Ilie Oană (16 August 1918 – 27 April 1993) was a
football player and manager who represented and coached the
Romania national football team
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.
Career
Oană was born in
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to
Romanian
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parents who emigrated from
Transylvania
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before the outbreak of
World War I
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. In 1921, his parents moved back to their homeland, settling in
Sibiu
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after the 1918
Union of Transylvania with
Romania
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. Oană began his football career with local side
Șoimii Sibiu
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They were a main team in Sibiu, being four times regional champions of Sibiu. Their best pre-war performance was defeating the 6-t ...
. He joined
Petrolul Ploiești in 1937. Because he was born in the
United States
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, he was nicknamed "Americanul" ''(The American)''.
Oană made two appearances for
Romania
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, making his debut in a friendly which ended 2–2 against
Hungary
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in October 1939.
He also played in a 0–0 against
Poland
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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 ]Greek Superleague
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side Panserraikos
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.[ 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 ]Liga I
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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
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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
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The area of Ploiești is around , and it borders the Blejoi commun ...
is named in his honor.
Honours
Player
;Petrolul Ploiești
*Divizia B
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: 1940–41
Manager
;Petrolul Ploiești
*Divizia A
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: 1957–58, 1958–59[
*]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 ...
: 1954[
* Cupa României: 1962–63][
;Universitatea Craiova
* Cupa României: 1977–78][
]
References
External links
*
Ilie Oană coaching stats in Divizia A
at labtof.ro
1918 births
1993 deaths
Romanian footballers
Romania international footballers
Liga I players
Liga II players
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
Romanian football managers
Romania national football team managers
Romanian expatriate football managers
Expatriate football managers in Greece
Panserraikos F.C. managers
FC Petrolul Ploiești managers
CS Universitatea Craiova managers
FCV Farul Constanța managers
FC Gloria Buzău managers
Association football midfielders
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