Nicolae Petrescu (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Nicolae Petrescu | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1913 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Date of death | 1 January 1991 | (aged 77)||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1928-1947 | Juventus Bucharest | 100 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1948-1952 | Câmpina | ||
1952 | Vulcan București | ||
1953-1957 | Romania youth | ||
1957-1958 | CCA | ||
1958-1960 | Dinamo Obor | ||
1971 | Turkey | ||
1972-1973 | Altay | ||
1977-1978 | Samsunspor | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Nicolae "Nicky" Petrescu (1 April 1913 - 1 January 1991) was a Romanian professional footballer and football manager.
Professional career[]
Petrescu spent his entire playing career with Juventus Bucharest, playing 100 games with them as a midfielder, and helped them win their first trophy in the 1929–30 Divizia A.
After retiring, he began managing in his native Romania, with stints at Câmpina, Vulcan București, CCA, and Dinamo Obor. He briefly managed various Romanian youth teams. He spent the 60s as the head of various academies and youth centres. He briefly retired to work with Universities and the government in sport.
He returned to football as a coach with the Romanian Football Federation, before managing the Turkey national football team once in a 1-0 win over Poland in 1971. He then managed Altay and Samsunspor in Turkey before retiring. He wrote 2 technical-tactical books on football.[1][2]
Honours[]
Juventus Bucharest
References[]
- ^ "EXCLUSIV. Povestea lui Nicolae Petrescu, primul român care a antrenat naționala de fotbal a Turciei". Libertatea (in Romanian). 7 August 2017.
- ^ "Macar hocalarımız - A Milli Takım Haber Detayları TFF". www.tff.org (in Turkish).
- 1913 births
- 1991 deaths
- Sportspeople from Bucharest
- Romanian footballers
- Romanian football managers
- Romanian expatriate football managers
- Liga I players
- Liga I managers
- FC Petrolul Ploiești players
- FC Steaua București managers
- Altay S.K. managers
- Samsunspor managers
- Turkey national football team managers
- Association football midfielders
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey