Valeriu Neagu

Valeriu Neagu

Personal information
Date of birth	26 April 1930
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1948–1950	Flacăra București
1951–1953	Dinamo Brașov
1954–1958	Dinamo București
International career
1954	Romania	1	(0)
Managerial career
1966–1969	Chimia Suceava
1969–1970	Dinamo Bacău
1971	Oțelul Galați
1972–1975	Boluspor
1976–1977	Boluspor
1982–1983	Antalyaspor
1984–1985	Eskişehirspor
1985–1987	Boluspor
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeriu Neagu (born 26 April 1930) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker. ^{[1] [2]}

Playing career

While playing for Dinamo București Valeriu Neagu was used by coach Angelo Niculescu in 23 matches in which he scored 10 goals, including a brace in a 2–1 win over rivals Steaua București in the 1955 Divizia A season, helping the team win the first title in the club's history. ^{[2] [3] [4]} He played in the 1954 Cupa României final which was lost by Dinamo with 2–0 in front of Metalul Reșița and played in the first European campaign of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray, helping The Red Dogs go to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia, against whom he scored a goal, having a total of three appearances in the campaign. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Valeriu Neagu played one friendly match for Romania, on 19 September 1954 when coach Ștefan Dobay sent him on the field in order to replace Stere Zeană in the 72nd minute of a 5–1 loss against Hungary. ^{[9] [10]}

Managerial career

While coaching Dinamo Bacău, Neagu together with Constantin Rădulescu led them in the 1969–70 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup campaign where they eliminated Floriana, Skeid and Kilmarnock, reaching the quarter-finals where they were eliminated by Arsenal who would eventually win the competition. ^{[11] [12] [13]} He went to coach in Turkey at Boluspor, Antalyaspor and Eskişehirspor, obtaining his biggest performance in Turkish football when he managed to qualify Boluspor in the 1974–75 UEFA Cup, where he got eliminated in the first round by his former team, Dinamo București. ^{[14] [15]}

Honours

Player

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1955 ^[2]
• Cupa României runner-up: 1954 ^[5]

Manager

Boluspor

• Turkish Second Football League: 1985–86

References

1. "Valeriu Neagu". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
2. "Valeriu Neagu". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
3. "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
4. "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1955". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
5. "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
6. "Valeriu Neagu". besoccer.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
7. "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
8. "Valeriu Neagu - Champions League 1956/1957". WorldFootball. Retrieved 20 October 2022.
9. "Valeriu Neagu". European Football. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
10. "Hungary 5-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
11. "Jumătate de secol de la o calificare istorică în primăvara europeană" [Half a century since a historic qualification in the European spring] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
12. "Football stories: Once upon a time they were great…". 20 March 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
13. "Bacăul a ajuns în fața lui Arsenal" [Bacău ended up in front of Arsenal] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
14. "Valeriu Neagu mackolik profile 1". Mackolik.com. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
15. "Valeriu Neagu mackolik profile 2". Mackolik.com. 26 April 1930. Retrieved 30 November 2021.

External links

• Valeriu Neagu's manager profile at Labtof.ro