Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, born 1919)
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 August 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 1 January 2001 | (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 Studențesc București[a] | 93 | (54) |
1946–1947 | Carmen București | 17 | (4) |
1947–1949 |
CSCA București | 37 | (16) |
Total | 147 | (74) | |
International career | |||
1937–1943 | Romania | 6 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1951–1953 |
CCA București | ||
1952–1953 | Romania | ||
1955–1957 | Romania | ||
1958–1960 |
CCA București | ||
1961 | Romania | ||
1962 |
Steaua București | ||
1962 | Romania | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker.
Club career
Gheorghe Popescu was born on 8 August 1919 in
International career
Gheorghe Popescu played six friendly games at international level for
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Gheorghe Popescu goal.[10][12]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 22 September 1940 | Stadion Beogradski S.K., Belgrade, Yugoslavia | ![]() |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Managerial career
CCA/Steaua București
Gheorghe Popescu started his coaching career in 1951 at the team that he ended his playing career which this time was named
He returned for a second spell at CCA in 1958, winning the 1960 title.[3][6][14][15] In 1962, Popescu had his third and final spell at the team which now was named Steaua, helping it win the Cupa României after a 5–1 victory over Rapid București in the final.[3][6][14][18]
Romania's national team
Gheorghe Popescu had his first spell at Romania's national team in 1952, his debut taking place on 25 May when he led them in a friendly with Poland which ended with a 1–0 victory.[19] His following game was at the 1952 Summer Olympics where they were eliminated after the first match, a 2–1 loss in front of eventual champions Hungary.[6][19][20] Afterwards he led Romania in three games at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, managing two wins over Bulgaria and an away loss with Czechoslovakia.[19]
His second spell at the national team started in 1955, guiding it at the 1958 World Cup qualifiers, winning both games with Greece, also obtaining a draw and a loss with Yugoslavia, finishing the group on second place, behind Yugoslavia who qualified to the final tournament.[19][21] In his third spell from 1961 he led the team in two friendly wins over Turkey, while in his fourth and final spell he led Romania in a 3–1 win over Spain at the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers.[19] From all of his four spells combined at the national team, Gheorghe Popescu gained a total of 25 games consisting of 13 victories, four draws and eight losses.[19]
After retiring as manager, he was the President of the
Death
Gheorghe Popescu died on 1 January 2001 at age 81.[2][3][4]
Honours
Player
Sportul Studențesc București
- Cupa României runner-up: 1938–39[5]
Carmen București
- 1946–47[1]
CSCA București
Manager
Steaua București
Notes
- Divizia A 1946–47 was the first one after, so the appearances and goals scored during this period for Sportul Studențesc București are not official with the exception of the 1945–46 regional championship, also the statistics for the 1935–36 and 1936–37 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Gheorghe Popescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "Gheorghe Popescu – legendă și simbol pentru Sportul Studențesc" [Gheorghe Popescu – legend and symbol for Sportul Studențesc] (in Romanian). Sportulstudentesc.ro. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gheorghe Popescu" (in Romanian). As47.ro. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Romania, Steaua" (in Romanian). As47.ro. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1938–1939". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Câteva cuvinte despre antrenori: Gică Popescu" [Afew words about coaches: Gică Popescu] (in Romanian). Steaualibera.ro. 11 April 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1948–1949". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Cupa RPR 1949, primul trofeu din istoria Stelei" [RPR Cup 1949, the first trophy in the history of Steaua] (in Romanian). Fcsteaua.ro. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo jucase doar 10 meciuri oficiale când a bătut-o pe Steaua, în primul derby" [Dinamo had only played 10 official matches when they won against Steaua in the first derby] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Gheorghe Popescu player profile". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Belgium 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Yugoslavia – Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Slovakia 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Profile at Steaua". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1951". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1952". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – 1961–62". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Gheorghe Popescu managerial profile". European Football. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "Jocurile Olimpice de la Helsinki: Ungaria 2-1 România, 15 iulie 1952" [Helsinki Olympics: Hungary 2-1 Romania, July 15, 1952] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ "1958 FIFA World Cup Qualification results". European Football. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
External links
- Gheorghe Popescu at WorldFootball.net
- Gheorghe Popescu at National-Football-Teams.com