Corneliu Papură

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

Club career
Papură was born in Craiova, and started his career with his hometown team FC 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.

Player
FC Universitatea Craiova
 * Cupa României: 1992–93