National
team: ALB, BUL, GRE, ISR (1988), ITA,
POL, GRE, BUL (1 goal), POR, TCH, DEN, DEN (1989),
ALG, EGY, SUI, ISR, EGY, BEL, USSR, CMR, ARG, EIRE, SCO, POL,
BUL, SaM (1990), SaM, SUI, SPA, SCO, SUI, BUL
(1991), LAT, FAR, WAL, CYP (1 goal) (1992),
TCH, FAR, BEL ,WAL (1993), NIR, BOL, NGA, SVN,
SWE, COL, SUI, USA, ARG, SWE, AZE, FRA, ENG, SVK (1 goal), ISR
(1994), POL, AZE, POL, FRA, SVK (1995),
GEO, MOL (2 goals), FRA, BUL, SPA, UAE, ICE (1 goal), MAC (3 goals)
(1996), LIE (4 goals), LIT, EIRE, MAC, ICE, EIRE,
SPA (1997), ISR, PAR, MOL (1 goal), COL, ENG,
TUN, CRO, NOR, LIE (1 goal), GER, POR, HUN (1998),
EST, SVK, HUN, AZE, CYP, SVK, POR, LIE (1999),
CYP, HOL, GRE, GER, POR, ENG (2000), SVN, HUN,
GEO (1 goal), SVN, SVN (2001), FRA, UKR, POL,
GRE, BIH, NOR, LUX, CRO (2002), DEN (2003) |
115 matches
- 16 goals |
| First match: 20.9.88 -ALB- |
| Last match: 29.3.03-DEN- |
| Gheorghe POPESCU -defender- |
| Date of birth: 09.10.1967 |
| Place of birth: | Calafat |
| Height: 188 | Weight: 83 |
| First match in Division A: | 09.06.1985 |
Universitatea Craiova - FCM Brașov 1-0 |
| Last match in Division A: | 16.11.2003 |
Oțelul Galați - Dinamo București 2-0 |
| First match in 1.Bundesliga | 15.02.2003 |
FC Energie Cottbus - SV Hannover 96 3-0 |
| Last match in 1.Bundesliga | 17.05.2003 |
SV Hannover 96 - Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-2 |
| 1984-85 | Universitatea Craiova | 4A |
2 |
0 |
| 1985-86 | Universitatea Craiova | 3A |
18 |
1 |
| 1986-87 | Universitatea Craiova | 5A |
31 |
1 |
| 1987-88 | Universitatea Craiova | 5A |
14 |
1 |
| 1987-88 | Steaua București | 1A |
13 |
1 |
| 1988-89 | Universitatea Craiova | 5A |
33 |
8 |
| 1989-90 | Universitatea Craiova | 3A |
26 |
7 |
| 1990-91 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 1A |
30 |
5 |
| 1991-92 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 1A |
29 |
7 |
| 1992-93 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 2A |
24 |
6 |
| 1993-94 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 3A |
23 |
5 |
| 1994-95 | PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands) | 3A |
2 |
0 |
| 1994-95 | Tottenham Hotspur London (England) | 7A |
23 |
3 |
| 1995-96 | Fútbol Club Barcelona (Spain) | 3A |
39 |
5 |
| 1996-97 | Fútbol Club Barcelona (Spain) | 2A |
29 |
4 |
| 1997-98 | Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) | 1A |
32 |
2 |
| 1998-99 | Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) | 1A |
29 |
1 |
| 1999-00 | Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) | 1A |
24 |
2 |
| 2000-01 | Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) | 2A |
24 |
0 |
| 2001-02 | Galatasaray SK Istanbul (Turkey) | 1A |
1 |
0 |
| 2001-02 | Unione Sportiva Lecce (Italy) | 16A |
28 |
2 |
| 2002-03 | Dinamo București | 6A |
8 |
0 |
| 2002-03 | SV Hannover 96 (Germany) | 11A |
13 |
1 |
| Total Division A: | 153 matches |
19 goals |
| Total Eredivisie (Netherlands): | 83 matches |
18 goals |
| Total Premier League (England) | 23 matches |
3 goals |
| Total Primera División (Spain): | 68 matches |
9 goals |
| Total Süper Lig (Turkey): | 110 matches |
5 goals |
| Total Serie A (Italy): | 28 matches |
2 goals |
| Total 1.Bundesliga (Germany): | 13 matches |
1 goal |
| Romanian Cup: | 1988 |
|
| Dutch Super Cup: | 1993 |
|
| Spanish Cup: | 1997 |
|
| Cup Winners' Cup with FC Barcelona: | 1996-97 |
1-0 Paris SG |
| UEFA Cup with Galatasaray: | 1999-2000 |
0-0, 4-1p Arsenal |
| European Super Cup with Galatasaray: | 2000 |
2-1 Real Madrid |
| Total national team: | 115 matches |
16 goals |
| Total olympics: | 4 matches |
0 goals |
| Cup Winners' Cup: 1985-86 | 3 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Cup: 1986-87 | 4 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Cup: 1987-88 | 2 matches |
0 goals |
| Champions' Cup: 1987-88 | 3 matches |
0 goals |
| Cup Winners' Cup: 1990-91 | 2 matches |
0 goals |
| Champions' Cup: 1991-92 | 3 matches |
0 goals |
| Champions' Cup: 1992-93 | 6 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Cup: 1993-94 | 1 match |
1 goal |
| UEFA Cup: 1995-96 | 8 matches |
1 goal |
| Cup Winners' Cup: 1996-97 | 8 matches |
1 goal |
| UEFA Champions' League: 1997-98 | 8 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Champions' League: 1998-99 | 8 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Champions' League: 1999-00 | 8 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Cup: 1999-00 | 6 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Champions' League: 2000-01 | 14 matches |
0 goals |
| UEFA Champions' League: 2001-02 | 3 matches |
0 goals |
| Total European cups: | 87 matches |
3 goals |
# PSV
Eindhoven paid 2.000.000 USD for Popescu's transfer from Universitatea
Craiova He was the captain of FC Barcelona in 1997, when won Cup Winners' Cup; He scored for Galatasaray last goal from penalty kicks in UEFA Cup final with Arsenal; He played at three editions of World Cup (Italy 1990, USA 1994 and France 1998), and at two of European Championship (England 1996 and Belgium & Netherlands 2000); He was named sixth times the best Romanian player in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1995, 1996. |