Ioan Sabău

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Ioan Sabău
Sabău in 2018
Personal information
Full name Ioan Ovidiu Sabău
Date of birth (1968-02-12) 12 February 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Câmpia Turzii, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Universitatea Cluj (head coach)
Youth career
1982–1985 Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1987 Universitatea Cluj 35 (4)
1988 ASA Târgu Mureş 12 (2)
1988–1990 Dinamo București 49 (8)
1990–1992 Feyenoord 39 (11)
1992–1996 Brescia 99 (10)
1996–1997
Reggiana
19 (1)
1997–1998 Brescia 7 (1)
1998–2000 Rapid București 43 (2)
2000–2001 Universitatea Cluj 19 (6)
2001–2003 Rapid București 35 (1)
2005
Gaz Metan Mediaș
1 (0)
Total 358 (46)
International career
1988–2001 Romania 55 (8)
Managerial career
2000–2001 Universitatea Cluj (player/coach)
2003 Universitatea Cluj
2003–2005
Gaz Metan Mediaș
2005–2009 Gloria Bistrița
2009–2010 Politehnica Timișoara
2010–2011
FCM Târgu Mureș
2012
FCM Târgu Mureș
2012 Rapid București
2013–2014
ASA Târgu Mureș
2023 Universitatea Cluj
2023– Universitatea Cluj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ioan "Neluțu" Ovidiu Sabău (born 12 February 1968) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga I club Universitatea Cluj.

Club career

Ioan Sabău, nicknamed Moțul after the people from

Gaz Metan Mediaș, a team which he was also at that time its head coach.[1][21] Ioan Sabău has a total of 70 matches and six goals scored in Serie A, 55 matches and six goals scored in Serie B, 39 games with 11 goals scored in Eredivisie, 172 appearances and 17 goals scored in Divizia A and 25 games played with 3 goals scored in European competitions.[1] A book about him was written by Ilie Dobre, called Ioan Ovidiu Sabău și Patima fotbalului (Ioan Ovidiu Sabău and the passion for football).[8][24]

International career

Ioan Sabău played 55 games and scored 8 goals for

final tournament but did not play a single match, being injured.[14][25] Ioan Sabău played three games at the successful Euro 2000 qualifiers but was not selected to take part at the final tournament and made his last three appearances for the national team at the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, one in a group match against Hungary which ended with a 2–0 away victory and two in both legs of the play-off against Slovenia which was lost with 3–2 on aggregate.[25]

For representing his country at the 1990 World Cup, Sabău was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[27][28]

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year.[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1988 9 2
1989 8 3
1990 12 2
1991 5 0
1992 3 0
1993 5 0
1994 1 0
1995 2 1
1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 2 0
1999 3 0
2000 1 0
2001 3 0
Total 56 8

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sabău goal.[25]
List of international goals scored by Ioan Sabău
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 February 1988 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  Poland 2–1 2–2 Friendly
2 2 November 1988 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  Greece 3–0 3–0 1990 World Cup qualifiers
3 29 March 1989 Municipal Stadium, Sibiu, Romania  Italy 1–0 1–0 Friendly
4 12 April 1989 Stadion Wojska Polskiego, Warsaw, Poland  Poland 1–1 1–2 Friendly
5 15 November 1989 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  Denmark 2–1 3–1 1990 World Cup qualifiers
6 25 April 1990 Kiryat Eliezer Stadium, Haifa, Israel  Israel 3–0 4–1 Friendly
7 5 December 1990 Stadionul Național, Bucharest, Romania  San Marino 1–0 6–0 Euro 1992 qualifiers
8 15 February 1995 İzmir Atatürk Stadium, İzmir, Turkey  Turkey 1–0 1–1 Friendly

Managerial career

Ioan Sabău started his coaching career in 2000 with

ASA Târgu Mureș, without any notable results.[30][35] Ioan Sabău has a total of 226 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A consisting of 86 victories, 56 draws and 84 losses.[36]

Personal life

Sabău is featured on the cover of FIFA 96, playing for Brescia in a match against Notts County at the Anglo-Italian Cup final in a duel with Andy Legg, being the first Romanian that appeared on the cover of a FIFA video game.[17][37][38] He is a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses.[39][40]

