Vasile Simionaș

Vasile Simionaș (born 16 November 1950) is a former Romanian professional football manager and football player. He usually played as a midfielder.

Vasile Simionaș
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-11-16) 16 November 1950
Place of birth Iași, Romania
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Victoria Roman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1967–1968 Victoria Roman
1968–1969 Dinamo Bacău 8 (1)
1969–1984 Politehnica Iași 370 (–)
National team
1971–1972 Romania U-21
Teams managed
1983–1985 Politehnica Iași
1987–1988 CSM Suceava
1990 Farul Constanța
1991 Dacia Unirea Brăila
1991–1992 Național București
1994–1999 Oțelul Galați
1999 Astra Ploiești
2000 Farul Constanța
2001–2005 Politehnica Iași
2013 CSM Pașcani
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 February 2018

Club career

In April 1968, at the age of seventeen, Simionaș made his Divizia A debut for Dinamo Bacău by coming in for the last 20 minutes in a match against Progresul București.[1][2] A year later he moved to Politehnica Iași.[3]

Simionaș is widely considered to be the most important player in the history of Politehnica Iași, having amassed 370 league games for them over a fifteen year period. He was part of the golden team of Politehnica and together with Mihai Romilă and Gabriel Simionov made one of the memorable midfield lines of the Romanian league.[4]

Managerial career

After retiring, Simionaș started his football manager career and made a name for himself with Oțelul Galați in the nineties, where he became one of the most important managers in the club's history.[5] After 2005, Simionaș started to work as an observer for the Romanian Football Federation and also managed CSM Pașcani for a short period in 2013.[6]

References
  1. Vasile Simionaş: „Am fost purtat pe braţe de suporteri din Copou până în Piaţa Unirii”. curierul-iasi.ro
  2. Poli Iaşi, istorie sentimentală: amintiri din epoca de aur. ziaruldeiasi.ro
  3. "Iașiul lui Romilă II și Simionaş" [The Iași team of Romilă II and Simionaş]. www.ripensia-sport-magazin.ro. 19 October 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  4. "Deschidem astazi aceasta sectiune a legendelor Politehnicii Iasi" [Today we open the legends section of Politehnica Iasi]. www.politehnicaiasi.ro. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  5. 50 de ani/50 de legende: Vasile Simionaş. dunareabatrana.ro
  6. Sport Club Bacau si-a aflat adversara din Cupa României: divizionara C Kosarom Pascani. desteptarea.ro


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