Nicolae Firoiu
Nicolae Firoiu (born 4 March 1939), commonly known as Nico Firoiu, is a Romanian former water polo player and coach.[1] He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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4 March 1939 Bucharest, Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Nico | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1955–1958 1958–1968 1968–1969 |
Voința București Steaua Bucuresti Rapid București | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1958–1969 | Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1969–1971 1971–1972 1972–1974 1974–1975 1975–1988 1993–1997 |
Iran Romania Iran Aegir Uerdingen West Germany Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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After retiring as a player, he coached the national teams of Iran and Romania. In 1974 he moved permanently to West Germany. In November 1975, he became the national head coach, reforming the German water polo and leading his team to gold medal at the 1981 European Championships, bronze in 1982 World Championships, bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]
References
- Mario Schmidt (27 February 2015). "Die Rückkehr einer Wasserball-Legende". Freie Presse (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Interviu cu Niculae Firoiu". Revistanoinu.com (in Romanian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Firoiu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- Wolfgang Philipps (3 March 2014). "Ein Leben für den Wasserball: Firoiu wird 75". Deutsche Wasserball-Liga (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- "Wasserball-Bundestrainer-Legende Nicolae Firoiu feiert 75. Geburtstag". German Swimming Federation (in German). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
West Germany men's water polo squad – 1984 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal | ||
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West Germany men's water polo squad – 1988 Summer Olympics – 4th place | ||
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