Photo: Nuță Lucian from Cluj-Napoca, Romania / CC BY-SA 2.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
Ilie Dumitrescu belongs to that golden Romanian generation that genuinely lit up the 1994 World Cup, and I always remember him as a tricky, intelligent winger. What interests me is the path his career took afterward: spells in the Premier League with Tottenham and West Ham, plus La Liga time at Sevilla, which was a bold move for a Romanian player in that era. At 172 cm he relied on guile rather than physicality, which is the kind of footballer I enjoy most. He later moved into coaching and then television punditry, so he stayed close to the game. A Sport Merit Order honour feels like a fitting nod to his service.
Overview
Ilie Dumitrescu (Romanian pronunciation: [iˈli.e dumiˈtresku]; born 6 January 1969) is a former Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently a television sport pundit for Digi Sport. As a player, he was a winger who notably played in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United, and in La Liga with Sevilla.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ilie Dumitrescu
- Name (Japanese)
- イリエ・ドゥミトレスク
- Reading
- いりえ・どぅみとれすく
- Born
- January 6, 1969 (age 57)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Capricorn / Rooster
- Origin
- Bucharest, Principality of Wallachia
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 172 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player / association football coach
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Sport Merit Order
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · Association football coach — see all → · More people from Principality of Wallachia →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.