Honours

Player

Universitatea Cluj

Dinamo București

Feyenoord

Brescia

Rapid București

Coach

Universitatea Cluj

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Ioan Sabău at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Sabău: "Munceam să nu scap mâncarea"" [Sabău: "I was working not to drop the food"] (in Romanian). Zcj.ro. 4 November 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  3. ^ "Ioan Sabău: "Când aveam bani, mâncam spanac cu ouă". Neluțu va evolua mâine împotriva legendelor Barcelonei" [Ioan Sabău: "When I had money, I ate spinach with eggs." Neluţu will play tomorrow against the legends of Barcelona] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 15 June 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b c "Universitatea Cluj 1984–85 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1985–86 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  6. ^ "Neluțu, copilul navetist din tren" [Nelutu, the commuter child on the train] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 27 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  7. ^ a b c "Cum au fost create marile echipe ale anilor '80?. Episodul 3: Dinamo - Show cu doar 14 "câini". Dar de rasă" [How were the great teams of the '80s created? Episode 3: Dinamo - Show with only 14 "dogs". But dogs of race] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e "REMEMBER. Culisele transferului lui Sabău la Dinamo și cum a încercat Steaua să-l fure" [REMEMBER. Behind the scenes of Sabău's transfer to Dinamo and how Steaua tried to steal him] (in Romanian). Sportulclujean.ro. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  9. ^ "Dinamo, reunire cu gandul la Sampdoria" [Dinamo, reunited with the fought at Sampdoria] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 9 January 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1989–1990". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Trei decenii de la Marele Exod" [Three decades since the Great Exodus] (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Dennis Man, gata să doboare toate recordurile! Feyenoord a venit la București pentru el. Cât cere Becali + cât ar oferi olandezii" [Dennis Man, ready to break all records! Feyenoord came to Bucharest for him. How much is Becali asking + how much the Dutch would offer] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 March 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  13. ^ "Ioan Sabău, de Jehova's getuige van Feyenoord" [Ioan Sabău, the Jehovah's Witness of Feyenoord] (in Dutch). Staantribune.nl. 12 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  14. ^ a b c "Sabău explică pentru prima dată cauza care l-a făcut să rateze două turnee finale:"Emoțiile m-au costat"" [Sabău explains for the first time the cause that made him miss two final tournaments: "Emotions costed me"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 October 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  15. ^ "Dezvăluiri incredibile făcute de Neluţu Sabău: "A chemat lumea poliţia, au crezut toţi că s-a întâmplat ceva!"" [Incredible revelations made by Neluţu Sabău: "People called the police, everyone thought something had happened!"] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  16. ^ a b "Mircea Lucescu and The Tale of The "Brescia Romena"" (in Romanian). Cultofcalcio.com. 31 March 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  17. ^ a b "Brescia Romena" (in Romanian). Onromanianfootball.medium.com. 4 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  18. ^ "Pe urmele lui Luce" [On the footsteps of Luce] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 17 January 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  19. ^ "Mircea Lucescu are COVID, dar va fi prezent pe Stadionul Giulești sâmbătă. "Familia Lucescu face parte din istoria Rapidului". Exclusiv" [Mircea Lucescu has COVID, but will be present at Giulești Stadium on Saturday. "The Lucescu family is part of Rapid's history." Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 22 March 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Cum l-a convins Mircea Lucescu pe Neluțu Sabău să vină la Rapid! "M-a sunat și Cornel Dinu. Dacă o făcea cu 30 de minute înainte, mă întorceam la Dinamo!"" [How Mircea Lucescu convinced Nelutu Sabău to come to Rapid! "Cornel Dinu also called me. If he would have did it 30 minutes before, I would have gone back to Dinamo!"] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  21. ^ a b c d e "Bine ai revenit, "Moţule"! Neluţu Sabău a debutat, la 47 de ani, la Inter Ciugud!" [Welcome back, "Moțule"! Neluţu Sabău made his debut, at 47 years old, at Inter Ciugud!] (in Romanian). Alba-sport.ro. 8 November 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  22. ^ a b c "Universitatea Cluj 2000–01 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  23. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  24. ^ "Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, fotografii inedite din perioada Feyenoord. Omagiu din Țara Lalelelor adus "Moțului"" [Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, new photos from the Feyenoord period. Tribute from the Land of Tulips to "The Moț"] (in Romanian). Sportulclujean.ro. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  25. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ioan Sabău profile". European Football. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  26. ^ "Israel 0-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  27. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  28. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  29. ^ "Universitatea Cluj 2000–01 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  30. ^ a b c d "Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, gata să revină pe bancă după 7 ani: "Mă vor antrenor-manager"" [Ioan Ovidiu Sabău, ready to return to the bench after 7 years: "They want me coach-manager"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Sabau, antrenor la "U" Cluj" [Sabau, coach at "U" Cluj] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 30 June 2003. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  32. ^ "Se împlinesc 10 ani de la Gloria - Atletico Madrid. Bistrițenii, la un pas de a elimina o echipă plină de vedete" [It's been 10 years since Gloria - Atletico Madrid. The people from Bistrița, one step away from eliminating a team full of stars] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 February 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  33. ^ "Gloria, oleee! Se împlinesc 10 ani de la victoria cu Atletico! Totul despre acea dublă de poveste!" [Gloria, oleee! It's been 10 years since the victory with Atletico! All about that story double!] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  34. ^ "Poli in "era" Iancu: 6 ani = 0 trofee! Din 2004 si pana in prezent Poli a fost pregatita de nu mai putin de 10 antrenori" [Poli in the Iancu "era": 6 years = 0 trophies! From 2004 until now, Poli has been trained by no less than 10 coaches] (in Romanian). Opiniatimisoarei.ro. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  35. ^ "Sabău a plecat de la ASA Tg. Mureș, după înfrângerea de pe teren propriu cu FC Bihor" [Sabău left ASA Tg. Mureș, after the home defeat against FC Bihor] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  36. ^ "Top 60 antrenori" [Top 60 coaches] (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  37. ^ "Singurul român de pe coperta jocului FIFA! Cum a apărut Ioan Sabău pe "coverul" ediției din 1996: "Nici nu știam asta! Cum fac să văd poza?"" [The only Romanian on the cover of the FIFA game! How Ioan Sabău appeared on the "cover" of the 1996 edition: "I didn't even know that! How do I see the picture?"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  38. ^ "Singurul jucător român care a apărut pe coperta jocului FIFA din 1994 până în prezent. Cum arăta coperta jocului în fiecare ediţie" [The only Romanian player who appeared on the cover of the FIFA game from 1994 until now. What the cover of the game looked like in each edition] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
  39. ^ (in Romanian) Daniel Conțescu "Iehovistul Sabău le-a arătat calea: 'Timișoara va câștiga titlul. După două înfrângeri, Dorinel va fi înjurat'" ("Jehovah's Witness Sabău Shows Them the Way: 'Timişoara Will Win the Title. After Two Defeats, Dorinel Will be Cussed Out'"), Evenimentul ZIlei, 17 March 2011; Retrieved 17 March 2011
  40. ^ EXCLUSIV Ioan Ovidiu Sabău discută deschis despre apropierea de Martorii lui Iehova – De ce nu sărbătorește Crăciunul

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