Ilie Savu (9 January 1920 – 16 November 2010) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was Steaua București's first goalkeeper.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilie Savu | ||
| Date of birth | 9 January 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Cornățelu, Dâmbovița, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 16 November 2010 (aged 90) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1934–1936 | Prahova Ploiești | ||
| 1937–1942 | Venus București | ||
| 1943–1947 | Corvinul Deva | ||
| 1947–1950 | Steaua București | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 14 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1953 | Steaua București | ||
| 1954–1955 | Steaua București | ||
| 1956 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 1958 | Steaua București | ||
| 1964–1967 | Steaua București | ||
| 1975–1977 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1978 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| Gloria Bistriţa | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County, Romania, Savu began his career at 14 years of age, playing as a striker and as a goalkeeper. He played two seasons for Prahova Ploiești before he moved to Bucharest, where he played five seasons for Venus București. In this period he also played two matches in the Romania national youth team. After Venus, he signed with Corvinul Deva where, in a period of four years, he played only a few matches because of the Second World War. After the war, he signed with Steaua București,[2] being the goalkeeper of the first Steaua squad. He played three years for Steaua before his retirement.
Manager career
editHe was the manager of Steaua's Gold Team[3] in 1956 when the team won the championship and played in a tourney in England. After Steaua, he managed Corvinul Hunedoara and saw the team promoted into Liga I. He returned in 1964 to Steaua, but after only two years he left the team.
Death
editSavu died on 16 November 2010, shortly after midnight, at the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest, losing a battle with a hepatic disease.[4]
Honours
editPlayer
Venus București
Manager
Steaua București
- Romanian League: 1
- 1956 as co-trainer for Ştefan Dobay
- Romanian Cup: 2
References
edit- ^ "First Ever Steaua Bucharest Goalie Ilie Savu Dies Aged 90". Goal. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
- ^ "Player profile at Steaua". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Coach profile at Steaua". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
- ^ "Steaua e în doliu: a murit Ilie Savu, primul portar din istoria clubului". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.
External links
edit- Ilie Savu at WorldFootball.net