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unusual facts about Steaua Bucureşti



Andrei Zăgrean

He scored his first goal for Internațional on 13 December 2009 against Steaua Bucureşti making 2-2 on Ghencea.

Carlos Clos Gómez

Gomez refereed a Europa League match between Motherwell and Steaua Bucureşti in which he was criticised by then Motherwell manager Jim Gannon.

Cosmin Olăroiu

Just some days after, Olăroiu was appointed manager by Gigi Becali, the new president, and this time owner, of Steaua Bucureşti, to replace Oleh Protasov.

Cristiano Bergodi

On 18 September 2009, Bergodi was sacked by Gigi Becali for not allowing him to join the team in the locker at the half-time of the match between Steaua Bucureşti against Sheriff (0–0).

Cyril Théréau

He was brought at Steaua Bucureşti by the team's coach, who saw him play against Standard Liège and thought he might be a good replacement for the injured Victoraş Iacob.

Eduard Iordănescu

After playing for Steaua Bucureşti's youth teams, Iordănescu was promoted to the first team in 1996 along with his former teammate Alin Stoica.

FC Universitatea Cluj

Other episodes of this rivalry are: in 2005, upset that Universitatea was relegated in Divizia C, "U" fans injured CFR's players at Sport Hotel of Cluj-Napoca; in 2007, a CFR supporter was killed by 15 Universitatea's ultras; in 2008, following a derby, CFR won and obtained its first league title and Universitatea relegated in Liga II, but this match was preceded by a corruption scandal, because Steaua Bucureşti's owner, Gigi Becali offered to "U" staff 1 milion euro for defeating CFR.

Gigi Becali

Following a match of Steaua Bucureşti in April 2006, his bodyguards used violence against a female reporter of Realitatea TV after Becali asked them to "take her away from that place".

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.

Kristinn Jakobsson

He has been a FIFA-listed referee since 1997, but did not referee his first UEFA Champions League qualifying match until August 2001, when he took charge of a second qualifying round match between Sloga Jugomagnat and Steaua Bucureşti.

Lucas Leiva

On 16 September 2010, Lucas scored his sixth goal for Liverpool shortly after replacing Ryan Babel in Liverpool's first Europa League group stage match against Steaua Bucureşti.

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.


see also

Clisura Dunării

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

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.

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.