Gheorghe Popescu I
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Popescu | ||
| 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 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 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker.
International career[]
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]
Managerial career[]
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.
Honours[]
Player[]
CCA/Steaua București
- Romanian Cup (1): 1948–49
Manager[]
CCA/Steaua București
- Romanian League (4): 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960
- Romanian Cup (3): 1951, 1952, 1962
References[]
- ^ a b c "Gheorghe Popescu I". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Belgium 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Yugoslavia – Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Slovakia 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Profile at Steaua".
External links[]
- Gheorghe Popescu I at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Gheorghe Popescu I at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:
- 1919 births
- 2001 deaths
- Romanian footballers
- FC Sportul Studențesc București players
- FC Carmen București players
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Steaua București managers
- Romania international footballers
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Romania national football team managers
- Presidents of the Romanian Football Federation
- Romanian sports executives and administrators
- Association football forwards
- Romanian football managers