| Gheorghe Popescu | | Personal information | | Date of birth | October 9, 1967 (1967-10-09) (age 39) | | Place of birth | Calafat, Dolj County, Romania | | Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | | Playing position | Defender, Centre Back | | Club information | | Current club | Retired | | Youth clubs | | Universitatea Craiova | | Senior clubs1 | | Years | Club | App (Gls)* | 1985-1990
1988
1990-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
1997-2001
2001-2002
2002
2003 |
 Universitatea Craiova
→ Steaua Bucharest (loan)
 PSV Eindhoven
 Tottenham Hotspur
 Barcelona
 Galatasaray
 US Lecce
Dinamo Bucharest
 Hannover 96 | 103 0(22)
013 00(1)
109 0(24)
023 00(3)
059 00(9)
110 00(5)
028 00(3)
008 00(0)
014 00(1) | | National team | | 1990-2000 |
Romania | 115 0(16) | | 1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
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| Gheorghe ("Gică") Popescu (born December 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours. is the 343rd day of the year (344th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Calafat is a town in Dolj county, Romania, on the river Danube, opposite the Bulgarian city of Vidin. ...
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First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in...
At international level, Popescu stands among Romania's all-time most capped players with 115, in which he scored 16 goals. He played for his country in the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, Euro 96 and Euro 2000. He also entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps.[1] Qualifying countries The 1990 FIFA World Cup, the 14th staging of the World Cup, was held in Italy from June 8 to July 8. ...
Qualifying countries The 1994 FIFA World Cup, the 15th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in the United States from June 17 to July 17, 1994. ...
Qualifying countries The 1998 FIFA World Cup, the 16th staging of the World Cup, was held in France from June 10 to July 12 after 60 years to celebrate the third edition scheduled in 1938. ...
The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ...
The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...
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Honours - UEFA Cup Winners' Cup 1997 (as captain of FC Barcelona)
- UEFA Cup 2000 (with Galatasaray)
- UEFA Super Cup 2000 (with Galatasaray)
- Romanian championship 1987/88
- Dutch championship 1990/91, 1991/92
- Turkish championship 1997/98, 1998/99, 1999/00
- Romanian Cup 1988
- Dutch Super Cup 1993
- Spanish Cup 1997
- Romanian Footballer of the Year 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996.[2]
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The UEFA Cup 1999-00 season was won by Galatasaray SK from Turkey. ...
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References - ^ Century of Caps: from[1], dated 5 April, 2003.
- ^ Romanian Soccer: from[2], dated 28 November, 2006.
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| Romania squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup |
| | 1 Lung • 2 Rednic • 3 Klein • 4 Andone • 5 Rotariu • 6 G. Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Sabău • 9 Cămătaru • 10 Hagi • 11 Lupu • 12 Stelea • 13 A. Popescu • 14 Răducioiu • 15 Mateuţ • 16 Timofte • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Balint • 19 Săndoi • 20 Muzsnay • 21 Lupescu • 22 Liliac • Coach: Jenei Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ...
First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in...
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| Romania squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup Quarter-finalists |
| | 1 Prunea • 2 Petrescu • 3 Prodan • 4 Belodedici • 5 Lupescu • 6 Popescu • 7 Munteanu • 8 Chiriţă • 9 Răducioiu • 10 Hagi • 11 Dumitrescu • 12 Stelea • 13 Selymes • 14 Mihali • 15 Panduru • 16 Vlădoiu • 17 Moldovan • 18 Gâlcă • 19 Papură • 20 Stîngă • 21 Ivan • 22 Preda • Coach: Iordănescu Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ...
First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in...
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| Romania squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup |
| | 1 Stângaciu • 2 Petrescu • 3 Dulca • 4 Doboş • 5 Gâlcă • 6 Gheorghe Popescu • 7 Lăcătuş • 8 Munteanu • 9 Moldovan • 10 Hagi • 11 Ilie • 12 Stelea • 13 Ciobotariu • 14 Niculescu • 15 Marinescu • 16 Gabriel Popescu • 17 Dumitrescu • 18 Filipescu • 19 Stîngă • 20 Selymes • 21 Craioveanu • 22 Prunea • Coach: Iordănescu Image File history File links Flag_of_Romania. ...
First international Yugoslavia 1 - 2 Romania (Belgrade, Yugoslavia; 8 June 1922) Biggest win Romania 9 - 0 Finland (Bucharest, Romania; 14 October 1973) Biggest defeat Hungary 9 - 0 Romania (Budapest, Hungary; 6 June 1948) World Cup Appearances 7 (First in 1930) Best result Quarterfinals, 1994 European Championship Appearances 3 (First in...
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