Gheorghe Popescu (footballer, born 1919)

Gheorghe Popescu I
Personal information
Full name	Gheorghe Popescu
Date of birth	8 August 1919
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	1 January 2001 (aged 81)
Place of death	Bucharest, Romania
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1928–1935	Gloria Bucureşti
Senior career*
Years	Team
1935–1946	Sportul Studenţesc
1946–1947	Carmen București
1947–1949	CSCA Bucureşti
Total
International career
1937–1943	Romania
Managerial career
1951–1953	Steaua Bucureşti
1951–1957	Romania
1958–1960	Steaua Bucureşti
1961	Romania
1962	Steaua Bucureşti
1962	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Popescu (8 August 1919 – 1 January 2001) was a Romanian footballer and also a manager. He played as a striker.

Managerial career

Gheorghe Popescu was a successful manager, training in his career only two teams, Steaua Bucureşti^[1] and Romania national football team. After retiring as manager, he was the President of Romanian Football Federation and the vice-president of Steaua Bucureşti.

Sporting positions
Preceded by —	Steaua captain 1947–1949	Succeeded by Alexandru Apolzan
Preceded by —	Steaua Top Scorer 1947–1948	Succeeded by Petre Moldoveanu