1. Gheorghe Popescu notably played in La Liga, where he was a former captain of FC Barcelona.
19 Facts About Gheorghe Popescu
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Gheorghe Popescu played for a string of European clubs in that period, including a four-year stint at PSV Eindhoven and winning the UEFA Cup with Galatasaray.
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Gheorghe Popescu played in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, in Serie A with Lecce and in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96.
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Gheorghe Popescu was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s and earned 115 caps, scoring 16 goals.
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Gheorghe Popescu was present at the 1990 World Cup, the 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996, the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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Gheorghe Popescu is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.
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Gheorghe Popescu, nicknamed Baciul because he was known for his leadership skills was born on 9 October 1967 in Calafat, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1975 at local club, Dunarea.
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Ghita accepted and trained Gheorghe Popescu even do the snow was up to his waist and the weather was frosty.
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Gheorghe Popescu scored the final penalty, defeating David Seaman in the shoot-out, and securing the victory.
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Kirita applauded the supporters, a gesture that did not sit well with Gheorghe Popescu, who remarked: "In his place, I would have done it differently".
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The next day, Gheorghe Popescu terminated his contract with the club, stating: "I had to come to see for myself what is in Romanian football".
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Gheorghe Popescu announced his retirement afterward, stating: "I feel tired, there is no point in taking money without working for it until 2004".
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Gheorghe Popescu played the full 90 minutes in all five games under coach Anghel Iordanescu.
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Gheorghe Popescu was used by Iordanescu in all three matches from the final tournament, which was unsuccessful as they lost to France, Bulgaria and Spain.
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Gheorghe Popescu was used as a starter by Iordanescu in all four games at the final tournament.
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In 2010, Gheorghe Popescu was one of the founding members of Chindia Targoviste through one of his companies, leaving the club in 2013.
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Gheorghe Popescu is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi, as he married Hagi's wife's sister.
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Gheorghe Popescu was sentenced to a jail term of three years and one month.
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Gheorghe Popescu was released for good conduct on 4 November 2015, after serving half of his sentence.