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3 unusual facts about Steaua


Cătălin Necula

When Cosmin Olăroiu took over at Steaua in the winter of 2005 he asked Necula to join him as assistant manager.

Nestor Ignat

A typical article of this period is a criticism of Anatol E. Baconsky, editor in chief of the magazine "Steaua" published by the Cluj section of the Writers' Union of Romania.

Victor Felea

He graduated from the Faculty of Letters and Philosophy at the University of Cluj (1948; now part of Babeş-Bolyai University), and took the posts of literary reviewer' at the National Theatre Cluj (1949–1950), editor at Almanahul literar and later at Steaua (1949–1970); he was adjunct editor-in-chief of the magazine Tribuna (1970–1985).


Cătălin Munteanu

UD Salamanca paid 1,800,000 dollars for Munteanu's transfer from Steaua, where he played until 2001 when he was bought by Atlético Madrid, but he was loaned to Espanyol Barcelona and then Albacete.

Clisura Dunării

Miodrag Belodedici (born 1964), Romanian retired footballer, won the European cup with Steaua Bucureşti and Red Star Belgrade (1985, 1990).

Dorel Zaharia

He scored another goal, but this time in a 2–1 loss at the Emirates Stadium against Arsenal in his Steaua's time.

FC Unirea Urziceni

Dumitru Bucşaru sold almost the entire team during the first half of the championship, in the account of a debit to the Steaua owner Gigi Becali.

George Ogăraru

In 2002 when Mihai Stoica, the president of Otelul Galati became the general manager of Steaua, he took Ogăraru with him at his first team.

Ifeanyi Emeghara

Gigi Becali, Steaua București's owner, said that if Emeghara will end his football career because of this medical issue he will get from Politehnica Timişoara €600.000, half of the transfer fee.

Ionel Dănciulescu

In the second part of the season 2001–02 Dănciulescu had a conflict with both Gigi Becali, the boss of Steaua București, and Victor Pițurcă, Steaua's coach, and had to leave along with Ion Vlădoiu.

Marian Aliuță

Aliuță started to play football at Steaua Bucureşti and as soon as he reached the age of 18 is loaned to Steaua Mizil and then to Chindia Târgovişte and Gloria Bistriţa.

Mihai Neșu

In the season 2006–2007 Steaua with Mihai as a titular player eliminated Standard Liège and succeeded after 10 years to qualify in UEFA Champions League groups in a group with Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais and Dynamo Kiev.

Mirel Rădoi

His main nickname at Steaua was "The Godson", being the Godson of Steaua's owner, Gigi Becali.

Rădoi has a very strong personality and acted as adviser to Gigi Becali, Steaua's owner and chairman.

Novak Martinović

Although he hit the pitch intruder, he was praised for his actions by the media, football fans all over Romania, Steaua fans, Steaua former player and manager Marius Lăcătuș and female tennis player Sorana Cîrstea.

Sorin Ghionea

In 2004, the ex-president of Oțelul Galați, now manager of Steaua București, Mihai Stoica, took him back to the team from Bucharest.

Steaua Dunării

Kogălniceanu encouraged Nicolae Ionescu to issue the magazine L'Étoile de Danube in Brussels, as a French-language version of Steaua Dunării which was published between December 1856 and May 1858 and would also serve to popularize Partida Naţionalăs views.


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