Ilie Bărbulescu is a Romania

Romania

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n former football

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 player, who was a member of Steaua Bucureşti's winning squad for the European Cup

UEFA Champions League

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 in 1986 and for the European Supercup in 1987. He is currently coaching young footballers at Steaua.

Bărbulescu played for FC Argeş Piteşti

FC Arges Pitesti

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 at various levels between 1971 and 1982, FC Olt Scorniceşti

FC Olt Scornicesti

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 (1982–1983), Petrolul Ploieşti

Petrolul Ploiesti

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 (1984), Steaua (1984–1987), again for Petrolul (1987) and FC Argeş Piteşti (1987–1988), Dacia Piteşti (1988–1989) and Callatis Mangalia (1990–1991). He also won five caps for the Romanian national team

Romania national football team

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On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania

Romania

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, Traian Băsescu

Traian Basescu

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 with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the of 1986 European Cup Final

1986 European Cup Final

The 1986 European Cup Final was a football match held at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, Seville, on 7 May 1986, that saw Steaua Bucureşti of Romania defeat Barcelona of Spain in an extraordinary penalty shoot out, after 120 minutes of play could not separate the two sides...

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