Gheorghe Popescu I

Not to be confused with Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer, born 1967.

Gheorghe Popescu I

Personal information
Full name	Gheorghe Popescu
Date of birth	(1919-08-08)8 August 1919
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	9 May 2011 (age 91)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Sportul Studenţesc
	Carmen Bucureşti
1947–1949	Steaua Bucureşti	37	(16)
Total		37	(16)
International career
1937–1943	Romania	6	(1)
Managerial career
1951–1953	Steaua Bucureşti
1951–1957	Romania
1958–1960	Steaua Bucureşti
1961	Romania
1962	Steaua Bucureşti
1962	Romania
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 in Bucharest, Romania – 9 May 2001) was a Romanian football player and also a manager. He began his career at 14 years. He used to play as a striker.

As a player, Gheorghe Popescu I won, in 1949, the Romanian Cup . He won 6 caps for Romania national football team.

Managerial career

Gheorghe Popescu was a successful manager, training in his career only two teams : Steaua Bucureşti and Romania national football team. With Steaua, he won 4 times the National Championship (1951, 1952, 1953, 1959–1960) and also 3 times the Romanian Cup (1951,1952, 1961–1962). After retiring from managerial career, he was the President of Romanian Football Federation and the vice-president of Steaua Bucureşti.

External links

• Gheorghe Popescu I @ Romaniansoccer.ro

Sporting positions
Preceded by —	Steaua captain 1947–1949	Succeeded by Alexandru Apolzan
Preceded by —	Steaua Top Scorer 1947–1948	Succeeded by Petre Moldoveanu