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Gheorghe Butoiu

Gheorghe Butoiu (born 7 November 1968 in Câmpulung Muscel, Argeș County) is a Romanian former football player and manager.

Gheorghe Butoiu
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-11-07) 7 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Câmpulung Muscel, Romania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Youth career
–1983 ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
1986–1988 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1986 ARO Muscelul Câmpulung
1988–1989 Steaua Mizil
1989–1996 Farul Constanța 161 (39)
1996 Standard Liège 13 (2)
1996–1998 Rapid București 39 (7)
1998 Farul Constanța 10 (1)
1998–1999 Național București 31 (4)
1999–2001 Farul Constanța 28 (2)
2001 ARO Muscelul Câmpulung 15 (1)
Total 297 (56)
International career
1995 Romania B 1 (1)
Managerial career
2008–2009 CS Eforie
2009 Farul Constanța (assistant)
2009 Farul Constanța
2010 Farul II Constanța
2010 Farul Constanța
2010–2011 Farul Constanța (assistant)
2011 Farul Constanța
2012 Eolica Dobrogea
2013 Săgeata Năvodari
2013 Săgeata Năvodari (assistant)
2013 Săgeata Năvodari (caretaker)
2013–2014 Săgeata Năvodari (assistant)
2014 Săgeata Năvodari
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Gheorghe Butoiu was born on 7 November 1968 in Câmpulung Muscel and started to play junior level football when he was aged 12 at local club ARO Muscelul Câmpulung, then in 1983 when he was age 16 he started to play for the team's senior squad in Divizia C.[1][2][3] In 1986 he was brought to play at Steaua București's youth center, after being seen by Nicolae Pantea.[2][3] He worked at The Military Men with coaches Bujor Hălmăgeanu and Lajos Sătmăreanu, being sent in 1988 to play for Steaua Mizil in Divizia B where he was one of the team's top-scorers in his single season spent there.[1][2][3] Afterwards Steaua București sent him and Ioan Tătăran at Farul Constanța in exchange for Marian Popa.[1][2][3] At Farul he made his Divizia A debut on 25 October 1989 in a 0–0 against Sportul Studențesc București, spending six seasons and a half with the club and in the first half of the 1995–96 season he scored a personal record of 12 goals which impressed Standard Liège's assistant coach Léon Semmeling who came to Romania to see him play, including witnessing a 7–0 victory against Politehnica Iași in which Butoiu scored a double, afterwards recommending him to Les Rouches.[1][2][3][4][5] At Standard he was teammate with compatriot Mircea Rednic, but he spent only half of year with the club, being used by head coach Robert Waseige in 13 games, scoring two victory goals against Cercle Brugge and Mechelen.[1][2][3][4][6][7] He returned to Romania, signing with Rapid București where he worked with coaches Mircea Rădulescu, Ion Dumitru, Nicolae Manea and Mircea Lucescu.[1][2][3][4] He also played with The Railway Men four games in the 1996–97 UEFA Cup, scoring one goal from about 40 meters in a 1–0 victory against Lokomotiv Sofia which helped the team advance to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by Karlsruhe.[1][3][8] After his Rapid spell ended, Butoiu went to play again for a short while at Farul where he was wanted by coach Ioan Andone.[1][2][3] Then he went to play for one season at Național București where he was requested by his former coach from Farul, Florin Marin, having a successful spell with The Bankers, during which he was also coached by José Ramón Alexanko and Gino Iorgulescu.[1][2][3] In the 1999–2000 season he started his third spell at Farul which was unsuccessful as in the second half of the season coach Vasile Simionaș did not use him much and the team relegated to Divizia B.[1][2][3] He stayed with The Sailors in Divizia B for a half of season, working with coach Petre Grigoraș, then moving for the second part of the season to retire in his hometown at the club where he started to play football, ARO Muscelul Câmpulung under the guidance of coach Ionel Augustin.[1][2][3] Gheorghe Butoiu has a total of 259 appearances with 53 goals scored in Divizia A.[1][4]

International career

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Gheorghe Butoiu was used by coach Anghel Iordănescu on 27 September 1995 in one game for Romania's B team at Belo Horizonte against the similar team of Brazil who had players Sávio and Zé Roberto among others, Butoiu managing to score against goalkeeper Dida the final goal of the 2–2 draw.[4][9][10][11]

