Vasile Iordache (born 9 October 1950 in Iași) is a former Romanian football goalkeeper and current assistant coach at Steaua București, being responsible with goalkeepers' training.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1950-10-09) 9 October 1950 (age 71) | ||
Place of birth | Iaşi, Romania | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1969–1971 | Politehnica Iaşi | 28 | (0) |
1971–1984 | Steaua București | 231 | (0) |
1984–1986 | FCM Braşov | 12 | (0) |
Total | 271 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1976–1984 | Romania[lower-alpha 1] | 25 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1990 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
As a goalkeeper, Iordache played for FC Politehnica Iași (between 1969 and 1971), Steaua București (1972–1984) and FC Brașov (1984–1986) when he also was assistant coach. He won 23 caps for Romania between 1976 and 1984.[1] After the game against England played on 29 April 1981, when he kept the goal safe for the whole 90 minutes of the game, he was named "The hero of the Wembley". He represented his country at the 1984 UEFA European Championship in France.[1][2]
In 1986 joins again the squad of Steaua București as goalkeepers' coach, but leaves the club after four years when is named head coach of U Cluj, only to return to Steaua București as assistant coach one year later.
In 1994 leaves Romania and for eight years coaches various teams in The United Arab Emirates. Returns to Steaua București in 2002 and joins the technical team of the club's Under 21 side.
Since 2003 is part of Cosmin Olăroiu's technical team and coaches at FC Naţional Bucharest, FCU Politehnica Timişoara and again Steaua București, Al-Sadd Sports Club.
Steaua București
Romania squad – UEFA Euro 1984 | ||
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