Răzvan Lupaşcu

Răzvan Lupaşcu
Date of birth	February 8, 1978
place of birth	Galați , Romania
size	182 cm
Weight	85 kg
position	striker
Shot hand	Left
Career stations
1999-2012	Steaua Bucharest

Răzvan Lupaşcu (born February 8, 1978 in Galați ) is a former Romanian ice hockey player who was under contract his entire season with Steaua Bucharest in the Romanian ice hockey league . After the end of his active career, he worked as a trainer.

Career

Club

Răzvan Lupaşcu began his career as a hockey player at Steaua Bucharest , for whom he played his entire career in the Romanian ice hockey league. In 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005 and 2006 he became Romanian champions with the capital city club . In 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2011 and 2012 he won the cup competition with Steaua . In addition to the appearances in the Romanian league, he played with his club in the 2008/09 and 2010/11 seasons in the multinational MOL league .

International

Lupaşcu was already active in the junior division for Romania at international tournaments. He played at the U18 B European Championships in 1994 , 1995 and 1996 and at the U20 C1 World Cup in 1995 .

He made his debut in the men's national team at the 2000 World Cup . After switching to the current division system, Lupaşcu played in Division I in 2004 and 2005. In Division II, he joined Romania in 2008 . He also played for Romania in qualifying for the Olympic Winter Games in Turin in 2006 and in Vancouver in 2010 .

Coaching

After the end of his active career, Lupaşcu worked as a coach. He was temporarily the U18 coach of his home club Steaua Bucharest and at the U20 World Cup 2015 he was assistant coach of the Romanian juniors who played in Division II.

successes

• 2000 Romanian cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2001 Romanian champion with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2002 Romanian champion and cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2003 Romanian champion with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2004 Romanian cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2005 Romanian champion and Romanian cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2006 Romanian champion with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2008 Romanian cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2008 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group A.
• 2011 Romanian cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest
• 2011 Promotion to Division I at the World Championship Division II, Group B
• 2012 Romanian Cup winner with the CSA Steaua Bucharest

MOL league statistics

	Seasons	Games	Gates	Assists	Points	Penalty minutes
Main round	2	66	22nd	19th	41	170
Playoffs	1	2	0	1	1	2

(Status: end of the 2010/11 season)

Web links

• Răzvan Lupaşcu at eliteprospects.com (English)