Nicolae Valeriu Ivan (28 August 1941 – 7 August 2018) was a Romanian football defender and manager.

Career

He played the whole match in the 6–1 victory against

Siderurgistul Galați Siderurgistul Galați was a football club based in Galaţi, Galați County, Romania. It was founded in 1955 and dissolved in 1967. History In 1955 Dinamo Galați is founded and in 1961 the club was renamed CSO Galați, and one year later rename ...

in the

1963 Cupa României final Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove ...

, helping Petrolul Ploiești win the first

Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...

in the club's history. Ivan was part of Universitatea Craiova's team that won the

1973–74 Divizia A The 1973–74 Divizia A was the fifty-sixth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Teams League table Results Top goalscorers Champion squad See also * 1973–74 Divizia B * 1973–74 Divizia C References ...

, which was the first trophy in the club's history. After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager, being Constantin Oțet's assistant at "U" Craiova from 1982 until 1984, a period in which the club won the

1982–83 Cupa României The 1982–83 Cupa României was the 45th edition of Romania's most prestigious football cup competition. The title was won by Universitatea Craiova against Politehnica Timișoara. Craiova were unable to play in the 1983–84 European Cup Winne ...

and reached the semi-finals of the

1982–83 UEFA Cup The 1982–83 UEFA Cup was the 12th edition of the UEFA Cup. It was won by Belgian club Anderlecht on 2–1 aggregate over Portuguese club Benfica. Association team allocation A total of 64 teams from 31 UEFA member associations participate in ...

. Between 1994 and 1997 he was "U" Craiova's vice-president.

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești *

: 1962–63 Universitatea Craiova *

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: 1973–74

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ivan, Nicolae 1941 births 2018 deaths Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players CSM Flacăra Moreni players FC Petrolul Ploiești players CS Universitatea Craiova players Romanian football managers Romanian sports executives and administrators Footballers from Bucharest