Costică Ştefănescu se lupta în ultima perioadă cu o boală necruţătoare şi urma un tratament naturist, pentru că nu mai putea mânca, de mai bine de o lună şi jumătate.
Potrivit sport24h.ro, Ştefănescu i-ar fi mărturisit lui Negrilă, fost coleg la Universitatea Craiova: „Negoro, simt că mă duc!”.
Leonida Nedelcu, fost secund al lui Ştefănescu în fotbalul arab, a declarat: „Costică nu mai mâncase de o lună şi jumătate, a stat la perfuzii şi a slăbit de la 90 la 40 de kilograme! S-a tratat şi în Germania. I-am fost secund în Arabia Saudită. Apoi, eu am ajuns prin Vietnam, iar el a avut ultimul contract în Kuweit”.
Costică Ștefănescu (26 martie 1951/ București – 20 august 2013) a jucat la Steaua (1969-1973, 77 de meciuri/ 9 goluri), Univ. Craiova (1973-1986, 378/ 10) şi la FC Braşov (1986-1988; 35/ 0)). A început ca atacant, dar a fos mutat în defensivă, ajungând unul dintre cei mai mari libero din fotbalul internaţional, fiind chiar supranumit „Ministrul Apărării”.
Costică are în palmares trei campionate cu Craiova (1974, 1980 şi 1981) şi cinci Cupe (în 1970 cu Steaua şi în 1977, 1978, 1981 şi 1983 cu Craiova). A participat la euro 1984. Între 1977 şi 1985 a jucat de 66 de ori la naţionala României.
A antrenat la FC Braşov, Steaua, FCM Bacău, FC Timişoara, Astra, FCM Reşiţa sau Universitatea Craiova. Între 1994 şi 1998 a fost „secundul” lui Anghel Iordănescu la naţională. Costică a mai pregătit Hapoel Holon (Israel) şi mai multe formaţii din spaţiul arab: Al-Shoala (Qatar), Al-Jaish Damasc (Siria), Al-Wahda Damasc (Siria), Najran SC (Arabia Saudită), Al Tadamon (Kuweit) şi Al Jamal (Qatar, activase în 2012).
Costică Ştefănescu s-a sinucis aruncându-se de la balconul Spitalului Militar.
Foto: GSP
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