Cornel Popa (soccer player)

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Cornel Popa
Personnel
birthday March 17, 1935
place of birth Iași ,  Romania
date of death November 4, 1999
size 166 cm
position Right full-back
Juniors
Years station
1951 Victoria Iași
1952 Locomotiva Iași
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
1956 Dinamo Bacau 16 (0)
1957-1969 Dinamo Bucharest 252 (0)
1969-1970 Beşiktaş Istanbul
National team
Years selection Games (goals)
1958-1967 Romania 37 (0)
Stations as a trainer
Years station
Dinamo Bucharest (Youth)
Unirea Alexandria
Victoria novel
Minerul Gura Humorului
1 Only league games are given.

Cornel Popa (born March 17, 1935 in Iași ; † November 4, 1999 ) was a Romanian football player and coach . The full-back contested 262 games in the highest Romanian football league, the Divizia A .

Career as a player

Popa began playing football in his hometown of Iași and took part in the courses of the junior national team in Câmpulung and Bistrița in 1952 and 1953 . He moved in 1956 to the first team of Dinamo Bacau , which at the time the highest Romanian league, the Divizia A , took. and came there on March 18, 1956 for its first use.

After Dinamo Bacau was relegated at the end of the season , Popa moved to Dinamo Bucharest , one of the most successful Romanian clubs. At Dinamo he developed into a regular player and, with a few exceptions, always played in the top group of Divizia A. In 1962 , 1963 , 1964 and 1965 he was able to win the championship four times in a row and the Romanian Cup in 1959 , 1964 and 1968 .

After twelve years at Dinamo, Popa was given the opportunity to move abroad in 1969 and joined top Turkish club Beşiktaş Istanbul . There the season did not go as expected and only ninth place jumped out. Subsequently, Popa ended his active career.

National team

Cornel Popa played a total of 37 games for the Romanian national football team between 1958 and 1967 , but remained without a goal. He made his debut on October 26, 1958 in a friendly against Hungary . Although he was one of the team's regulars before and after the tournament, he was not included in the roster for the 1964 Olympics . Popa made his last international appearance on May 24, 1967, when he lost 7-1 to Switzerland in qualifying for the 1968 European Championship .

Career as a coach

After the end of his active career, Popa first worked as a youth coach at his former club Dinamo Bucharest . Later he was head coach at the lower-class clubs Unirea Alexandria , Victoria Roman and Minerul Gura Humorului , but without being able to achieve significant success.

successes

As a player

  • Romanian champion: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
  • Romanian cup winners: 1959, 1964, 1968

literature

  • Mihai Ionescu / Răzvan Toma / Mircea Tudoran: Fotbal de la A la Z . Mondocart Pres, Bucharest 2001, ISBN 973-8332-00-1 , p. 297-298 .

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personal data
SURNAME Popa, Cornel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Popa, Corneliu
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian soccer player and coach
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Iași
DATE OF DEATH November 4, 1999