Gil Mărdărescu
Mircea "Gil" Mărdărescu is a retired Romanian-American football player.
In 1975, he joined the New York Cosmos as a midfielder in the North American Soccer League, where he played alongside three-time World Cup winner Pelé. In the same year he moved on to the Rochester Lancers, where he was coached by Ted Dumitru.
In 1980, he signed with the New York United football team of the American Soccer League.
His father Virgil Mărdărescu coached the Morocco to the 1976 African Cup of Nations title.
He currently lives in California with his wife Stephanie. Gil and Stephanie have two children together, Natalie and Nathan. Mardaresco has three grown children from a previous marriage.
