Lucian Ilie

Lucian Ilie (born 14 October 1967) is a retired Romanian footballer who played for Rapid Bucharest, in Sweden for Jönköpings Södra, and Belgian side KV Mechelen, in the Netherlands for FC Wageningen, FC Groningen, BV Veendam, FC Zwolle and DVS '33.[1] In 1989, while playing for Rapid Bucharest, after a match in Sweden against IFK Göteborg, Lucian Ilie alongside teammates Gabriel Ciolponea and Alexandru Aprodu fled from the hotel and asked for political asylum in Sweden, they were three of the few Romanian players who fled the country to escape the communist regime.[2][3]

Lucian Ilie
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-14) 14 October 1967
Place of birth Dâmboviţa, Romania
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1989 Rapid Bucureşti 44 (2)
1989–1990 Jönköpings Södra 20 (6)
1990–1991 KV Mechelen 4 (0)
1991–1992 FC Wageningen 16 (1)
1992–1993 FC Groningen 32 (1)
1993–1995 BV Veendam 62 (3)
1995–1997 FC Zwolle 64 (11)
1998–2000 BV Veendam 49 (1)
2001–2003 DVS '33 30 (7)
Total 321 (32)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

References
  1. Lucian Ilie at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  2. "Trei fotbalişti de la Rapid au cerut azil politic în Suedia!" [Three Rapid footballers have applied for political asylum in Sweden!] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.antena3.ro. 10 July 2009. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. "Florin Constantinovici, fost coleg cu Ilie, Aprodu şi Ciolponea, fugiţi în Suedia în 1989, s-a temut pentru soarta celor de acasă: «Familia ar fi avut de suferit»" [Florin Constantinovici, a former colleague of Ilie, Aprodu and Ciolponea, who fled to Sweden in 1989, feared for the fate of those at home: "The family would have suffered"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 21 February 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2020.

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