Augustin Botescu

{{Short description|Romanian football manager}}

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| image = Augustin Botescu 1965.jpg

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| birth_place = Băilești, Romania

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| manageryears1 = 1948–1949| managerclubs1 = Metalul București

| manageryears2 = 1956| managerclubs2 = Gloria Bistrița

| manageryears3 = 1958–1960| managerclubs3 = Romania

| manageryears4 = 1959–1960| managerclubs4 = Romania Olympic

| manageryears5 = 1959–1960| managerclubs5 = Progresul București

| manageryears6 = 1960–1963| managerclubs6 = Farul Constanţa

| manageryears7 = 1965–1967| managerclubs7 = Politehnica Iași

| manageryears8 = 1969–1974| managerclubs8 = FCME București

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Augustin Botescu was a Romanian football manager who coached Romania at the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers and Romania's Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics qualifiers, failing to qualify for both tournaments.[https://www.rsssf.org/tables/60e-det.html European Championship 1960 – Details Final Tournament] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070312002539/http://www.rsssf.com/tables/60e-det.html |date=March 12, 2007 }}{{cite web | url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/criza-nationalei-are-un-singur-precedent-cum-a-ajuns-romania-sa-fie-desfiintata-8121373 | title=Criza naționalei are un singur precedent: cum a ajuns România să fie desființată| publisher=Prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The crisis of the national team has only one precedent: how Romania came to be abolished | date=4 April 2011 | access-date=11 September 2020}} He has a total of 7 games as the national team manager, consisting of 2 victories and 5 losses (11 games, 3 victories, one draw, 7 losses, including Romania's Olympic team games).{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_manager.php?id=783|title=Augustin Botescu|publisher=European Football|accessdate=11 September 2020}}{{WorldFootball|augustin-botescu}} Botescu won as a manager the Romanian Cup with Progresul București in 1960.{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1959_1960.shtml|title=Romanian Cup - Season 1959 - 1960|publisher=RomanianSoccer|accessdate=11 September 2020}} He coached Metalul București, Progresul București, Farul Constanţa and Politehnica Iași in 141 Divizia A games.{{cite web|url=http://www.labtof.ro/profil/augustin-botescu-6721/|title=Augustin Botescu|publisher=Labtof|accessdate=11 September 2020}} Botescu also worked as an accountant.