Claudiu Vaișcovici
Claudiu Vaișcovici (born 14 October 1962) is a Romanian former football striker. Club career Claudiu Vaișcovici was born on 14 October 1962 in Galați. He was brought at Sportul Studențesc București from junior club CSȘ Pajura, making his Divizia A debut on 4 April 1981 in a 2–0 victory against Universitatea Craiova. Afterwards, he had some heart problems, which kept him off the field for two years, until Ilie Hagioglu, the president of Divizia B club, Dunărea Galați noticed him in a friendly and gave him the chance to play for his team. In 1985 he transferred to neighboring team, Oțelul Galați which he hepled promote to the first league. In 1987 Vaișcovici went to play for Victoria București, where he also made his debut in European competitions, playing 4 games and scoring one goal in the 1987–88 UEFA Cup. In the middle of the 1987–88 season, he was transferred at coach Mircea Lucescu's team, Dinamo București in exchange for Marian Damaschin, where in hi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Galați
Galați (, , ; also known by other alternative names) is the capital city of Galați County in the historical region of Western Moldavia, in eastern Romania. Galați is a port town on the Danube River. It has been the only port for the most part of Moldavia's existence. In 2011, the Romanian census recorded 249,432 residents, making it the 8th most populous city in Romania. Galați is an economic centre based around the port of Galați, the naval shipyard, and the largest steel factory in Romania, Galați steel works. Etymology and names The name ''Galați'' is derived from the Cuman word . This word is ultimately borrowed from the Persian word , "fortress". Other etymologies have been suggested, such as the Serbian . However, the ''galat'' root appears in nearby toponyms, some of which show clearly a Cuman origin, for example Gălățui Lake, which has the typical Cuman -''ui'' suffix for "water". Another toponym in the region is Galicia, with its town of Halych, locally ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting company with the official name Liga 2 Casa Pariurilor. Format Divisions Since its inception in 1934, Liga II had between 2 and 9 parallel divisions, with clubs divided based on geographic regions. Generally, Seria I included eastern teams while Seria II included western sides, although clubs near the center of the country are allowed to choose in which series they will compete. The first six teams from each series participate in a play-off for potential promotion to Liga I. The teams placed from 7th to 12th will play a relegation play-off, where the last two teams are relegated to Liga III. The first team in each series will be promoted at the end of the season to the Liga I, and the teams in 12th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1991 Soviet First League
Soviet First League 1991 was the last season of the Soviet First League. With the collapse of the Soviet Union the football structure was reformed. All of its participants have entered the Top Divisions of the republics of their origin, except of ''Dinamo Sukhumi'' that because of the 1992-93 War in Abkhazia was dissolved. Due to the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, a process of dissolution of the Soviet Union accelerated as well as a process of decommunization in former union republics. Number of cities changed their names returning to their original names. Teams Promoted teams *FC Uralmash Sverdlovsk – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone Center ''(returning after an absence of 10 seasons)'' * FC Bukovina Chernovtsy – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone West ''(debut)'' * FC Neftianik Fergona – Winner of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone East ''(debut)'' * FC Novbakhor Namangan – Runner-up of the 1990 Soviet Second League, Zone East ''(debut)'' * F ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Lică Movilă
Lică Stavarache Movilă (born 21 October 1961) is a Romanian former footballer, who played primarily as a midfielder. Club career Lică Movilă was born in Brăila on 21 October 1961 and made his Divizia A debut on 21 June 1981 for SC Bacău in a 5–2 loss against Argeș Pitești. He spent three seasons with SC Bacău and midway through the 1982–83 season, he was transferred to Dinamo București, where in his first two seasons spent at the club he won the title appearing in 16 matches with 4 goals scored in the first one and 19 appearances and one goal in the second one. During his period spent at Dinamo, Movilă also won two Cupa României and played 16 games in which he scored two goals in European competitions, appearing in 7 games in which he scored one goal in the 1983–84 European Cup season when the team reached the semi-finals where in the first leg against Liverpool he got a punch from Graeme Souness that broke his jaw, but Souness did not receive the red card b ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with a East Thrace, small portion on the Balkans, Balkan Peninsula in Southeast Europe. It shares borders with the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia to the northeast; Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Iran to the east; Iraq to the southeast; Syria and the Mediterranean Sea to the south; the Aegean Sea to the west; and Greece and Bulgaria to the northwest. Cyprus is located off the south coast. Turkish people, Turks form the vast majority of the nation's population and Kurds are the largest minority. Ankara is Turkey's capital, while Istanbul is its list of largest cities and towns in Turkey, largest city and financial centre. One of the world's earliest permanently Settler, settled regions, present-day Turkey was home to important Neol ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Gheorghe Nițu
