reach the quarter-finals where Romania was defeated by Hungary, who advanced to the final tournament. Lupescu was also Romania's captain in a friendly against Netherlands which ended with a 2–0 loss and made his last appearance for the national team on 17 June 1972 in a friendly against Italy which ended 3–3. For representing his country at the 1970 World Cup, Lupescu was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III. International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Lupescu goal. Personal life He was the father of professional football player Ioan Lupescu. On 6 September 2017, Nicolae Lupescu died at the Fundeni hospital from Bucharest at age 76. Honours Player Rapid București Divizia A: 1966–67 Cupa României: 1971–72 Balkans Cup: 1963–64, 1964–66 Manager Gloria Buzău Divizia B: 1983–84 Notes References External links 1940 births 2017 deaths Footballers from Bucharest Romanian footballers Association football defenders Romania international footballers Olympic footballers of Romania Liga I players Austrian Football Bundesliga players Olympia București players FC Rapid București players FC Admira Wacker Mödling players 1970 FIFA World Cup players Romanian football managers FC Rapid București managers FC Gloria Buzău managers FC Progresul București managers Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate footballers in Austria