Vasile Iordache

Vasile Iordache (born 9 October 1950) is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and current assistant coach at Steaua București, being responsible with goalkeepers' training.

Vasile Iordache
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-10-09) 9 October 1950
Place of birth Iaşi, Romania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1969–1971 Politehnica Iaşi 28 (0)
1971–1984 Steaua București 231 (0)
1984–1986 FCM Braşov 12 (0)
Total 271 (0)
International career
1976–1984 Romania[lower-alpha 1] 25 (0)
Managerial career
1990 Universitatea Cluj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

As a goalkeeper, Iordache played for FC Politehnica Iași (between 1969 and 1971), Steaua București (1972–1984) and FC Brașov (1984–1986) when he also was assistant coach. He won 23 caps for Romania between 1976 and 1984.[1] After the game against England played on 29 April 1981, when he kept the goal safe for the whole 90 minutes of the game, he was named "The hero of the Wembley". He represented his country at the 1984 UEFA European Championship in France.[1][2]

In 1986 joins again the squad of Steaua București as goalkeepers' coach, but leaves the club after four years when is named head coach of U Cluj, only to return to Steaua București as assistant coach one year later.

In 1994 leaves Romania and for eight years coaches various teams in The United Arab Emirates. Returns to Steaua București in 2002 and joins the technical team of the club's Under 21 side.

Since 2003 is part of Cosmin Olăroiu's technical team and coaches at FC Naţional Bucharest, FCU Politehnica Timişoara and again Steaua București, Al-Sadd Sports Club.

Honours

Player

Steaua București

Notes
  1. Including two appearances for Romania's Olympic team.[1][2]

References
  1. "Vasile Iordache". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. Vasile Iordache at National-Football-Teams.com


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