Coaching career

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Gheorghe Butoiu started coaching at Farul Constanța's youth center, managing in 2008 to win the national junior championship for the first time after 45 years with the help of players like Denis Alibec, Cosmin Matei or Kehinde Fatai.[2][4][12][13] Shortly after that performance, he started coaching seniors, firstly CS Eforie in Liga III.[12] In the beginning of the 2009–10 Liga II he returned at Farul as Marius Șumudică's assistant, becoming head coach for 18 games after Șumudică's departure.[2][14][15][16] He started the year 2010 as head coach of Farul's satellite team from Liga III but had to return to coach the first team alongside technical director Dennis Șerban as after only five rounds from the second half of the season, Ștefan Stoica was dismissed after obtaining only four points.[17][18][19][20][21][22] For the following season, The Sailors named Ioan Sdrobiș as head coach, but Butoiu remained in the coaching staff as an assistant until January 2011 when Sdrobiș left the club and Butoiu became again head coach for a few months.[23][24][25][26][27][28] In 2012 he led Eolica Dobrogea in Liga III together with Mihai Guliu and at the beginning of 2013 they went together in Liga II to coach Săgeata Năvodari where they managed to help the team gain promotion in Liga I for the first time in its history.[2][29][30][31][32] In the following season he remained in Săgeata's technical staff as an assistant of Tibor Selymes and in December 2013 he had his first spell as head coach in Liga I, as after the dismissal of Selymes he was appointed as caretaker for the last two rounds of the year, obtaining in his first match the team's first away victory of the season, a 2–1 against Gaz Metan Mediaș.[2][33][34][35][36] Afterwards Butoiu continued to work in Săgeata's new coaching staff led by Cătălin Anghel, the team relegating back to the second league by the end of the season and in November 2014 after Anghel left the team, Butoiu led the team again for a short while as head coach.[2][4][37][38][39][40][41][42]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Gheorghe Butoiu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Mircea Rednic, chemat în ajutor. Maşina lui Gică Butoiu, confiscată de Poliţie, în Belgia" [Mircea Rednic, called for help. Gica Butoiu's car, confiscated by the Police, in Belgium] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 7 February 2015. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Gheorghe Butoiu: Cel mai important gol din cariera l-am marcat cu Lokomotiv Sofia" [Gheorghe Butoiu: I scored the most important goal in my career with Lokomotiv Sofia] (in Romanian). Sportm.ro. 11 November 2007. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g ""Intrasem în transă. Voiam să mă întorc acasă după o lună. Am fost la un pas să fiu arestat". Una dintre vedetele Ligii 1 din anii '90 vorbește despre experiența traumatizantă de peste hotare și prăbușirea fotbalului românesc de azi: "Acum aș defila la națională, înaintea lui Coman!"" ["I was in a trance. I wanted to return home after a month. I was one step away from being arrested." One of the stars of Liga 1 from the 90s talks about the traumatic experience abroad and the collapse of Romanian football today: "Now I would march in the national team, before Coman!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 October 2023. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  5. ^ "Ziua în care "marinarii" au câștigat cu 7-0 în Divizia A. Scouteri din străinătate, în tribună, cu ochii pe Gică Butoiu" [The day the "sailors" won 7-0 in Division A. Scouters from abroad, in the stands, with their eyes on Gică Butoiu] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 26 February 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  6. ^ "Cercle Brugge 2:3 Standard Liège". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Standard Liège 2:1 Mechelen". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. ^ ""M-am trezit cu o primă de 10.000 de dolari de la Copos". Gică Butoiu combate teoria zgârceniei fostului patron din Giulești și povestește cum evita momente jenante în blaturi:"Mai dădeam și goluri, îi lăsam pe fundași să rezolve cazul"" ["Woke up with a $10,000 bonus from Copos." Gică Butoiu combats the stinginess theory of the former owner from Giulești and tells how he avoided embarrassing moments in fixed matches: "I also scored goals, I let the defenders solve the case"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Singurii români care au marcat în poarta Braziliei. Video" [The only Romanians who scored against Brazil. Video] (in Romanian). Primul11.com. 6 September 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Gheorghe Butoiu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Brazil 2–2 Romania". 11v11. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Antrenorul Butoiu atacă FC Farul și foștii colegi, "uitând" că a fost recompensat de club cu 47 milioane lei pentru câștigarea campionatului" [Coach Butoiu attacks FC Farul and former colleagues, "forgetting" that he was rewarded by the club with 47 million lei for winning the championship] (in Romanian). Cugetliber.ro. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  13. ^ "S-au împlinit 12 ani de când juniorii A de la Farul Constanța au ieșit campioni ai României" [It has been 12 years since the juniors A from Farul Constanța became champions of Romania] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 25 June 2020. