FC Argeş Piteşti

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FC Argeş
Full name FC Argeş Piteşti
Nickname(s) Alb-Violeţii (the "White-Purples"),Trivale squad("TRUPA DIN TRIVALE")
Founded 1953
Ground Nicolae Dobrin Stadium,
Piteşti
(Capacity 16,500)
Chairman Flag of Romania Cornel Penescu
Manager Flag of Romania Ionuţ Badea
League Liga I
2007-008 Liga II, 1st
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FC Argeş Piteşti is a football club based in the city of Piteşti, Romania. It is currently playing in Liga II, the second level of the Romanian Professional Football League.

Argeş was one of the most successful Romanian clubs in the 1970s, when it twice won the national championship; in 1972 and 1979, and finished twice as runner-up. The club has yet to win the Romanian Cup competition.

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[edit] History

[edit] First teams from Arges

On the lands of Argeş, football appeared likely, at the beginning of the twentieth century, but the first evidence dates from the year 1915, when it appears in Campulung Muscel team Minerul. But World War I has broken its ascent, only after the year 1919 football prinzând roots and Pitesti. Here, street teams, students and soldiers will play with teams from neighbouring towns: Craiova, Slatina, Caracal, Campulung Muscel.

The first known team of Pitesti was arrow, documentary attested since 1921, of course, much older. Among the players were students and soldiers: portarul lulică Şvanţaru, fundaşul Condor, înaintaşul Ulman. Matches were tracked to the top of curiosity and then with interest. They performed on a land improvizat of 6 Artillery Regiment. Piteştenii began îndrăgească this sport and have purces the establishment of other teams. That occurred: Macaby, 1 May 1923, and proposed propăşirea all sports, especially football, taking it as president on Israel Friedman, Triumph, at 1 august 1923, with the wards: soccer, rugby, and runs atletică , Is chairman George N. Tabacu secretary and C. Enescu; Trivale, founded in November 1923, having headed it on the president Atanasiu; Sportivă Piteşti Society, founded at 29 May 1924 with the aim of all practising sports and especially football. The company Sportivă not pursue any political purpose, is abstracţie nationality and social class. The Town Hall of Pitesti, seeing popularity of this sport, it starts to help, first by approving a soccer field in the park Trivale for team arrow at 22 June 1925, when the Interim Committee, the meeting approved to provide that company, on a temporary basis, the area of 8125 m2 of land owned by the village of Trivale park, the right side, where they take annual Easter bâlciul according schiţei plan.

After the top, 15 august 1925 appears the first club with a regulation of Pitesti, Sporting Club, under the leadership of President Dumitru Călinescu. The club was made up of 58 members aged over 18 years, 28 over 21 years, 12 under 18 years. The club have a monthly subsidy from Primărie of 10,000 lei and used the land from 6 Artillery Regiment. The management of the club were perindat a number of people more or less influential: dealer Ion Teodorescu, professor Dumitru Georgescu, Gh Băltescu, M. Berechet, Aurel Caracas, Ticu Mircea and others, but all eager to put the foundations for a strong team. Colors Sporting Club were: white-green shirts, chiloţi white socks and white-green. The players were students, premilitari and active military, including: Nicht Puiu, Florică Tută, Costică Papaiani, Gross, Salmairaghi, Neaţă, Caridis, Ghiuri, Lăzărescu, Enache, Cantaragiu, Cernea, Stoian, Bădin, Bandea, Cârciumaru. Since the financial situation was not too good, the club piteştean organize serbări, balls, games and boxing fight with French athletes to collect funds.

In 1930, honorary chairman of the club was elected Armand Călinescu, the future prime minister of Romania and son of Argeşului. In several occasions, the club has requested City Hall building a stadium on the plateau of forest Trivale were made and steps to ONEF, income and its director general, Virgil Bădulescu, ultimately hotărându the establishment of a subsidiary in Pitesti, building land but remained only on paper. Sporting Club has moved to the top district championship in Pitesti alongside Sports Workers, Câmpulung Tricolor Union and others, having a good behavior. The emergence of C Division, in the year 1936, Piteştiul is represented in Southern League Series I, Radu Negru team, which has evolved alongside Phone Club Bucharest, Ottawa Turnu Magurele, Turda Bucharest, Venus Campina Tricolor Venus and Calarasi. Sporting Club has moved only one ballot, nemaialiniindu to start returului because of financial difficulties.

[edit] Dinamo Pitesti period

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Dinamo Pitesti

At 6 august 1953, after 27 years of domination by a team Sporting Club Pitesti, appears a new team, Dinamo Pitesti, since the spring of 1953, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, a group of officials and police decided to set up a soccer team , Dinamo Bucharest, named after such a big sister May in Bucharest. The team is entered in the regional championship Pitesti, along with teams from: Găeşti, Valcea, Curtea de Arges, Campulung, Topoloveni, Slatina, desfăşurându championship system in the spring-autumn. It is appropriate to remember him and Lăsculescu Ion Marin Tănase, two of the main initiators of the birth of the teams, has been officially at 6 august 1953. Tânăra team Dinamo Pitesti takes place 8 of 14 bands, but will attract the attention of spectators, shortly after managing to collect talents born on this country's legendary plai Argeşului, catalizând forces and the local administrative accederea in high society fotbalului.In Pitesti May have been other teams, of which the legendary Sporting Club has been able to evolve in Division B for 8 championships in a row (where marcase of 289 goals and 402 received) by 1954, showing that Piteştiul wishes and wants more than one team cuminte, pluton in second division, hence the desire to bring a new breath in local football performance and a better organization for the purpose of entry into assisted society football. The lot that started the current team FC Arges (when Arsenal) those 50 years of life was the following:

