Ilie Savu (9 January 1920 – 16 November 2010) was a Romanian footballer who played as a

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. He was Steaua București's first goalkeeper.

Playing career

Born in

Cornățelu Cornățelu is a commune in Dâmbovița County, Muntenia, Romania with a population of 5,449 people. It is composed of five villages: Alunișu, Bolovani, Cornățelu, Corni, and Slobozia. Natives * Florica Petcu-Dospinescu * Ilie Savu Ilie S ...

Dâmbovița County Dâmbovița County (also spelt ''Dîmbovița'', ) is a county ( județ) of Romania, in Muntenia, with the capital city at Târgoviște, the most important economic, political, administrative and cultural center of the county. It has an area of ...

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, Savu began his career at 14 years of age, playing as a striker and as a goalkeeper. He played two seasons for

Prahova Ploiești Prahova may refer to: * Prahova (river), Romania * Prahova Valley, Romania * Prahova County, named after the river Prahova, Romania ** Prahova Ploieşti, a football club based in Ploieşti, Romania ** Stadionul Prahova, a football-only stadium ...

before he moved to Bucharest, where he played five seasons for

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. 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

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. After the war, he signed with Steaua București, being the goalkeeper of the first Steaua squad. He played three years for Steaua before his retirement.

Manager career

He was the manager of Steaua's Gold Team 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

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. He returned in 1964 to Steaua, but after only two years he left the team.

Death

Savu died on 16 November 2010, shortly after midnight, at the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest, losing a battle with a hepatic disease.

Honours

Player
Venus București *

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: 2 ** 1938–39, 1939–40 Manager
Steaua București *

: 1 ** 1956 as ''co-trainer'' for Ştefan Dobay *

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: 2 ** 1965–66, 1966–67

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Savu, Ilie People from Dâmbovița County Romanian footballers CSM Deva players Romanian football managers FC Steaua București managers CS Corvinul Hunedoara managers CS Corvinul Hunedoara players FC Steaua București players FC Steaua București presidents 2010 deaths 1920 births Association football goalkeepers Deaths from cirrhosis