Lică Nunweiller (12 December 1938 – 8 November 2013) was a Romanian international football midfielder who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 December 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Piatra Neamț, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 8 November 2013 (aged 74) | ||
| Place of death | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1947–1948 | Unirea Tricolor București | ||
| 1948–1949 | Venus U.C.B. | ||
| 1949–1957 | Dinamo București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1959 | Dinamo Obor București | ||
| 1960–1967 | Dinamo București | 140 | (5) |
| 1967–1969 | Dinamo Bacău | 55 | (0) |
| 1969 | Beşiktaş | 1 | (0) |
| 1970 | Dinamo București | 11 | (0) |
| Total | 207 | (5) | |
| International career | |||
| 1961–1968 | Romania[a] | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1976–1977 | Dinamo București (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editLică Nunweiller was born in Piatra Neamț on 13 November 1938, but his parents told the authorities that he was born on 12 November 1938, because they felt that the number 13 brings bad luck.[4] He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piatra Neamț after World War II where he met his wife, Rozina, later they moved from Piatra Neamț to Bucharest.[4] He had six brothers, the oldest one of them, Constantin was a water polo player and the other five: Dumitru, Ion, Victor, Radu and Eduard were footballers, each of them having at least one spell at Dinamo București, they are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs" as especially Lică and Ion were known for their aggressiveness on the field and the fact that their faces were turning red from the effort.[4][5] He started playing junior level football at in 1947 at Unirea Tricolor București, moving afterwards at Venus U.C.B., then at Dinamo București where he worked with coach Petre Steinbach.[6][7] In 1957 he started to play senior level football at Dinamo Obor București in Divizia B.[6]
He made his Divizia A debut, playing for Dinamo București on 5 June 1960 in a 2–0 victory against Rapid București.[6] Lică Nunweiller helped the club win four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965, in the first he worked with three coaches Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru who gave him 18 appearances, in the following two Dumitru and Ionescu used him in 22 matches in which he scored one goal in the first and in 26 with one goal scored in the second and in the last one he played 13 games, netting twice under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu.[6][8] At the conquest of all these titles he was teammate with his brother Ion, at the last two in the team being his brother Radu as well.[8] He also won the 1963–64 Cupa României with The Red Dogs, coach Ionescu using him and his brothers all the minutes in the 5–3 victory over rivals Steaua București from the final.[6][9] He played for Dinamo in a total of 11 matches without scoring in the European Cup, including playing all four games of the 1963–64 European Cup campaign as they got pass East Germany champion, Motor Jena, being eliminated in the next phase by Real Madrid and also appearing in a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 edition who were the winners of the last two seasons of the competition.[3][10]
In 1967, he joined Dinamo Bacău for two seasons.[6] Nunweiller next moved to Turkey to join Beşiktaş J.K. in 1969, making him one of the first Romanians to play professional football in Turkey.[6][11] He made only one appearance in the Süper Lig during the 1969–70 season, before returning to Romania to end his career at Dinamo București in 1970 where on 19 July he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–1 with Politehnica Iași, gaining a total of 206 Divizia A matches with five goals scored.[6]
International career
editLică Nunweiller played four friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1961 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a 4–0 victory against Turkey.[1][12][13] His following games were a 3–2 win over East Germany, a 0–0 against Turkey and a 1–1 with Austria.[1]
Coaching career
editLică Nunweiller was the assistant coach of his brother, Ion at Dinamo București during the 1976–77 season at the end of which they won the title together.[8][14][15]
Death
editLică Nunweiller died on 8 November 2013 at the Floreasca Hospital from Bucharest at age 74.[16] During Dinamo's first home game after his death, the fans displayed a banner dedicated to him that said:"Few of those who wrote the history of our team remain! You taught us what the "D" of life is, Lică Nunweiller, thank you!".[17]
Honours
editPlayer
editDinamo București
Assistant coach
editDinamo București
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c "Lică Nunweiller". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
- ^ Lică Nunweiller at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b Lică Nunweiller at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Fata primului "câine roșu", cele mai frumoase povești despre Lică Nunweiller și un îndemn pentru ultima etapă: "Tata v-ar fi zis să fiți Un suflet!"" [The girl of the first "red dog", the most beautiful stories about Lica Nunweiller, and an exhortation for the last stage: "Dad would have said be A Soul!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
- ^ "Destinul fratilor Nunweiller, cei care au dat numele de "cainii-rosii". "Nevestele ne-au indepartat"" [The Destiny of the Nunweiller Brothers, who gave the name of "Red Dogs". "The wives separated us"] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
"De ce li se spune dinamoviștilor "câinii roșii". "Totul s-a întâmplat după un Dinamo - Rapid!" Ce le-a spus un adversar fraților Nunweiller" [Why are the Dinamo called "red dogs". "Everything happened after a Dinamo - Rapid!" What an opponent said to the Nunweiller brothers] (in Romanian). Primasport.ro. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024. - ^ a b c d e f g h i j Lică Nunweiller at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Din istoria sportului românesc-Povestea lui Petre Steinbach, fotbalistul-scriitor deportat în URSS" [From the history of Romanian sport-The story of Petre Steinbach, the football player-writer deported to the USSR] (in Romanian). Independentaromana.ro. 10 March 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"Ceahlăul a avut un antrenor legendar, PETRE STEINBACH" [Ceahlăul had a legendary coach, PETRE STEINBACH] (in Romanian). Zch.ro. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"Ceahlăul 100: Fotbaliștii pietreni au avut un antrenor legendar – Petre Steinbach" [Ceahlăul 100: The footballers from Piatra Neamț had a legendary coach – Petre Steinbach] (in Romanian). Dordeneamt.ro. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024. - ^ a b c d "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"Asta e prima finala Steaua - Dinamo din istorie! Omul care i-a inventat pe Lucescu si Dinu a umilit-o pe Steaua in fata a 70.000 de fani!" [This is the first Steaua - Dinamo final in history! The man who invented Lucescu and Dinu humiliated Steaua in front of 70,000 fans!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 28 September 2024. - ^ "Lică Nunweiller - Champions League 1963/1964". WorldFootball. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
"1 decembrie 1965, Ziua națională a "câinilor": cea în care au învins dubla campioană a Europei și a lumii" [December 1, 1965, the national day of the "dogs": the one in which they defeated the double champion of Europe and the world] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2024. - ^ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
- ^ "Romania 4-0 Turkey". European Football. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ Siminiceanu, Radu (10 January 2004). "Romania National Team 1960–1969 – Details". RSSSF.
- ^ a b "Nunweiller III, legendarul libero "câine roșu", s-a dus azi la Ceruri" [Nunweiller III, the legendary "red dog" sweeper, went to Heaven today] (in Romanian). Ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1976–77". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Zi tristă pentru fotbalul românesc! Lică Nunweiller a încetat din viață" [Sad day for Romanian football! Lica Nunweiller passed away] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
- ^ "Fanii lui Dinamo, mesaj de adio pentru Lică Nunweiller. Bannerul emoționant afișat la meciul cu Gaz Metan" [Dinamo fans, farewell message for Lică Nunweiller. Exciting banner displayed at the match with Gaz Metan] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 24 November 2013. Retrieved 27 September 2024.