Nicolae Oaidă (born 9 April 1933) is a Romanian former footballer and manager.[1][4][5]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bod, Brașov, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1][2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1946–1950 | Steagul Roșu Brașov | ||
| 1950–1953 | Locomotiva Brașov | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954 | Dinamo Brașov | 4 | (0) |
| 1955–1956 | Dinamo Bacău | 42 | (12) |
| 1957–1969 | Progresul București[b] | 226 | (77) |
| Total | 272 | (89) | |
| International career | |||
| 1958–1961 | Romania[a] | 7 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Flacăra Roșie București | ||
| 1971–1972 | Libya[4][5] | ||
| 1972–1974 | Al-Ahly Benghazi | ||
| 1974 | Mureșul Deva | ||
| 1975–1976 | Viitorul Vaslui | ||
| 1977–1978 | Progresul București | ||
| 1978–1979 | Tractorul Brașov | ||
| 1979 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1981–1982 | Autobuzul București | ||
| 1989–1990 | Hassania Agadir | ||
| 1991–1992 | Homenetmen Beirut | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 January 2020 | |||
Career edit
Nicolae Oaidă was born in Bod, Brașov on 9 April 1933 and started playing football in 1946 at the youth center of Steagul Roșu Brașov, later in 1950 moving to Locomotiva Brașov.[1] He made his Divizia A debut on 16 May 1954 playing for Dinamo Brașov in a 3–0 loss against Locomotiva Timișoara.[1] After one season at Dinamo Brașov, Oaidă went to play for two seasons at Dinamo Bacău, managing to help the team earn a promotion to the first league in his first season spent there.[1] In 1957 he went to play for Progresul București, a team where he would spend the rest of his career, playing for 12 seasons, including one in the second division, earning a total of 226 league appearances and 77 goals scored.[1] Oaidă opened the score in the 2–0 victory against Dinamo Obor București in the 1960 Cupa României final, which helped Progresul win the first trophy in the club's history.[6][7] He has a total of 236 matches played and 79 goals scored in Divizia A, also making two appearances for Progresul in the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1] In 2008 Oaidă received the title of honorary president of Progresul București, on the occasion of his 75th birthday, in recognition of his entire activity at the club from Cotroceni.[4][6][8]
International career edit
Nicolae Oaidă played six games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 14 September 1958 under coach Augustin Botescu in a 3–2 away loss against East Germany.[3][9] He played in the two games against Turkey at the Euro 1960 qualifiers, in the first match he opened the score in a 3–0 home victory in Bucharest on the 23 August Stadium.[3][10] He also appeared once for Romania's Olympic team at the 1960 Summer Olympics qualifiers.[3]
International goals edit
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nicolae Oaidă goal.[3]
| # | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 November 1958 | Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania | 3 |  Turkey |
1–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1960 qualifiers |
Honours edit
Player edit
Dinamo Bacău
Progresul București
Notes edit
- ^ Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team[3]
- ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for Progresul București are not official.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Nicolae Oaidă at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Nicolae Oaidă at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e "Nicolae Oaidă". European Football. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Nicolae Oaida, presedinte de onoare la Progresul" [Nicolae Oaida, honorary president at Progresul] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Românii care au antrenat echipe naționale din străinătate înainte de '90" [Romanians who coached national teams from abroad before the 90's] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 11 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Nicolae Oaidă: "Dane, fii mai calm!"" [Nicolae Oaidă: "Dan, be more calm!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 17 April 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1959–1960". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Dan Petrescu a participat la aniversarea lui Nicolae Oaidă" [Dan Petrescu participated at Nicolae Oaidă's anniversary] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 18 April 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "East Germany – Romania 3:2". European Football. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
- ^ "Romania – Turkey 3:0". European Football. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1957–1958". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
External links edit
- Nicolae Oaidă at WorldFootball.net
- Nicolae Oaidă at Labtof.ro