Nicolae Negrilă

Nicolae Negrilă
Personal information
Date of birth (1954-07-23) 23 July 1954
Place of birth Gighera, Romania
Position Right back
Youth career
1970–1973 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1988 Universitatea Craiova 353 (15)
1988–1989 Jiul Petroșani 24 (0)
Total 376 (15)
International career
1980–1987 Romania 27 (1)
Managerial career
1992–1993 Constructorul Craiova
1995–1996 FC Caracal
2002–2003 Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
2003–2004 CSM Reșița
2005 Senaco Novaci
2006 FC Caracal
Medal record
Universitatea Craiova
Winner Romanian Cup 1983
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicolae Negrilă (born 23 July 1954) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played for Universitatea Craiova. He earned 28 caps for the Romania national football team, and participated in UEFA Euro 1984.

Club career

Negrilă, nicknamed "Negoro", was born on 23 July 1954 in Gighera, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1970 at Universitatea Craiova.[1][2][3] He made his Divizia A debut on 19 June 1974 under coach Constantin Cernăianu in Universitatea's 0–0 draw against Petrolul Ploiești.[1][2][4] That was his only appearance in that season, as the team won the title.[1][2][5] Negrilă spent 15 seasons with Universitatea, being part of the "Craiova Maxima" generation that won two consecutive league titles in 1980 and 1981.[1][2][5] At the first one he contributed with four goals scored in the 22 appearances given to him by coach Valentin Stănescu and in the second he netted once in the 23 matches coach Ion Oblemenco used him.[1][2][5] He also won the Cupa României four times, but played in only three finals, scoring once in the 6–0 victory over Politehnica Timișoara in the 1981 final.[1][6]

Negrilă played 46 games and scored one goal for "U" Craiova in European competitions.[1][2] In the second round of the 1979–80 UEFA Cup he played in both legs of the 4–0 aggregate win over Leeds United, as Universitatea became the first Romanian club that eliminated a team from England in European competitions.[1][2][7] Afterwards, they reached the quarter-finals of the 1981–82 European Cup after eliminating Olympiacos and Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, being eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Bayern Munich.[1][8] He made nine appearances in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup campaign, with Negrilă scoring once in a 1–0 win over Kaiserslautern, which helped them reach the semi-finals where they were eliminated by Benfica on the away goal rule after 1–1 on aggregate.[1][2][3][9] Negrilă played in a 3–0 win over AS Monaco in the second leg of the first round of the 1985–86 European Cup Winners' Cup, after losing the first leg 2–0.[1][10] However, they were eliminated in the following round by the eventual winners of the competition, Dynamo Kyiv.[1][10]

In 1988 he joined Jiul Petroșani in Divizia B, helping the team earn promotion to the first league.[1] Subsequently, Negrilă made his last Divizia A appearance on 5 June 1990 in Jiul's 3–1 home win over FCM Brașov, totaling 377 matches with 15 goals in the competition.[1][2]

International career

Negrilă played 27 matches and scored one goal for Romania, making his debut on 27 August 1980 under coach Ștefan Kovács in a 4–1 victory against Yugoslavia in the 1977–80 Balkan Cup final.[11][12][13] He played seven games in the 1982 World Cup qualifiers and one during the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers.[11] He was used by coach Mircea Lucescu the entire match in the 1–0 loss to Portugal in the Euro 1984 final tournament, as his side failed to progress from their group.[11][14] Subsequently, he played five games during the 1986 World Cup qualifiers.[11] Negrilă's last two appearances were a 3–1 home win over Spain in the Euro 1988 qualifiers and 3–1 friendly loss to Poland which took place on 2 September 1987.[11]

For representing his country at the Euro 1984 final tournament, Negrilă was decorated by President of Romania Traian Băsescu on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[15]

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Negrilă goal.
List of international goals scored by Nicolae Negrilă[11]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
2 24 August 1983 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  East Germany 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial career

Between 1992 and 2006, Negrilă coached several teams in the Romanian lower leagues such as Constructorul Craiova, FC Caracal, Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, CSM Reșița and Senaco Novaci.[2]

Personal life

In 2003, Negrilă received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.[16]

Honours

Universitatea Craiova

Jiul Petroșani

Romania

References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "39 de ani de la calificarea Craiovei în semifinalele Cupei UEFA. Secretele eroului Negrilă: câți bani i-a adus golul decisiv, de ce n-a rămas în RFG alături de Marcel Răducanu, din ce motiv l-a luat de păr pe Halagian și ce pensie "nesimțită" are acum" [39 years since Craiova qualified for the UEFA Cup semi-finals. The secrets of hero Negrilă: how much money did the decisive goal bring him, why he didn't stay in the RFG with Marcel Răducanu, why he took Halagian by the hair and what "unspeakable" pension he has now] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Nicolae Negrilă a revenit la viaţă. Azi împlineşte 56 de ani, iar luni începe munca la termoficare!" [Nicolae Negrilă has returned to life. Today he turns 56, and on Monday he starts working on the district heating system!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 July 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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    "Au trecut 43 de ani de la Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Amintirile lui Aurel Beldeanu: "M-au aplaudat și englezii". Exclusiv" [43 years have passed since Leeds United – Universitatea Craiova 0-2. Aurel Beldeanu's memories: "The English applauded me too." Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
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  9. ^ "EXCLUSIV. Dezvăluiri explozive despre cum "i-a luat" naționala calificarea Craiovei Maxima în finala Cupei UEFA : "S-au făcut multe greșeli după România-Italia"" [EXCLUSIVE. Explosive revelations about how the national team "took away" Craiova Maxima's qualification for the UEFA Cup final: "Many mistakes were made after Romania-Italy"] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 20 April 2021. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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    "Francezii nu au uitat că Universitatea Craiova i-a făcut de rușine! France Football şi-a adus aminte de oltenii care o umileau pe AS Monaco! Video" [The French have not forgotten that Universitatea Craiova put them to shame! France Football remembered the Oltenians who humiliated AS Monaco! Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2025.
    "Nicolae Negrilă. Cup Winners Cup 1985/1986". WorldFootball. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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  12. ^ a b "Balkan Cup 1977–80". European Football. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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    "Povestea României la primul Euro, din 1984: am lăsat Italia acasă! Fără niciun stelist, cu cel mai tânăr selecţioner pe bancă şi debutul lui Hagi la un turneu final la doar 19 ani" [Romania's story at the first Euro, from 1984: we left Italy at home! Without any Steaua player, with the youngest coach on the bench and Hagi's debut at a final tournament at only 19 years old] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
    "EURO 1984: România intră "pe marile bulevarde ale fotbalului". 33 de ani de la golul lui Boloni cu Italia, surprizele lui Lucescu pentru EURO" [EURO 1984: Romania enters "the great boulevards of football". 33 years since Boloni's goal against Italy, Lucescu's surprises for the EURO] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 4 November 2025.
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