Top three Romanians to play in the English Premier League
Since the creation of the English Premier League in 1992, it has been sold as the best league in the world. Fans from all over the world want to watch the Premier League and players want to play in the Premier League because of the global…
Since the creation of the English Premier League in 1992, it has been sold as the best league in the world. Fans from all over the world want to watch the Premier League and players want to play in the Premier League because of the global appeal it attracts. One country that has managed to send some of its best national talents is Romania. The Romanians to feature in the Premier League have found success with an FA Cup winner, a Premier League winner and the all time Romanian goalscorer.
When did Romanians first play in the Premier League?
It was not until two years after the formation of the Premier League that the first Romanian player was involved in the Premier League. In fact, like waiting for buses, two players played in the same seven-goal thriller at Hillsborough between Sheffield Wednesday and Tottenham Hotspur. Those players were Ilie Dumitrescu for Spurs and Dan Petrescu for Sheffield Wednesday.
It started a revolution and soon afterward Florin Raducioiu joined in 1996 playing for Harry Redknapp’s West Ham United alongside his compatriot Dumitrescu. He was signed following some great performances at the 1994 World Cup in the USA, however, despite scoring an excellent goal against Manchester United, he never settled in England and was soon off.
How many Romanians have featured in the Premier League?
A total of 14 players have featured in the Premier League to this date and many have enjoyed a successful time. Back in 1998, both of Romania’s goal scorers in their Group G victory over England in the World Cup played for Premier League clubs at the time (Viorel Moldovan and Petrescu).
Romnia broke England hearts again two years later at Euro 2000 in a game which Petrescu and Mutu both featured; Mutu hadn’t made the move to the Premiership but Petrescu was with Bradford City.
The teams with the most Romanian players to play for them is a tie between the two London rivals Chelsea and Tottenham Hotspur. The next game for Chelsea at home is against Spurs and Chelsea tickets can be purchased for the game at Ticket-Compare.com
Who are the top three players to play in the Premier League?
- Dan Petrescu (Sheffield Wednesday, Chelsea, Bradford City and Southampton)
He has already been mentioned quite a lot but Petrescu was Mr. Reliable for all three of his teams that he played for in the Premier League. His most successful time came with Chelsea in the pre-Abramovich era. After impressing for Wednesday, he signed for Chelsea after just one year with the Yorkshire side.
