Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gheorghe Popescu | ||
Date of birth | (1919-08-08)8 August 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 1 January 2001(2001-01-01) (aged 81) | ||
Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1928–1935 | Gloria București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1935–1946 | Sportul Studenţesc | 96 | (58) |
1946–1947 | Carmen București | 17 | (4) |
1947–1949 | CSCA București | 37 | (16) |
Total | 150 | (78) | |
National team | |||
1937–1943 | Romania | 6 | (1) |
Teams managed | |||
1951–1953 | Steaua București | ||
1951–1957 | Romania | ||
1958–1960 | Steaua București | ||
1961 | Romania | ||
1962 | Steaua București | ||
1962 | Romania | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gheorghe Popescu I played 6 friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut under Constantin Rădulescu in a 2–1 home victory against Belgium.[1][2] He scored his only goal in a 2–1 away victory against Yugoslavia.[1][3] Popescu's last appearance was in a 2–2 against Slovakia.[1][4]
Gheorghe Popescu was a successful manager, training in his career only two teams, Steaua București[5] and Romania national football team. After retiring as manager, he was the President of Romanian Football Federation and the vice-president of Steaua București.
CCA/Steaua București
CCA/Steaua București
Sporting positions | ||
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Preceded by — |
Steaua captain 1947–1949 |
Succeeded by |
Preceded by — |
Steaua Top Scorer 1947–1948 |
Succeeded by |
Romania squad – 1952 Summer Olympics | ||
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