Gheorghe Staicu

Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu (18 December 1935 – 10 June 2021) was a Romanian professional football player and manager who played for Steaua București, having developed in the club's academy.^[1]^[2] After retirement, Staicu started his manager career and was the manager of many Divizia A clubs, among them: Olimpia Satu Mare, Bihor Oradea, Universitatea Cluj or UM Timișoara.^[1] Staicu was also the assistant coach of the Romania national team, in the spell of Ștefan Kovacs and was for years the manager of the Olympic team.^[3]

Late years and death

In 2007, Staicu retired from football and since 2012 he was hospitalized in an asylum for the elderly, suffering from Alzheimer's disease.^[1]^[4] He died on 10 June 2021, at the age of 85.^[5]

Honours

Player

Steaua București

Manager

Olimpia Satu Mare

Divizia B: 1973–74, 1976–77
Cupa României: runner-up 1977–78

Bihor Oradea

Divizia B: 1974–75, 1981–82

References

^ a b c Primul jucător "marca Steaua", la azil. fcsteaua.ro (in Romanian)
^ "Fotbaliştii care au creat istoria clubului STEAUA BUCUREŞTI" [The football players who created the history of STEAUA BUCHAREST] (in Romanian). fcsteaua.ro. 19 July 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
^ Interviu/Florea Voicilă: „Nu se compara fotbalul din Teleorman din vremea mea cu cel de acum”. teresport.ro (in Romanian)
^ Fostul antrenor Gigi Staicu: ”Eu l-am învăţat pe Gică Popescu să-şi facă nod la cravată”. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
^ Gheorghe Staicu, fost fotbalist al Stelei, a murit » Avea 85 de ani și suferea de o boală cumplită. gsp.ro (in Romanian)

External links

Gheorghe Staicu at labtof.ro