Ilie Dumitrescu

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.

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

Height

172 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Awards & achievements

• Sport Merit Order

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A8%E3%83%BB%E3%83%89%E3%82%A5%E3%83%9F%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.