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

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

Career statistics RomaniaYearAppsGoals199470199520199630Total120

Honours Player Universitatea Craiova Cupa României: 1992–93

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