Mircea "Gil" Mărdărescu (born 12 April 1952, in Săcele) is a retired Romanian-American football (soccer) player. In 1975, he joined the

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as a midfielder in the

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, where he played alongside three-time

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winner Pelé. In the same year he moved on to the Rochester Lancers, where he was coached by

Ted Dumitru Theodore "Ted" Dumitru (born Dumitru Teodorescu; 2 September 1939 – 26 May 2016) was a Romanian football manager who is best known for his time in South Africa. Dumitru was one of few coaches who have led South Africa's 'big three' clubs ...

. In 1980, he signed with the New York United football team of the American Soccer League. His father

Virgil Mărdărescu Virgil Mărdărescu (also known as "Gil Mărdărescu", "Gheorge Mărdărescu" and "Vintilă Mărdărescu"; July 15, 1921 – June 11, 2003) was a Romanian football manager. In 1969, was appointed as manager of the Romania national "B" team, know ...

coached the

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to the

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title. He currently lives in

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with his wife Stephanie. Gil and Stephanie have two children together, Natalie and Nathan. Mardaresco has three grown children from a previous marriage.

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Mircea Mărdărescu at
Labtof.ro {{DEFAULTSORT:Mardarescu, Gil 1952 births Romanian men's footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players Liga I players Wydad AC players New York Cosmos (1970–1985) players Rochester Lancers (1967–1980) players New York United players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players American Soccer League (1933–1983) players Living people Soccer players from California Men's association football midfielders Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United States People from Săcele Sportspeople from Brașov County