Remus Vlad

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Remus Vlad
Remus Vlad and Zoco in 1972.jpg
Remus Vlad (left) and Ignacio Zoco (right) in 1972.
Personal information
Date of birth (1946-01-19) 19 January 1946 (age 78)
Place of birth Cinciș, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1957–1959 Minerul Teliuc
1960–1966 Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1966–1968 Metalul Hunedoara 13 (0)
1968–1974 Argeș Pitești 175 (4)
1974–1978 Corvinul Hunedoara 44 (0)
Total232(4)
International career‡
1967–1968 Romania U-21 30 (0)
1972–1978 Romania 3 (0)
Managerial career
1982–1983 Corvinul Hunedoara
1983–1985 Universitatea Cluj
1985–1988 Universitatea Cluj
1990–1992 Gloria Bistrița
1992–1993 Universitatea Cluj
1993–1994 Universitatea Cluj (technical director)
1994 Gloria Bistrița
1994 Gloria Bistrița (technical director)
1995 Dinamo București
1996–1997 Gloria Bistrița
1999–2000 Olimpia Satu Mare
2002–2004 Gloria Bistrița
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2018

Remus Vlad (born 19 January 1946) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. Vlad played as a defender.

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Club career

Remus Vlad was born 19 January 1946 in Cinciș, Hunedoara County, starting to play junior level football in 1957 at Minerul Teliuc. [1] [2] [3] [4] In 1960 he moved to Metalul Hunedoara where he worked with junior coach Dumitru Pătrașcu, then six years later he would start to play for the senior squad in Divizia B. [1] [2] [4]

He was close to a move to Dinamo București but eventually he went at Argeș Pitești where on 18 August 1968 he made his Divizia A debut in a 4–0 home win with Politehnica Iași. [1] [2] [3] In his first years at the club he would make a successful couple in the central defense with Ion Barbu. [5] [6] After Barbu went to play for Beşiktaş, Vlad was elected as the team's captain, star player Nicolae Dobrin insisted for this as he appreciated Vlad's professionalism. [2] [3] In the 1971–72 season he helped Argeș win the first title in its history, coaches Titus Ozon and Florin Halagian giving him 30 appearances. [1] [2] [4] [7] Afterwards he played four games in the 1972–73 European Cup, eliminating Aris Bonnevoie in the first round, then in the following one they won a home game with 2–1 against Real Madrid but lost the second leg with 3–1. [1] [2] [3] [8] Years later in an interview for the Adevărul newspaper he talked about the victory with the Spaniards:"I am proud of the fact that I was the captain of the team. That match was the biggest event in my sporting life, I met a huge team. It was a performance, we beat the great Real Madrid in Pitești. The Spaniards had a team with many internationals. We were a group of young people, including Florin Halagian, our coach was young. We also had a very good second coach, Tănase Dima. I had no special preparation for the match against Real. Before the match, we all had special personal experiences, because we realized what a great team we were going to play with, the legendary Santiago Bernabéu was also present in Pitești. It was an extraordinary event, I was somehow floating." [9]

In 1974, Vlad returned to Hunedoara in Divizia B, helping them promote to the first league two years later. [1] [2] Vlad's last Divizia A appearance took place on 4 December 1977 in a 1–0 home win in front of Olimpia Satu Mare, having a total of 219 matches with four goals scored in the competition, also playing a total of 10 games in European competitions, including four in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. [1] [3] [6] [10]

International career

Remus Vlad was taken in consideration to be a member of Romania's squad that went at the 1970 World Cup but eventually Nicolae Pescaru was preferred in his place. [2] [6] He played three friendly games at international level for The Tricolours, making his debut under Gheorghe Ola on 30 January 1972 in a 4–2 away win against Morocco. [4] [11] [12] His following game was a 2–2 with Peru and his last one played for the national team was a 2–0 away loss in front of Soviet Union. [4] [11]

Managerial career

While still being an active player, Remus Vlad started coaching juniors at Corvinul, discovering Mircea Rednic. [2] [3] [6] In 1982 he became head coach of Corvinul after Mircea Lucescu left the team, guiding it through the 1982–83 UEFA Cup campaign, as they passed Grazer AK in the first round but got eliminated in the following one by FK Sarajevo. [2] [6] [13] With a few rounds before the end of his first season he left the team because he found out that the club transferred Rednic and Ioan Andone to Dinamo București without consulting him. [2] [3]

He went to coach in Divizia B at Universitatea Cluj, being brought there by the club's president Remus Câmpeanu, helping them promote to the first league in his second season. [2] [3] [5] [6] Then he led The Red Caps for three full seasons in the top-league, earning a 7th place in the first one and two 10th places in the next two but after the first half of the 1988–89 season he was replaced with Cornel Dinu, also in this period he gave 18-year-old Ioan Sabău his Divizia A debut. [3] [5] [14] [15] In 1990 he went to coach Gloria Bistrița in Divizia B, helping them earn a first-ever promotion to the first league. [3] [6] [10] Vlad returned to "U" Cluj for the 1992–93 Divizia A season, finishing it on the 11th place, then he started the following one by working as a technical director for the same team, head coach being Dan Anca. [3] [16] In 1994 he returned to Gloria Bistrița, firstly as head coach but shortly after he became technical director and together with coach Constantin Cârstea, they helped the club win the first trophy in its history, the 1993–94 Cupa României, after a 1–0 over Universitatea Craiova in the final. [3] [17]

