Gheorghe Staicu

Gheorghe "Gigi" Staicu (18 December 1935 – 10 June 2021) was a Romanian professional football player and manager who played for Steaua București, having developed in the club's academy.^[1][2] After retirement, Staicu started his manager career and was the manager of many Divizia A clubs, among them: Olimpia Satu Mare, Bihor Oradea, Universitatea Cluj or UM Timișoara.^[1] Staicu was also the assistant coach of the Romania national team, in the spell of Ștefan Kovacs and was for years the manager of the Olympic team.^[3]

Gheorghe Staicu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1935-12-18)18 December 1935
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death	10 June 2021(2021-06-10) (aged 85)
Place of death	Popești-Leordeni, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1963	Steaua București	65	(0)
Managerial career
1973–1974	Olimpia Satu Mare
1975–1976	Bihor Oradea (assistant)
1977–1979	Olimpia Satu Mare
1979	Romania (assistant)
1980–1981	Universitatea Cluj
1981–1982	Bihor Oradea
1983–1992	Romania Olympic & youth
1993	FC Brașov
1996	Jiul Petroșani
1997–1998	Baia Mare
1998	Olimpia Satu Mare
2001–2002	UM Timișoara
2006–2007	Romania (W)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Late years and death

In 2007, Staicu retired from football and since 2012 he was hospitalized in an asylum for the elderly, suffering from Alzheimer's disease.^[1][4] He died on 10 June 2021, at the age of 85.^[5]

Honours

Player

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1959–60, 1960–61
• Cupa României: 1961–62

Manager

Olimpia Satu Mare

• Divizia B: 1973–74, 1976–77
• Cupa României: runner-up 1977–78

Bihor Oradea

• Divizia B: 1974–75, 1981–82