Gheorghe Staicu
Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu (born 18 December 1935) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. As a footballer, Staicu played for Steaua București and was considered the first player that was grew up only by "the red and blues".[1][2] After retirement, Staicu started his manager career and was the manager of many Divizia A clubs, among them: Olimpia Satu Mare, Bihor Oradea, Universitatea Cluj or UM Timișoara.[1] Staicu was also the assistant coach of Romania, in the spell of Ștefan Kovacs and was for years the manager of the olympic team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 December 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1963 | Steaua București | 65 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974–1975 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 1975 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1976–1979 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 1979 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1980–1981 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 1981–1983 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1983–1992 | Romania Olympic & youth | ||
| 1993 | FC Brașov | ||
| 1996 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1997–1998 | Baia Mare | ||
| 1998 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 2001–2002 | UM Timișoara | ||
| 2006–2007 | Romania (W) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 April 2020 | |||
In 2007, Staicu retired from football and since 2012 he is hospitalized in an asylum for the elderly.[1] It seems, according to sources, that he would suffer from Alzheimer's disease.[4]
Honours
References
- Primul jucător "marca Steaua", la azil. fcsteaua.ro (in Romanian)
- "Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
- Interviu/Florea Voicilă: „Nu se compara fotbalul din Teleorman din vremea mea cu cel de acum”. teresport.ro (in Romanian)
- Fostul antrenor Gigi Staicu: ”Eu l-am învăţat pe Gică Popescu să-şi facă nod la cravată”. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
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