In January 1995 he became head coach of Dinamo București, taking the club from the 7th place and finishing third, thus qualifying for the 1995–96 UEFA Cup where they were eliminated in the preliminary round by Levski Sofia with 2–1 on aggregate, leaving the club in November. [2] [3] [6] Vlad returned to Gloria Bistrița once again, reaching the 1996 Cupa României final which was lost with 3–1 in front of Steaua București, also he led the team in the 1996–97 Cup Winners' Cup, helping them eliminate Valletta in the qualifying round, being eliminated with 2–1 on aggregate by Gabriel Batistuta's Fiorentina in the first round. [3] [6] [18] [19] From 1999 to 2000 he worked for eight months at Olimpia Satu Mare. [2] [6] [20] He had his last coaching spell from 2002 until 2004 at Bistrița with whom he finished the 2002–03 season on the third place. [3] [10] Afterwards he would work for Gloria Bistrița on several occasions as a technical director. [10] [21]

Remus Vlad has a total of 355 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A consisting of 144 victories, 63 draws and 148 losses, also he has a total of 20 matches led in European competitions. [3] [10]

Personal life

In 2013, Vlad received the Honorary Citizen of Hunedoara title. [6] [22]

Honours

Player

Argeș Pitești

Corvinul Hunedoara

Manager

Universitatea Cluj

Gloria Bistrița

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "La mulți ani, Remus Vlad! La 70 de ani, fosta glorie a lui FC Argeș își povestește viața dedicată fotbalului. De la Cinciș, la Madrid și de la mingea de gumă, la respectul lui Dobrin" [Happy birthday, Remus Vlad! At 70 years old, the former glory of FC Argeș tells about his life dedicated to football. From Cincis, to Madrid and from the rubber ball, to the respect of Dobrin.] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 20 January 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "Remus Vlad #76. Amintirile antrenorului care a lansat zeci de mari fotbaliști. Și-a presimțit propriul infarct și nu poate uita nici acum "rana Dinamo": "Un singur om m-a vrut acolo! Dinu? Ce rost are să dezgropăm morții?!"" [Remus Vlad #76. The memories of the coach who launched dozens of great footballers. He felt his own heart attack and cannot forget even now the "Dinamo wound": "Only one man wanted me there! Dinu? What's the point of digging up the dead?!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Fotbaliști de legendă: Remus Vlad" [Legendary footballers: Remus Vlad] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "100 de ani de poveste – Remus Vlad" [100 years of stories – Remus Vlad] (in Romanian). Transilvaniareporter.ro. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Remus Vlad împlinește 71 de ani" [Remus Vlad turns 71] (in Romanian). Servuspress.ro. 19 January 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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  8. ↑ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
    "Remus Vlad. Champions League 1972/1973". WorldFootball. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  9. ↑ "Cum putea Dobrin, "Prințul din Trivale", să ajungă rege la Real Madrid" [How could Dobrin, the "Prince of Trivale", become king at Real Madrid] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 22 October 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Remus Vlad, tras pe line moartă" [Remus Vlad, drawn to a dead end] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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  13. ↑ "Astăzi, de la ora 20:00. FC Paks – Corvinul Hunedoara în Europa League" [Today, from 20:00. FC Paks – Corvinul Hunedoara in the Europa League] (in Romanian). Servuspress.ro. 11 July 2024. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  14. 1 2 "Universitatea Cluj 1984–85 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  15. ↑ "Universitatea Cluj 1983–84 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
    "Universitatea Cluj 1985–86 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
    "Universitatea Cluj 1986–87 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
    "Universitatea Cluj 1987–88 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
    "Universitatea Cluj 1988–89 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  16. ↑ "Universitatea Cluj 1992–93 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
    "Universitatea Cluj 1993–94 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  17. ↑ "Cupa României – Season 1993/94". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
    "După 20 de ani! Astăzi se împlinesc exact două decenii de când Gloria a câștigat Cupa României!" [After 20 years! Today marks exactly two decades since Gloria won the Romanian Cup!] (in Romanian). Sportulbistritean.ro. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  18. 1 2 "Romanian Cup – Season 1995–1996". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  19. ↑ "Gloria Bistrita - Valletta". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
    "Fiorentina - Gloria Bistrita". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  20. ↑ "Respectul nostru, Remus Vlad" [Our respect, Remus Vlad] (in Romanian). Fcolimpia.ro. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  21. ↑ "Remus Vlad este noul director tehnic al Bistriței" [Remus Vlad is the new technical director of Bistrița] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  22. ↑ "Cetățeni de onoare ai municipiului Hunedoara" [Honorary citizens of the Hunedoara municipality] (in Romanian). Primariahunedoara.ro. 16 January 2013. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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