Gheorghe Nițu (born 19 November 1960) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. After he ended his playing career, Nițu worked as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting o ... coach for various teams. References 1960 births Living people Romanian footballers Romania under-21 international footballers Association football goalkeepers Liga I players Liga II players Süper Lig players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Victoria București players FCV Farul Constanța players FC Olt Scornicești players FC Steaua București players FC Argeș Pitești players FC Sportul Studențesc București players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players Budapesti VSC footballers Bursaspor footballers Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footba ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mircea Rednic
Mircea Rednic (born 9 April 1962) is a Romanian football coach and former player who played as a defender. Club career Mircea Rednic, nicknamed "Puriul" was born on 9 April 1962 in Hunedoara and until he was 14 years old he played table tennis, handball, volleyball and chess before starting to play football at Corvinul Hunedoara's youth center. Coach Mircea Lucescu gave him his debut for Corvinul's senior squad in the 1979–80 Divizia B season, also giving him his Divizia A debut on 2 August 1980 in a 4–1 victory against ASA Târgu Mureș. In the following seasons Rednic helped the club finish 3rd in the 1981–82 Divizia A, also appearing in four games in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. In the summer of 1983 Rednic and teammate Ioan Andone were transferred from Corvinul to Dinamo București in exchange for five players which included Nicușor Vlad, Teofil Stredie and Florea Văetuș. Rednic spent a total of 7 seasons with '' The Red Dogs'', winning the title in his first sea ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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1989 Romanian Revolution
The Romanian Revolution ( ro, Revoluția Română), also known as the Christmas Revolution ( ro, Revoluția de Crăciun), was a period of violent civil unrest in Romania during December 1989 as a part of the Revolutions of 1989 that occurred in several countries around the world. The Romanian Revolution started in the city of Timișoara and soon spread throughout the country, ultimately culminating in the drumhead trial and execution of longtime Romanian Communist Party (PCR) General Secretary Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife Elena, and the end of 42 years of Communist rule in Romania. It was also the last removal of a Marxist–Leninist government in a Warsaw Pact country during the events of 1989, and the only one that violently overthrew a country's leadership and executed its leader; according to estimates, over one thousand people died and thousands more were injured. Following World War II, Romania was placed under the Soviet sphere of influence in 1947 with Communist r ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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CSM Suceava
CSM Suceava, full name Clubul Sportiv Municipal Suceava, was a sports club from Suceava, Romania. It is notable for its football team which played one season in the Divizia A, the highest Romanian league at that time. History CSM Suceava was founded on 19 July 1972, incorporating the sections of football, track and field, rugby, and volleyball. During the years, more sections were added and offered to its members, among them archery, baseball, boxing, Greco-Roman wrestling, handball, ice hockey, rowing (sport), rowing, speed skating, and Swimming (sport), swimming. The current setup includes archery, boxing, ice hockey, rugby, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling. Football Being one of the founding sections, the football team rose through the ranks of the Romanian league system before eventually gaining promotion to the Divizia A at the end of the 1986–87 season. However, competition there proved to be too strong and relegation back to Divizia B was the logical consequen ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Marian Damaschin
Marian Damaschin (born 1 May 1965) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Marian Damaschin was born on 1 May 1965 in Urziceni, Romania, starting to play football at Rapid București, including spending one season in Divizia A in which he scored two goals in 25 matches. In 1984 he was transferred at fellow Divizia A club, Politehnica Iași where he spent one season in which scored 9 goals in 34 appearances, at the end of the it being transferred at Dinamo București. In his first season spent with '' The Red Dogs'' he managed to win a Cupa României, scoring the only goal of the 1–0 victory in the final against rival and recently European Cup winner, Steaua București. In the middle of the 1987–88 season, he was transferred at Victoria București in exchange for Claudiu Vaișcovici, where in one year and a half he scored 17 goals in 42 Divizia A games and helped the club reach the quarterfinals of the 1988–89 UEFA Cup in which ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |