Ilie Oană (16 August 1918 – 27 April 1993) was a football player and manager who represented and coached the

Romania national football team The Romania national football team ( ro, Echipa națională de fotbal a României) represents Romania in international men's football competition and is administered by the Romanian Football Federation ( ro, Federația Română de Fotbal), als ...

Career

Oană was born in

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parents who emigrated from

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before the outbreak of

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. In 1921, his parents moved back to their homeland, settling in

Sibiu Sibiu ( , , german: link=no, Hermannstadt , la, Cibinium, Transylvanian Saxon: ''Härmeschtat'', hu, Nagyszeben ) is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania. Located some north-west of Bucharest, the city straddles the Ci ...

after the 1918 Union of Transylvania with

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. Oană began his football career with local side

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. He joined Petrolul Ploiești in 1937. Because he was born in the

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, he was nicknamed "Americanul" ''(The American)''. Oană made two appearances for

, making his debut in a friendly which ended 2–2 against

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in October 1939. He also played in a 0–0 against

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at the 1948 Balkan Cup. After he retired from playing, Oană became a football coach. He managed most of his career Petrolul Ploiești and he also had an experience outside the country at the

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side

Panserraikos Panserraikos Football Club ( el, Πανσερραϊκός 1964), the ''All-Serres Football Club'', is a Greek football club based in Serres in Central Macedonia, Greece. Panserraikos is one of the most important and well-supported clubs in no ...

. He won two Romanian league and one Romanian Cup titles with Petrolul and a Romanian Cup with Universitatea Craiova. Oană has a total of 572 matches as a coach in

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(232 victories, 124 draws, 216 losses), which makes him the second coach with the most matches in the league, behind

Florin Halagian Florin Vașken Halagian (7 March 1939 – 12 August 2019) was a Romanian football player and manager of Armenian descent, hence the nickname ''Armeanul'' (The Armenian). He is the manager who has the most matches in Liga I with 878 games consist ...

who has 878. The

Ilie Oană Stadium Ilie Oană Stadium (Romanian: ''Stadionul Ilie Oană'') is a football stadium in Ploiești, Romania. It has been the home ground of Petrolul Ploiești since its inauguration in September 2011, and has a capacity of 15,073 spectators. The stadiu ...

from

Ploiești Ploiești ( , , ), formerly spelled Ploești, is a city and county seat in Prahova County, Romania. Part of the historical region of Muntenia, it is located north of Bucharest. The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commun ...

is named in his honor.

Honours

Player

;Petrolul Ploiești *

Divizia B 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. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting ...

: 1940–41

Manager

;Petrolul Ploiești *

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 ...

: 1957–58, 1958–59 *

: 1954 * Cupa României: 1962–63 ;Universitatea Craiova * Cupa României: 1977–78

References

External links

*
Ilie Oană coaching stats in Divizia A
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