Corneliu Papură (born 5 September 1973) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player, who played as a centre-back or a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team Universitatea Craiova, in 1992. As a player, he played for Universitatea in four different periods, spending a large part of his career with the club, with short stints in France, Israel and Cyprus.

International career

Papură earned 12 caps for the Romania national team, and was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup.

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Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova