Costel Lazăr

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Costel Lazăr

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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|06|19|df=y}}{{RomanianSoccer|3579/costel-lazar}}

| birth_place = Ploiești, Romania

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 1.78 m

| position = Central midfielder / Central defender

| currentclub =

| years1 = 1984–1988 |clubs1 = Steaua Mizil |caps1 = |goals1 =

| years2 = 1989–1992 |clubs2 = Petrolul Ploiești{{efn|name="PET"|The statistics for the 1988–89 Divizia B season are unavailable.}} |caps2 = 94 |goals2 = 39

| years3 = 1993 |clubs3 = Hapoel Tel Aviv |caps3 = 25 |goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1993–1994 |clubs4 = Shimshon Tel Aviv |caps4 = |goals4 =

| years5 = 1994–1995 |clubs5 = Steaua Mizil |caps5 = 13 |goals5 = 5

| years6 = 1995–1996 |clubs6 = Poiana Câmpina |caps6 = 33 |goals6 = 8

| years7 = 1996 |clubs7 = Danubiana Ploiești |caps7 = 16 |goals7 = 6

| years8 = 1997–1998 |clubs8 = Midia Năvodari{{efn|name="MID"|The statistics for the 1996–97 Divizia C season are unavailable.}} |caps8 = 15 |goals8 = 1

| totalcaps = 196 |totalgoals = 66

| nationalyears1 = 1991 | nationalteam1 = Romania | nationalcaps1 = 2| nationalgoals1 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2001 | managerclubs1 = Petrolul Ploiești

| manageryears2 = 2023– | managerclubs2 = Focșani (executive president)

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Costel Lazăr (born 19 June 1962) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.{{WorldFootball.net|costel-lazar}}{{NFT|34003}} After ending his playing career, he worked as a sports director at Astra Giurgiu and Petrolul Ploiești, also coaching the latter for a few Divizia A rounds in 2001.{{cite web| url=https://liga2.prosport.ro/seria-1/bursa-transferurilor/costel-lazar-numit-director-sportiv-la-petrolul-noul-conducator-al-ploiestenilor-vine-de-la-astra-18705812| title=Costel Lazăr, numit director sportiv la Petrolul. Noul conducător al ploieștenilor vine de la Astra| publisher=Liga2.prosport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Costel Lazăr, named sports director at Petrolul. The new leader of the Ploiesti team came from Astra| date=13 January 2020| access-date=27 March 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://realitateasportiva.net/oficial-costel-lazar-noul-director-sportiv-la-petrolul-am-acceptat-fara-sa-stau-pe-ganduri/| title=Costel Lazăr, noul director sportiv la Petrolul! "Am acceptat fără să stau pe gânduri"| publisher=Zi-de-zi.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title= Costel Lazăr, the new sports director at the Petrolul! "I accepted without thinking"| date=15 January 2020| access-date=27 March 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://stiriactuale.ro/exclusiv/19970-costel-lazar-pe-lista-posibililor-presedinti-ai-petrolului-cariera-mea-de-fotbalist-se-leaga-de-petrolul.html| title=Costel Lazăr, pe lista posibililor preşedinţi ai Petrolului: "Cariera mea de fotbalist se leagă de Petrolul"| publisher=Stiriactuale.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title= Costel Lazăr, on the list of possible Petrolul presidents: "My football career is related to Petrolul"| date=13 May 2019| access-date=27 March 2020}}{{cite web| url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-2/petrolul-costel-lazar-gsp-live-624541.html| title= Conducător din Liga 1, răspuns ULUITOR pentru antrenorul care a cerut transferuri: "Să dau bani pe jucători? Mai bine pe c***e!"| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title= Liga 1 leader STUNNING response to transfer-demanding manager: "Should I spend money on players? Better give it on h***ers!"| date=24 February 2021| access-date=15 December 2022}}{{cite web| url=https://fcpetrolul.ro/oficial-costel-lazar-revine-in-familia-fc-petrolul-ploiesti/| title=Oficial: Costel Lazăr revine în familia FC Petrolul Ploiești!| publisher=Fcpetrolul.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=Official: Costel Lazăr returns to the FC Petrolul Ploiești family!| date=15 January 2020| access-date=15 December 2022}}