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  14. ^ "Farul Constanța și cei care i-au condus destinul" [Farul Constanța and those who guided its destiny] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  15. ^ "Gheorghe Butoiu rămâne "principal" la Constanța" [Gheorghe Butoiu remains "head coach" at Constanța] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  16. ^ "Piedici in lupta pentru locul secund" [Obstacles in the fight for the second place] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  17. ^ "FC Farul II îmbină experienţa cu tinereţea" [FC Farul II combines experience with youth] (in Romanian). Telegrafonline.ro. 18 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  18. ^ "Gosic și Rastovac, la echipa mare a Farului" [Gosic and Rastovac, in the first team of Farul] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 4 March 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  19. ^ "Butoiu a fost prezentat oficial la Farul" [Butoiu was officially presented at Farul] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  20. ^ "Butoiu, vechiul si noul antrenor al Farului" [Butoiu, the old and new coach of Farul] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 6 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  21. ^ ""Inca mai putem promova"" ["We can still promote"] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 7 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  22. ^ ""The Sailors" are looking for reinforcements from the satellite team". 28 April 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  23. ^ "Ioan Sdrobiș, noul antrenor al FC Farul" [Ioan Sdrobiș, the new coach of FC Farul] (in Romanian). Telegrafonline.ro. 23 August 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  24. ^ "Farul rămâne neînvinsă pe teren propriu" [Farul remains undefeated at home] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 15 November 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Vezi cele trei motive pentru care Sdrobiș a demisionat" [See the three reasons why Sdrobiș resigned] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 22 January 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  26. ^ "FC Farul, eşec la scor în primul amical al anului" [FC Farul, failure to score in the first friendly of the year] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  27. ^ ""Dacă batem Juventus şi Brăila, scăpăm de grijile retrogradării"" ["If we beat Juventus and Brăila, we get rid of the worries of relegation"] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  28. ^ "Butoiu: Am prins cea mai slaba echipa din istoria Farului" [Butoiu: I caught the weakest team in the history of Farul] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 23 May 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  29. ^ "Eolica, spulberată de Săgeata!" [Eolica, shattered by Săgeata!] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 25 August 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  30. ^ "Săgeata s-a reunit sub o nouă conducere! Noul finanțator vrea promovarea" [Săgeata has reunited under new leadership! The new financier wants the promotion] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  31. ^ "Ce afaceri are noul finanţator al Săgeții Năvodari" [What business does the new owner of Săgeata Năvodari have] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 21 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  32. ^ "Săgeata Năvodari a promovat în premieră în prima ligă!" [Săgeta Năvodari promoted for the first time in the first league!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 30 May 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  33. ^ "Primarul Nicolae Matei este optimist înaintea meciului cu Gaz Metan" [Mayor Nicolae Matei is optimistic before the match with Gaz Metan] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 19 July 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  34. ^ "Săgeata Năvodari renunță la Tibor Selymes" [Săgeata Năvodari gives up on Tibor Selymes] (in Romanian). Gandul.ro. 10 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  35. ^ "Butoiu, victorie la debut: "Norocul a fost de partea noastră"" [Butoiu, victory at his debut: "Luck was on our side"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  36. ^ "Cosmin Contra a ajuns la al 50-lea meci ca antrenor în Liga I" [Cosmin Contra reached his 50th game as a coach in Liga I] (in Romanian). Gandul.ro. 17 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  37. ^ "Cătălin Anghel revine în Liga 1. Este noul antrenor de la Săgeata Năvodari" [Cătălin Anghel returns to Liga 1. He is the new coach from Săgeata Năvodari] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  38. ^ "Săgeata Năvodari a anunțat înlocuitorul lui Selymes. Cine va fi noul antrenor al echipei" [Săgeata Năvodari announced Selymes's replacement. Who will be the new coach of the team?] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 20 December 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  39. ^ "Săgeata, egala Brăilei aflată în inferioritate. Butoiu: "Fotbalul ne-a pedepsit astăzi"" [The arrow, equal to Braila in inferiority. Butoiu: "Football punished us today"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 3 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  40. ^ "Anghel și-a reziliat contractul cu Săgeata: "Lipsa unui proiect care să mă motiveze m-a făcut să renunț"" [Anghel terminated his contract with Săgeata: "The lack of a project to motivate me made me quit"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 7 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  41. ^ "Săgeata, blocată pe terenul celor de la Berceni. Fără Dragnea pe bancă, ilfovenii au luat patru puncte de la două fruntașe" [Săgeata, blocked on the land of the Berceni. Without Dragnea on the bench, the Ilfovenians took four points from two leaders] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
  42. ^ "Butoiu vrea un rezultat bun la Slobozia: "Jucăm parcă mai bine în deplasare decât acasă"" [Butoiu wants a good result at Slobozia: "We seem to play better away than at home"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 8 October 2023.
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