Ilie Greavu

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Personal information
Date of birth 19 July 1937
Place of birth Sibiu, Romania[1]
Date of death 1 April 2007 (aged 69)
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
1952–1954 Progresul Sibiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1956 Progresul CPCS București
1957–1971 Rapid București 294 (1)
International career
1961–1966 Romania[a] 22 (0)
Managerial career
1988 Rapid București
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilie Greavu (19 July 1937 – 1 April 2007) was a Romanian football defender and manager.

Club career[edit]

Ilie Greavu, nicknamed Cauciuc (Rubber) because he could jump one meter and 20 centimeters high, was born on 19 July 1937 in Sibiu, Romania and started to play football in 1952 at local club Progresul Sibiu, afterwards in 1955 moving at Progresul CPCS București in Divizia B.[4][5][6][7][8][9] He was transferred at Rapid București where on 28 August 1957 he made his Divizia A debut in a 1–0 away loss against Energia Petroșani.[4][5][6][8][9] He spent 14 seasons at Rapid in which he helped the club win the 1966–67 Divizia A which was the first title in the club's history, being used by coach Valentin Stănescu in 25 matches and after the last game of the season against Petrolul Ploiești which ended 0–0, the team earning the point that mathematically made them champions, Greavu said:"I played the last thirty minutes with a lump in my throat. Every minute we got closer to the title seemed endless. That half hour was the hardest exam of my life".[4][5][6][8][9][10][11] He also won the 1957 Cupa Primăverii, reached two Cupa României finals in 1961 and 1962 under the guidance of coach Ion Mihăilescu which were lost in front of Arieșul Turda respectively Steaua București and won two Balkans Cup in 1964 and 1966.[4][5][6][8][9][12][13] Greavu played 7 games and scored two goals in European competitions (including 4 games in the Inter-cities Fairs Cup), taking part in the 1967–68 European Cup campaign in which he helped Rapid eliminate Trakia Plovdiv, being eliminated by Juventus in the following round.[4][14][15] He made his last Divizia A appearance on 5 June 1971 in a 3–1 home loss against Steagul Roșu Brașov, having a total of 294 appearances and one goal scored in the competition.[4][9]

International career[edit]

Ilie Greavu played 10 matches for Romania, making his debut on 14 May 1961 under coach Gheorghe Popescu I in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against Turkey.[16][17] He played in six games at the 1966 World Cup qualifiers.[16] His last appearance for the national team was on 21 September 1966 in a friendly against East Germany which ended with a 2–0 loss.[16] He also played 12 games for Romania's Olympic team, and participated at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo where he played in all 6 games, helping the team finish in the 5th place.[1][5][18][19]

Later life[edit]

After retirement, Greavu worked at Rapid București as vice-president from 1972 until 1974, head and second coach of the senior team, coach of the children's and junior center where he taught and formed generations of players, which include Stelian Marin, Ion Ion, Iosif Damaschin, Marian Rada and Daniel Niculae.[5][6][8][9] In 2004, Ilie Greavu had his legs amputated because he suffered from arthritis, also he was ill of diabetes and died on 1 April 2007 at age 69 of a heart attack.[4][5][6][8][9]

Honours[edit]

Rapid București

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Including 12 appearances for Romania's Olympic team.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Ilie Greavu. sports-reference.com
  2. ^ "Ilie Greavu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c Ilie Greavu at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ a b c d e f g Ilie Greavu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "A murit Ilie Greavu" [Ilie Greavu died] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "In memoriam - Ilie Greavu" [In memory of - Ilie Greavu] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 21 May 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  7. ^ "Oare cati stiu ca Ilie Greavu a jucat impotriva marelui Beckenbauer?" [How many know that Ilie Greavu played against the great Beckenbauer?] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 3 April 2009. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  8. ^ a b c d e f "Greavu, legenda de "Cauciuc" a Rapidului" [Greavu, the "Rubber" legend of Rapid] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  9. ^ a b c d e f g h "Muzeul Rapidului prinde viață! Familia lui Ilie Greavu, prima care a contribuit la proiectul ambițios al giuleștenilor" [The Rapid Museum comes to life! The family of Ilie Greavu, the first to contribute to the ambitious project of the people of Giulești] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 3 June 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  10. ^ "Istoria secretă a Rapidului: blaturi pentru câștigarea primelor două titluri. Mărturii incredibile: "Hai, mă, copii să facem egal!" + regia tovarășilor Pădureanu și Lucescu" [The secret history of Rapid: Match fixing for winning the first two titles. Incredible testimonials: "Come on, kids, let's make it even!" + directed by comrades Pădureanu and Lucescu] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 23 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  12. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1960–1961". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1961–1962". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  14. ^ Ilie Greavu at WorldFootball.net
  15. ^ "Ilie Greavu - Europa League 1967/1968". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  16. ^ a b c "Ilie Greavu profile". European Football. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Turkey - Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  18. ^ "Ilie Greavu". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Ilie Greavu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
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