Gheorghe Ciurea

Gheorghe Ciurea
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-10-12) 12 October 1962[1]
Place of birth Căpreni, Romania[1]
Positions
Youth career
1975–1982 Muncitorul Reșița
1982–1983 Gloria Reșița
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 CSM Reșița
1986–1987 Electroputere Craiova 34 (12)
1987–1992 Universitatea Craiova 151 (57)
1993–1996 Farul Constanța 102 (13)
1997–1998 Electroputere Craiova 37 (6)
2000 HB Tórshavn 7 (1)
Total 331 (89)
Managerial career
2003 Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2006 Alro Slatina
2007 CSO Ovidiu
2009 FC Caracal
2011–2015 CSO Filiași
2015–2016 CS Podari
2019 CSO Filiași
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Ciurea (born 12 October 1962) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] He also worked as a manager for teams in the Romanian lower leagues with a short spell in the first league at Universitatea Craiova.[3][4]

Playing career

Ciurea was born on 12 October 1962 in Căpreni, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1975 under coach Stelică Carabaș at local club Muncitorul Reșița.[1][3] Subsequently, he joined Gloria Reșița in 1982 and started his senior career in 1985 at Divizia B club CSM Reșița.[1] For the 1986–87 season, he went to play for Electroputere Craiova.[1][3] Afterwards, Ciurea moved to neighboring club Universitatea, making his Divizia A debut under coach Constantin Oțet in a 3–1 victory against Sportul Studențesc București in which he scored once.[1][3][5] He played in both legs in the first round of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup and scored one goal, as his side was eliminated by Chaves.[1][6] Ciurea helped the club win The Double in the 1990–91 season under the guidance of coach Sorin Cârțu, contributing with 13 goals scored in 31 league appearances, being the team's top-scorer, alongside Emil Săndoi.[1][3][7] He also played the entire match in the 2–1 win over FC Bacău in the Cupa României final.[1][3][8] In the same season, he played four matches in the UEFA Cup, scoring one goal to help his side get past Partizani Tirana, but they were defeated in the second round by Borussia Dortmund.[1][9] Afterwards, he played in a 3–0 loss to Apollon Limassol in the 1991–92 European Cup.[1][10] In the middle of that season, Ciurea left "U" Craiova to join Farul Constanța.[1][3] He made three appearances in the 1995 Intertoto Cup, scoring a goal in a 2–0 win over Dnepr Mogilev.[1][11] Ciurea played for Farul until 1996, totaling 253 matches with 58 goals in Divizia A.[1] Subsequently, he returned to Electroputere in Divizia B.[1][3] He ended his career in 2000, after playing under coach Ion Geolgău for HB Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands League.[1][3]

Managerial career

Ciurea was a caretaker coach for Universitatea Craiova in one Divizia A match, a 1–1 draw against Petrolul Ploiești.[4] Subsequently, he continued his coaching career in the Romanian lower leagues, working for teams such as Alro Slatina, CSO Ovidiu, FC Caracal, CSO Filiași and CS Podari.[3][12]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Gheorghe Ciurea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ Gheorghe Ciurea at WorldFootball.net
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 "EXCLUSIV Gheorghe Ciurea: Nu as refuza o oferta de la Farul" [EXCLUSIVE Gheorghe Ciurea: I would not refuse an offer from Farul] (in Romanian). Sportm.ro. 26 November 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Gheorghe Ciurea profile". Labtof. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
    "Universitatea Craiova in 2003–2004" (in Romanian). Labtof.ro. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Universitatea Craiova vs Sportul Studențesc 3-1". Labtof. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Gheorghe Ciurea. 1987–88 UEFA Cup". Worldfootball. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1990 - 1991". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  8. ↑ "Romanian Cup - 1990 - 1991". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  9. ↑ "Gheorghe Ciurea. 1990–91 UEFA Cup". Worldfootball. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  10. ↑ "Gheorghe Ciurea. 1991–92 Champions League". Worldfootball. Retrieved 6 September 2024.
  11. ↑ "Gheorghe Ciurea. 1995 Intertoto Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 8 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "CSO Ovidiu abordează returul cu Gică Ciurea director tehnic" [CSO Ovidiu approaches the second half with Gică Ciurea technical director] (in Romanian). Telegrafonline.ro. 28 February 2007. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "La Filiaşi se vede preocupare pentru mişcarea sportivă" [In Filiaşi, there is concern for the sports movement] (in Romanian). Cvlpress.ro. 5 August 2011. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Caracalenii si-au stabilit lotul" [The team from Caracal made its squad] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Start reusit pentru FC Caracal" [Good start for FC Caracal] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 24 August 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Schimbare la Filiași: a ieșit Ciurea, a intrat Cojocaru" [Change to Filiași: Ciurea got out, Cojocaru came in] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Gigi Ciurea: La Craiova m-am simțit cu adevărat fotbalist" [Gigi Ciurea: At Craiova I really felt like a footballer] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 5 August 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Ciurea a condus primul antrenament la CS Podari" [Ciurea led the first training session at CS Podari] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "CS Podari şi-a schimbat antrenorul: în locul lui Dragoş Bon l-au adus pe Gheorghe Ciurea" [CS Podari changed its coach: instead of Dragoş Bon came Gheorghe Ciurea] (in Romanian). Teresport.ro. 11 November 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Weekend-ul demiterilor de antrenori în Dolj! Gigi Ciurea și Ionel Luță, dați afară de la CS Podari și ACSO Filiași" [Weekend of dismissals of coaches in Dolj! Gigi Ciurea and Ionel Luță, kicked off from CS Podari and ACSO Filiași] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 14 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Fotbal / Exclusiv: Gigi Ciurea, noul antrenor al CSO Filiași" [Football / Exclusive: Gigi Ciurea, the new coach of CSO Filiași] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 22 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Gigi Ciurea: "Mă reîntorc cu drag la CSO Filiaşi"" [Gigi Ciurea: "I return with love to CSO Filiaşi"] (in Romanian). Frf.ro. 24 July 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Gigi Ciurea, Craiova nebunilor-frumoși și poveștile despre fotbalul adevărat. "Am fost la un pas să mor sufocat! Era isterie generală". Ce spune despre cele două echipe din Bănie" [Gigi Ciurea, Craiova of the crazy-beauties and the stories about the true football. "I was close to dying choked! It was general hysteria. "What he says about the two teams from Bănie] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 24 September 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
    "Situație incredibilă la Craiova: 56 de persoane în cantonament. Staff-ul e aproape la fel de mare ca lotul de jucători" [Incredible situation in Craiova: 56 people in the cantonment. The staff is almost as big as the squad of players] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 January 2020. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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