Pompiliu Iordache (18 October 1954 – 23 October 2006) was a Romanian football forward.[3][4]
Club career
Iordache was born on 18 October 1954 in Râmnicu Sărat, Romania, starting to play football at Foresta Gugești.[1][4] In 1973 he moved to Unirea Focșani with whom he played in Divizia C and Divizia B for about six years.[1][3][4]
Iordache arrived at Dinamo București in 1980 where he was recommended by Titus Ozon.[1][3][4] He made his Divizia A debut on 2 March, as coach Angelo Niculescu used him as a starter in a 2–1 away loss to Sportul Studențesc București.[1][4][5] In the next round he netted his first goal in a 3–0 win over Olimpia Satu Mare.[5] In the 1981–82 season, the club won The Double under coach Valentin Stănescu, Iordache playing 15 matches and scoring once in the league, also being used all the minutes in the 3–2 victory over FC Baia Mare from the Cupa României final in which he opened the score.[1][3][4][6][7] In the same season he started to play in European competitions, making an appearance in a 1–0 home loss to IFK Göteborg from the round of 16 of the 1981–82 UEFA Cup.[1][8] In the following season, he was coached by Nicolae Dumitru, winning another title, scoring five goals in 26 matches, also appearing in six games from the 1982–83 European Cup campaign as the club got past Vålerenga and Dukla Prague in the first rounds, being eliminated by Aston Villa after a 6–2 aggregate loss in which he scored once.[1][4][6][9]
Iordache left Dinamo to go and spend the 1983–84 season at Olt Scornicești.[1][3] In 1984 he went at Divizia B club, Victoria București which he helped earn promotion to the first league after one year by contributing with 10 goals scored under the guidance of coach Florin Cheran.[1][3][10] In the 1986–87 season, he scored a personal record of 11 goals in the first league which helped Victoria earn a third place.[1] Afterwards he played in both legs from the second round of the 1987–88 UEFA Cup as they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Dinamo Tbilisi.[1][11] In the middle of the 1987–88 season, Iordache left Victoria to go at Petrolul Ploiești where on 24 April 1988 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home victory against his former side, Olt Scornicești, having a total of 165 matches with 36 goals netted in the competition.[1][3][4]
International career
Iordache played two friendly games at international level for Romania making his debut on 29 January 1983, being used as a starter by coach Mircea Lucescu in a 1–1 against Turkey.[12][13] The second game took place a few days later and ended with a 3–1 away win over Greece, when he came as a substitute and replaced Romulus Gabor in the 57th minute.[12][14]
Death
Iordache died on 23 October 2006 at age 52.[3][4]
Honours
Unirea Focșani
Dinamo București
Victoria București
Notes
- ^ Only statistics for the 1979–80 Divizia B season are available.[1]
- ^ The statistics for the 1984–85 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Pompiliu Iordache at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Pompiliu Iordache at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Pompiliu Iordache at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j ""Pompi" Iordache nu mai este printre noi" ["Pompi" Iordache is no longer with us] (in Romanian). Monitoruldevrancea.ro. 26 October 2006. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Dinamo Bucuresti in 1979–80". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1981 - 1982". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Pompiliu Iordache. UEFA Cup. 1981/1982". WorldFootball. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Aston Villa – Dinamo 4-2 (Cupa Campionilor, 3 noiembrie 1982 – turul 2)" [Aston Villa – Dinamo 4-2 (Champions Cup, November 3, 1982 – round 2)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 24 January 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
"Pompiliu Iordache. Champions League Qual. 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
"Pompiliu Iordache. Champions League. 1982/1983". WorldFootball. Retrieved 12 March 2025. - ^ "Memorialul puterii, episodul 2: Victoria București" [The Memorial of Power, episode 2: Victoria Bucharest] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ "Pompiliu Iordache. UEFA Cup 1987/1988". WorldFootball. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Pompiliu Iordache". European Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Turkey - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Greece - Romania 1:3". European Football. Retrieved 19 November 2020.