Ilie Savu

Ilie Savu
Personal information
Full name Ilie Savu
Date of birth (1920-01-09)9 January 1920
Place of birth Cornățelu, Dâmbovița, Romania
Date of death 16 November 2010(2010-11-16) (aged 90)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1934–1936 Prahova Ploiești
1937–1942 Venus București
1943–1947 Corvinul Deva
1947–1950 Steaua București 14 (0)
Total 14 (0)
Managerial career
1953 Steaua București
1954–1955 Steaua București
1956 Steaua București (assistant)
1958 Steaua București
1964–1967 Steaua București
1975–1977 Corvinul Hunedoara
1978 Corvinul Hunedoara
Gloria Bistriţa
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilie Savu (9 January 1920 – 16 November 2010) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He was Steaua București's first goalkeeper.[1]

Playing career

Born in Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County, Romania, Savu began his career at 14 years of age, playing as a striker and as a goalkeeper. He played two seasons for Prahova Ploiești before he moved to Bucharest, where he played five seasons for Venus București. In this period he also played two matches in the Romania national youth team. After Venus, he signed with Corvinul Deva where, in a period of four years, he played only a few matches because of the Second World War. After the war, he signed with Steaua București,[2] being the goalkeeper of the first Steaua squad. He played three years for Steaua before his retirement.

Manager career

He was the manager of Steaua's Gold Team[3] in 1956 when the team won the championship and played in a tourney in England. After Steaua, he managed Corvinul Hunedoara and saw the team promoted into Liga I. He returned in 1964 to Steaua, but after only two years he left the team.

Death

Savu died on 16 November 2010, shortly after midnight, at the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest, losing a battle with a hepatic disease.[4]

Honours

Player
Venus București

Manager
Steaua București

References

  1. ^ "First Ever Steaua Bucharest Goalie Ilie Savu Dies Aged 90". Goal. Retrieved 17 November 2010.
  2. ^ "Player profile at Steaua". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  3. ^ "Coach profile at Steaua". Archived from the original on 7 January 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Steaua e în doliu: a murit Ilie Savu, primul portar din istoria clubului". Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). 16 November 2010. Retrieved 16 November 2010.