Gheorghe "Gica" Popescu is a Romanian former professional football who played as a defender.
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18 Facts About Gica Popescu
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Gica Popescu notably played in La Liga where he is a former captain of FC Barcelona.
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Gica 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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Gica 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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Gica Popescu was a key part of the Romania national team in the 1990s and earned 115 caps, scoring 16 goals.
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Gica Popescu was present at 1990 World Cup, 1994 World Cup, Euro 1996,1998 World Cup and Euro 2000.
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Gica Popescu is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.
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Gica Popescu moved abroad to the Netherlands in 1990, and signed for PSV Eindhoven at the request of Sir Bobby Robson, helping them to keep among the top Dutch sides, until he was transferred to Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on 9 September 1994 for a fee of £2.
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Gica Popescu played 23 times in the Premier League and scored three goals as Spurs finished seventh in the league – their highest finish for five years.
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Gica Popescu was made captain of the Catalan club, contributing to their Copa del Rey glory in his first season and their UEFA Cup Winners' Cup triumph in his second.
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Gica Popescu was never outside the top four in the Romanian Footballer of the Year awards for 13 years from 1989 until 2001.
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Gica Popescu was recently voted into Romanian footballs all-time World Cup team.
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At international level, Gica Popescu is Romania's all-time third most capped players with 115, in which he scored 16 goals.
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Gica Popescu played for his country in the 1990,1994, and 1998 World Cups, Euro 1996 and Euro 2000.
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Gica Popescu entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps.
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Gica Popescu is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi.
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Gica Popescu was sentenced to a jail term of three years and one month.
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Gica Popescu was released for good conduct on 4 November 2015, after serving half of his sentence, the books he wrote and published during his imprisonment helping towards his reduced sentence as customary for Romanian law.
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