Player: Ilie Dumitrescu

Nationality: Romanian

Note on the user’s request: Ilie Dumitrescu is not an Albanian player; he is a Romanian former professional footballer who represented Romania at international level. Below is a brief profile.

• Full name: Ilie Dumitrescu
• Date of birth: May 6, 1969
• Place of birth: Bucharest, Romania
• Position: Attacking midfielder / Winger
• Club career (highlights):
  • Steaua București (Romania) – breakthrough club; achieved domestic success
  • Tottenham Hotspur (England) – played in the Premier League
  • West Ham United (England) – brief spell
  • Club stints in Mexico and Portugal later in career
• International career:
  • Romania national team – key member in the early to mid-1990s
  • Notably influential at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the United States, helping Romania reach the quarter-finals
• After playing: Worked as a football pundit and had brief coaching/administrative roles.

This profile corrects the nationality: Ilie Dumitrescu is Romanian, not Albanian, and he played for Romania at international level.