Paul Pîrvulescu

Paul Ovidiu Pîrvulescu (born 11 August 1988) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga III club Inter Ilfov.^[1]

Paul Pîrvulescu

Pârvulescu with Steaua in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Paul Ovidiu Pîrvulescu
Date of birth	(1988-08-11) 11 August 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth	Mediaș, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left winger, left back
Team information
Current team	Inter Ilfov (head coach)
Youth career
0000–2006	Gaz Metan Mediaș
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2011	Gaz Metan Mediaș	118	(11)
2012–2016	Steaua București	46	(2)
2015	→ Viitorul Constanța (loan)	1	(0)
2015	→ Voluntari (loan)	12	(1)
2016	→ ASA Târgu Mureș (loan)	9	(0)
2016–2017	St. Pölten	20	(0)
2017–2018	Wisła Płock	2	(0)
2018	Gaz Metan Mediaș	6	(0)
2018	Politehnica Iași	4	(0)
2019–2021	Academica Clinceni	64	(1)
2022	Universitatea Cluj	17	(0)
2022–2023	Csíkszereda	10	(0)
2023–2024	Concordia Chiajna	10	(0)
Total		319	(15)
International career
2009–2010	Romania U21	10	(0)
Managerial career
2024–	Inter Ilfov
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Steaua București

On 4 January 2012 Steaua București signed Pîrvulescu from fellow Liga I club Gaz Metan Mediaș. Soon after the player penned a five-year contract to keep him at the club until the summer of 2016.^[2]

On 23 June 2017, Pîrvulescu signed a one-year contract with Polish club Wisła Płock.^[3] On 18 July 2018, he returned to the Romanian Liga I and signed a short contract with FC Politehnica Iași.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[5]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Gaz Metan Mediaș	2006–07	Liga II	16	0	0	0	—		—		16	0
	2007–08	Liga II	16	3	0	0	—		—		16	3
	2008–09	Liga I	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
	2009–10	Liga I	29	2	0	0	—		—		29	2
	2010–11	Liga I	29	4	0	0	—		—		29	4
	2011–12	Liga I	12	1	3	0	3[b]	0	—		18	1
	Total		118	11	3	0	3	0	—		124	11
Steaua București	2011–12	Liga I	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2012–13	Liga I	12	0	2	0	5[b]	0	—		19	0
	2013–14	Liga I	15	1	3	0	2[c]	0	0	0	20	1
	2014–15	Liga I	6	0	0	0	3[c]	0	2[d]	0	11	0
	Total		46	2	5	0	10	0	2	0	63	2
Viitorul Constanța (loan)	2014–15	Liga I	1	0	—		—		—		1	0
Voluntari (loan)	2015–16	Liga I	12	1	1	0	—		1[e]	0	14	1
ASA Târgu Mureș (loan)	2015–16	Liga I	9	0	2	0	—		—		11	0
St. Pölten	2016–17	Austrian Bundesliga	20	0	2	0	—		—		22	0
Wisła Płock	2017–18	Ekstraklasa	2	0	1	0	—		—		3	0
Gaz Metan Mediaș	2017–18	Liga I	6	0	1	0	—		—		7	0
Politehnica Iași	2018–19	Liga I	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Academica Clinceni	2018–19	Liga I	13	1	—		—		—		13	1
	2019–20	Liga I	18	0	1	0	—		—		19	0
	2020–21	Liga I	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2021–22	Liga I	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	Total		64	1	3	0	0	0	—		67	1
Universitatea Cluj	2021–22	Liga II	12	0	—		—		2[f]	0	14	0
	2022–23	Liga I	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
	Total		17	0	0	0	—		2	0	19	0
Csíkszereda	2022–23	Liga II	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
Concordia Chiajna	2023–24	Liga II	10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
Career total			319	15	19	0	13	0	5	0	356	15

1. Includes Cupa României, Austrian Cup, Polish Cup
2. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
3. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
4. One appearance in Cupa Ligii, one appearance in Supercupa României
5. Appearance in Cupa Ligii
6. Appearances in Liga I promotion/relegation play-offs

Honours

Steaua București

• Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14, 2014–15
• Supercupa României: 2013