Nicolae Ivan (footballer)

Nicolae Valeriu Ivan (28 August 1941 – 7 August 2018) was a Romanian football defender and manager.^[2][4][5]

Nicolae Ivan

Personal information
Full name	Nicolae Valeriu Ivan
Date of birth	(1941-08-28)28 August 1941[1]
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania[1]
Date of death	7 August 2018(2018-08-07) (aged 76)[2]
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left back[1]
Youth career
1955–1961	Constructorul București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1962	Flacăra Moreni
1962–1965	Petrolul Ploiești	48	(0)
1965–1974	Universitatea Craiova	192	(14)
1974–1975	Dinamo Slatina
1975–1980	Energia Slatina[3]
Total		240	(14)
Managerial career
1980–1981	Energia Slatina
1981–1982	TM București
1982–1984	Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
1984–1985	TM București
1985–1987	Olt Scornicești (assistant)
1987–1994	TM București
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

He played the whole match in the 6–1 victory against Siderurgistul Galați in the 1963 Cupa României final, helping Petrolul Ploiești win the first Cupa României in the club's history.^[6][7] Ivan was part of Universitatea Craiova's team that won the 1973–74 Divizia A, which was the first trophy in the club's history.^[8][9][10] After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager, being Constantin Oțet's assistant at "U" Craiova from 1982 until 1984, a period in which the club won the 1982–83 Cupa României and reached the semi-finals of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.^[11][12][13] Between 1994 and 1997 he was "U" Craiova's vice-president.^[3][14]

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

• Cupa României: 1962–63^[7]

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1973–74^[1]