Ion Nunweiller
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 9 January 1936 | ||
Place of birth | Piatra Neamţ, Romania | ||
Date of death | 3 February 2015 | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Pitești, Romania | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
1950–1951 | Progresul ICAB București | ||
1951–1955 | Dinamo București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1956 | Dinamo 6 București | ||
1956–1968 | Dinamo București[a] | 244 | (19) |
1968–1970 | Fenerbahçe | 57 | (6) |
1970–1972 | Dinamo București | 35 | (0) |
Total | 336 | (25) | |
National team | |||
1958–1967 | Romania | 40[b] | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1972–1979 | Dinamo București | ||
1979–1981 | Romania U21 | ||
1981–1983 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
1984–1985 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
1985–1986 | Victoria București | ||
1986–1989 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
1990 | Argeș Pitești | ||
1990–1991 | Bursaspor | ||
1991–1992 | Argeș Pitești (technical director) | ||
1992–1993 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | ||
1996–1998 | Romania (women) | ||
1998–1999 | FC Baia Mare | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Ion Nunweiller (9 January 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a Romanian football defender and manager.[4]
Club career[]
Ion Nunweiller was born in Piatra Neamț on 9 January 1936.[1][5] He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piatra Neamț after World War II where he met his wife, Rozina, later they moved from Piatra Neamț to Bucharest.[6] He had six brothers, the oldest one of them, Constantin was a water polo player and the other five: Dumitru, Lică, Victor, Radu and Eduard were footballers, each of them having at least one spell at Dinamo București, they are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs".[6][7] Ion made his Divizia A debut, playing for Dinamo București on 12 August 1956 in a 2–0 victory against Dinamo Bacău.[1][5] Throughout his two spells at Dinamo București he won five Divizia A titles and three Cupa României, also appearing in 21 European Cup matches in which he scored three goals and made one appearance in a Inter-Cities Fairs Cup match.[1][5][8][9] Nunweiller spent two seasons in Turkey at Fenerbahçe from 1968 until 1970, making him one of the first Romanians to play professional football in Turkey.[8][10] During his period spent in Turkey, Nunweiller won a Turkish Super League title, a TSYD Cup, played four games in the European Cup where he helped Fenerbahçe eliminate the champion of England, Manchester City and was elected the best foreign player of the Turkish league in the 1969–70 season.[1][8][10]
International career[]
Ion Nunweiller played 26 games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 26 October 1958 under coach Augustin Botescu in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss against Hungary.[2][11] He played four games at the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers as Romania reached the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament.[2] Nunweiller played two games at the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers, one game at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers and four at the Euro 1968 qualifiers.[2] He also played for Romania's Olympic team, appearing in four games at the 1964 Summer Olympics, helping Romania finish 5th in the competition.[4][12]
Managerial career[]
After ending his playing career in 1972, Ion Nunweiller became the head coach of Dinamo București, managing to win the title in his first season.[5][8][12][13][14] He won two more titles with Dinamo, qualified Flacăra Moreni in the UEFA Cup, had an experience in Turkey at Bursaspor and obtained the first ever promotion to Divizia A of his hometown team Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[8][12]
Honours[]
Player[]
Dinamo București
- Divizia A: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1970–71[1]
- Cupa României: 1958–59, 1963–64, 1967–68[1]
Fenerbahçe
Manager[]
Dinamo București
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Notes[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f g h Ion Nunweiller at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- ^ a b c d "Ion Nunweiller". European Football. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ Ion Nunweiller at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b Ion Nunweiller at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d "Doliu la Dinamo! Nelu Nunweiller a murit. "Un jucător excepţional, ambiţios şi foarte talentat!"" [Mourning Dynamo! Nelu Nunweiller has died. "An exceptional, ambitious and very talented player!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b "Fata primului "câine roșu", cele mai frumoase povești despre Lică Nunweiller și un îndemn pentru ultima etapă: "Tata v-ar fi zis să fiți Un suflet!"" [The girl of the first "red dog", the most beautiful stories about Lica Nunweiller, and an exhortation for the last stage: "Dad would have said be A Soul!"] (in Romanian). premium.gsp.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Destinul fratilor Nunweiller, cei care au dat numele de "cainii-rosii". "Nevestele ne-au indepartat"" [The Destiny of the Nunweiller Brothers, who gave the name of "Red Dogs". "The wives separated us"] (in Romanian). cancan.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "'Red Dog' Nunweiller mourned in Romania". Uefa.com. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Doliu la Dinamo. S-a stins din viaţă Ion Nunweiller, unul dintre primii "câini roșii"" [Sorrow at Dinamo. Ion Nunweiller, one of the first "red dogs", passed away] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" [During Ceausescu's time, Romanian footballers invaded Turkey] (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Romania 1-2 Hungary". European Football. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ a b c "Nunweiller III, legendarul libero "câine roșu", s-a dus azi la Ceruri" [Nunweiller III, the legendary "red dog" sweeper, went to Heaven today] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Doliu in fotbalul romanesc. Legenda lui Dinamo, Ion Nunweiller, a murit in aceasta dimineata" [Mourning in Romanian football. Dinamo legend Ion Nunweiller died this morning] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Fostul fotbalist Ion Nunweiller a fost inmormantat cu onoruri militare" [Former football player Ion Nunweiller was buried with military honors] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
External links[]
- Ion Nunweiller – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ion Nunweiller". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012.
- 1936 births
- 2015 deaths
- Sportspeople from Piatra Neamț
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Romania international footballers
- Olympic footballers of Romania
- Footballers at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Victoria București players
- FC Dinamo București players
- Süper Lig players
- Fenerbahçe S.K. footballers
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Expatriate footballers in Turkey
- Romanian football managers
- FC Dinamo București managers
- ACF Gloria Bistrița managers
- Victoria București managers
- CSM Flacăra Moreni managers
- FC Argeș Pitești managers
- Bursaspor managers
- CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț managers
- CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) managers
- FC Corvinul Hunedoara managers
- Romanian expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Turkey