2004/05 | FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to just FC Zürich, is a Swiss football club from the city of Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005... | Switzerland | 21 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | FC Zürich Fussballclub Zürich Fussballclub Zürich, commonly abbreviated to just FC Zürich, is a Swiss football club from the city of Zürich. The club was founded in 1896 and have won the Swiss Super League 12 times and the Swiss Cup 7 times. The club won the 2009 Swiss Super League and last won the Swiss Cup in 2005... | Switzerland | 30 | 1 |
| 2006/07 | MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... |  Germany | 32 | 0 |
| 2007/08 | MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg MSV Duisburg is a German association football club based in Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia. Nicknamed "the Zebras" for their traditional striped jerseys, the club was one of the original members of the Bundesliga when it was formed in 1963.-Early years:... | Germany | 20 | 1 |