SOCCER PLAYER
Constantin Gâlcă
1972 - Today

Constantin Gâlcă
Constantin "Costel" Gâlcă (born 8 March 1972) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. Equally at ease as a defensive or central midfielder and possessing an accurate long-range shot, he first made a name for himself at Steaua București. He then spent a full decade in Spain, playing in 318 matches in both major levels combined and representing five clubs, most notably Espanyol. Additionally, Gâlcă appeared for Romania in two World Cups and as many European Championships, winning 68 caps. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Constantin Gâlcă is the 6,077th most popular soccer player (down from 4,708th in 2019), the 528th most popular biography from Romania (down from 480th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.
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Among SOCCER PLAYERS
Among soccer players, Constantin Gâlcă ranks 6,077 out of 21,273. Before him are James Kwesi Appiah, Stephen Kelly, Koichi Yokozeki, Predrag Đorđević, Shingo Shibata, and Viktor Pasulko. After him are Olle Nordin, Ken Matsumoto, Juan Carlos Oleniak, Nobutoshi Kaneda, Ahmed Radhi, and Antonio Nocerino.
Most Popular Soccer Players in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJames Kwesi Appiah
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 6,077
Stephen Kelly
1983 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 6,078
Koichi Yokozeki
1979 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 6,079
Predrag Đorđević
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 6,080
Shingo Shibata
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,081
Viktor Pasulko
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,082
Constantin Gâlcă
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,083
Olle Nordin
1949 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,084
Ken Matsumoto
1987 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 6,085
Juan Carlos Oleniak
1942 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,086
Nobutoshi Kaneda
1958 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,087
Ahmed Radhi
1964 - 2020
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,088
Antonio Nocerino
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.75
Rank: 6,089
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1972, Constantin Gâlcă ranks 409. Before him are Jill Scott, Raimondas Rumšas, Olivér Várhelyi, Jesper Strömblad, Predrag Đorđević, and Agata Kornhauser-Duda. After him are Takanohana Kōji, Oleh Lyashko, Erika Marozsán, Masakazu Morita, Claudia Pechstein, and Sprent Dabwido.
Others Born in 1972
Go to all RankingsJill Scott
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 403
Raimondas Rumšas
CYCLIST
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.78
Rank: 404
Olivér Várhelyi
LAWYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 405
Jesper Strömblad
MUSICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 406
Predrag Đorđević
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 407
Agata Kornhauser-Duda
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 408
Constantin Gâlcă
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 409
Takanohana Kōji
WRESTLER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 410
Oleh Lyashko
POLITICIAN
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 411
Erika Marozsán
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.66
Rank: 412
Masakazu Morita
ACTOR
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 413
Claudia Pechstein
SKATER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 414
Sprent Dabwido
POLITICIAN
1972 - 2019
HPI: 50.47
Rank: 415
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Constantin Gâlcă ranks 528 out of 844. Before him are Răzvan Raț (1981), Nicolae Dică (1980), Ciprian Marica (1985), Radu Voina (1950), Florența Mihai (1955), and Ion Negoițescu (1921). After him are Lavinia Miloșovici (1976), Vasile Pușcașu (1956), Maria Ștefan (1954), Corneliu Ion (1951), Elena Georgescu (1964), and Ioan Andone (1960).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsRăzvan Raț
SOCCER PLAYER
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 522
Nicolae Dică
SOCCER PLAYER
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 523
Ciprian Marica
SOCCER PLAYER
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 524
Radu Voina
HANDBALL PLAYER
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 525
Florența Mihai
TENNIS PLAYER
1955 - 2015
HPI: 50.83
Rank: 526
Ion Negoițescu
WRITER
1921 - 1993
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 527
Constantin Gâlcă
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 528
Lavinia Miloșovici
GYMNAST
1976 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 529
Vasile Pușcașu
WRESTLER
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.68
Rank: 530
Maria Ștefan
ATHLETE
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 531
Corneliu Ion
ATHLETE
1951 - Present
HPI: 50.63
Rank: 532
Elena Georgescu
ATHLETE
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 533
Ioan Andone
SOCCER PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 534
Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania
Among soccer players born in Romania, Constantin Gâlcă ranks 90. Before him are Vasile Chiroiu (1910), Iulian Filipescu (1974), Károly Weichelt (1906), Răzvan Raț (1981), Nicolae Dică (1980), and Ciprian Marica (1985). After him are Ioan Andone (1960), Ioan Lupescu (1968), Vasile Iordache (1950), Romulus Gabor (1961), Ștefan Radu (1986), and Dumitru Stângaciu (1964).
Vasile Chiroiu
1910 - 1976
HPI: 51.62
Rank: 84
Iulian Filipescu
1974 - Present
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 85
Károly Weichelt
1906 - 1971
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 86
Răzvan Raț
1981 - Present
HPI: 51.00
Rank: 87
Nicolae Dică
1980 - Present
HPI: 50.94
Rank: 88
Ciprian Marica
1985 - Present
HPI: 50.88
Rank: 89
Constantin Gâlcă
1972 - Present
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 90
Ioan Andone
1960 - Present
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 91
Ioan Lupescu
1968 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 92
Vasile Iordache
1950 - Present
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 93
Romulus Gabor
1961 - Present
HPI: 50.27
Rank: 94
Ștefan Radu
1986 - Present
HPI: 49.83
Rank: 95
Dumitru Stângaciu
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.73
Rank: 96