Nicușor Vlad

Nicușor Vlad
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-06-12) 12 June 1960[1]
Place of birth Galați, Romania[1]
Position Central defender[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1981 FCM Galați 114 (1)
1981–1983 Dinamo București 14 (1)
1983–1984 Corvinul Hunedoara 16 (0)
1984–1985 Dinamo București 17 (0)
1985–1987 Victoria București 54 (0)
1988 Rapid București 15 (0)
1989 Petrolul Ploiești
Total 230 (2)
International career
1978 Romania U18 2 (0)
1979–1981 Romania U21 14 (0)
1976 Romania U23 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicușor Vlad (born 12 June 1960) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a central defender.[2][3]

Club career

Vlad was born on 12 June 1960 in Galați, Romania and began playing senior-level football in 1977 at local club FCM.[1] He helped them earn promotion to the first league at the end of the 1978–79 season.[1] Subsequently, he made his Divizia A debut on 12 August 1979, playing under coach Constantin Teașcă in a 3–1 loss to Politehnica Timișoara.[1][4] The team was relegated at the end of the 1980–81 season.[1][5]

In 1981, Vlad was transferred to Dinamo București together with teammate Costel Orac.[1][6] In his first season, Dinamo won The Double under coach Valentin Stănescu, Vlad playing nine matches and scoring one goal in the league.[1][7][8] During the same season, he played in both legs of the 4–2 aggregate win against Levski Sofia in the first round of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[1][9] In the following season, the team won another title, but he played only five matches under coach Nicolae Dumitru.[1][7] In the summer of 1983, Vlad, Florea Văetuș, Teofil Stredie and two other players were transferred from Dinamo to Corvinul in exchange for Mircea Rednic and Ioan Andone.[10] After one year, he returned to Dinamo.[1] He played in both legs in the first round of the 1984–85 European Cup, as the club eliminated Omonia Nicosia.[1][11]

In 1985, Vlad went to play for Victoria București.[1] Afterwards, he joined Rapid București and made his last Divizia A appearance on 20 November 1988 in a 1–0 victory against SC Bacău, totaling 177 matches with two goals in the competition.[1] He ended his career after helping Petrolul Ploiești gain promotion to the first league at the end of the 1988–89 season.[1]

International career

From 1978 to 1981, Vlad was consistently featured for Romania's under-18, under-21 and under-23 sides.[12]

Honours

FCM Galați

Dinamo București

Petrolul Ploiești

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Nicușor Vlad at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ "Cine îi recunoaște pe dinamoviștii peste care n-au trecut anii?" [Who recognizes the Dinamo players over the years?] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 June 2015. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  3. ↑ Nicușor Vlad at WorldFootball.net
  4. ↑ "FCM Galați vs Politehnica Timișoara 3-1". Labtof. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Divizia A 1981/82". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "EXCLUSIV Costel Orac iese la atac, într-un interviu-eveniment: "Lucescu mi-a răpit pe nedrept participarea la Euro 84"" [EXCLUSIVE Costel Orac goes on the attack, in an event-interview: "Lucescu unjustly kidnapped my participation at Euro 84"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
    "Costel Orac, dialog deschis cu Ioanițoaia despre Dinamo, blaturi și problemele de sănătate: "Am făcut infarct cu complicații! Medicii m-au salvat, doar 5% mai supraviețuiesc"" [Costel Orac, open dialogue with Ioanițoaia about Dinamo, fixed games and health problems: "I had a heart attack with complications! The doctors saved me, only 5% survive "] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  8. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1981–1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
  9. ↑ "Nicușor Vlad. UEFA Cup 1981/1982". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "Cum au fost create marile echipe ale anilor '80?. Episodul 3: Dinamo - Show cu doar 14 "câini". Dar de rasă" [How were the great teams of the '80s created? Episode 3: Dinamo - Show with only 14 "dogs". But dogs of race] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Nicușor Vlad. European Cup 1984/1985". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  12. ↑ "Nicușor Vlad profile". 11v11. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
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