- Gheorghe Popescu
Football player infobox
playername = Gheorghe Popescu
fullname =
nickname =Bursucul ,Gică
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1967|10|9
cityofbirth =Calafat ,Dolj County
countryofbirth =Romania
height = height|m=1.88
weight = 83 kg
currentclub =Retired
position = Sweeper,Centre-back
youthyears =
youthclubs =Universitatea Craiova
years = 1985-1990
1988
1990-1994
1994-1995
1995-1997
1997-2001
2001-2002
2002
2003
clubs =Universitatea Craiova
→Steaua Bucharest (loan)PSV Eindhoven
Tottenham Hotspur Barcelona
GalatasarayUS Lecce Dinamo Bucharest Hannover 96
caps(goals) = 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)
nationalyears = 1988-2003
nationalteam = Romania
nationalcaps(goals) = 115 0(16)Gheorghe ("Gică") Popescu (born
October 9 ,1967 inCalafat ) is a formerRomania n 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.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.Century of Caps: from [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/popescu-intl.html] , dated 5 April, 2003.]
He is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international
Gheorghe Hagi .Popescu was never outside the top 4 in the
Romanian Footballer of the Year awards for 13 years from 1989 until 2001. He was recently voted into Romanian footballs all-time World Cup team. [http://www.planetworldcup.com/atwc/atwc_squads.html#4 Link]Clubs
flagicon|Romania Romania
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Universitatea Craiova (07/1985 - 12/1987)
*Steaua Bucharest (01/1988 - 06/1988)
*Universitatea Craiova (07/1988 - 06/1990)
*Dinamo Bucuresti (07/2002 - 11/2002)flagicon|Netherlands Netherlands
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PSV Eindhoven (07/1990 - 08/1994)flagicon|England England
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Tottenham Hotspur (09/1994 - 06/1995)flagicon|Spain Spain
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FC Barcelona (07/1995 - 06/1997)flagicon|Turkey Turkey
* Galatasaray (07/1997 - 08/2001)
flagicon|Italy Italy
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US Lecce (09/2001 - 06/2002)flagicon|Germany Germany
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Hannover 96 (01/2003 - 06/2003)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 winner: 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996.Romanian Soccer: from [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/popescugh.shtml] , dated 28 November, 2006.]
*Romanian Footballer of the Year 2nd place: 1998.
*Romanian Footballer of the Year 3rd place: 2000.
*Romanian Footballer of the Year 4th place: 1993, 1994, 1997, 1999, 2001.References
External links
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/euro2000/teams/romania/squad/745206.stm Romania squad]
* [http://www.weltfussball.de/spieler_profil.php?id=2872.html Club Stats]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/roempoy.html]
* [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/roem-recintlp.html 4th Highest Appearance Record]
* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/players.shtml?autoframe=1 Full Stats]
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