Coach: Jean Lăpuşneanu (formerly the Sporting Club, was great keeper, the team selected in Romania, which participated in the World Championship in 1930 in Uruguay). Portari: Traian Stefan and George Stancu. Fundaşi: George Tereş, Iuliu Szigmei Nicolae Zamfirescu, Ion Toroipan, Stelian Oprea, John Istrate. Mijlocaşi: Constantin Chingaru, Nicolae Gotwald, Ion Hărăclean Ion Dragomir. Atacanţi: Marin Tănase, Nelu Diaconescu, John Gherghina, Stefan Dumitrescu, Gheorghe Stănciulescu Nicolae lonescu, Ion Lăsculescu Ion Stănescu.

In 1954, Dinamo Pitesti to reinforce with the best players in Pitesti: portarul Leaţă, fundaşii Leonte lanovschi and Boldizar, mijlocaşul Gheorghe Popescu and înaintaşul Basarabescu, managing to occupy third place in the regional championship with 40 points (golaveraj 67 -- 23), following Flamurii Red Ramnicu Valcea and Minerului Campulung, with 18 wins, 4 games and 4 equal înfrângeri of the 26 parties disputate. Next regional championship 1955, when Dinamo Pitesti able to score in the first place, recording the first performance-promotion in Division C. The first edition of Division C after 1945 to start gathering 51 teams, divided into 4 series. Dinamo Pitesti will be part of the series II. Under the leadership of coach Jean Lăpuşneanu, the team's performance fails to place the class VIII of the 14 teams in the series of Division I-AA C, a performance notable for a nine promoted. It was V edition of Division C. In batch team, in addition to the players with whom porniseră the road, and were former players of Sportingului: Ianovschi Leonte, Leaţă, Boldizar, Gh Popescu, Basarabescu and Pericle Valeca. It will follow a championship, 1957-1958, which will go to the competitive fall-spring. This system will not be friendly, and piteştenii, clasaţi ranks XII will retrograda in the regional championship. Dinamo won only 9 games, 3 were equal and 14 games it has lost, by scoring 30 goals and 46 receiving. The series was won by Titanii Bucureşteni following Imp Târgovişte and Carpathian Sinaia, following his Arsenal were Olimpia Ipswich and Everton (flame) Pitesti. With coach Jean Lăpuşneanu to timonă, which it replaces George Teodorescu, Dinamo Pitesti, with a renăscută ambition and a lot reinforced with several young talented gaining regional championship in 1958-1959 and promotes Division C. Here's the lot that brought the team in Division C: Velicu, Costache, Oancea (portari), Boldizar, Iatan, Georgescu (defenders), Stanescu, Anuţescu, Stefanescu, Dinică (mijlocaşi), Milea, Paraschiv, Marin Traian Ceauşu, Necşoiu, Emilian Niculescu, Cebuc, Vlad Lovin, Maşala (atacanţi). Due to reorganization of the business of football Romania, Dinamo Pitesti promotes Division B, after the merger with Dinamo Bucharest 3 Miliţia. From Manchester Miliţia came to Pitesti, in the summer of 1959, the players: Spiridon Niculescu, Radu Gheorghe, V. Florescu, Florin Halagian, M. Haimovici, P. Valcan, Eugen Barbu and John Butnaru, a nucleus of players who will be an ace to start the ninth stage competition.

The results do not appear to delay Dinamo Pitesti onorant will occupy a place in Division B 3, after promising results with teams that were in the old state eşalon second in the country. Among atacanţi were noted Lovin Vlad, who recorded 15 goals, and Ion Barbu future naţionalei central defender with 10 goals listed, coach of this team is Stefan Vasile. The land of Ştrand becomes neîncăpător, more and more lovers of the football stadium by taking the road, simţind that, soon, Piteştiul fotbalistic will make a great step toward performance. The second championship in Division B, 1960-1961, will bring a winning series Il-by Dinamo Pitesti, with an advance of 9 points before the second classified, our eternal rivală, Science Craiova. Dream so many generations of supporters and fotbalişti becoming a reality through the promotion team Dinamo Pitesti in Division A, the first team piteşteană and argeşeană in the first division football României.Sub leadership of the same Stefan Vasile, who brought the consignment Piteştiul in Romanian football elite was composed of : L. Varga, C. Matache, Sp.Niculescu (portari), P. Valcan, I. Barbu, C. Haimovici, N. Vulpeanu, C. Dumitrescu (defenders), V. Florescu, Gh.Radu, V. Corneanu, Al. Constantinescu (mijlocaşi), I. Pântea, Florin Halagian, Vlad Lovin, E. Butiiaru, L. Ghinea (atacanţi). Year 1961 represents a peak untouched until then no one team of Arges. Dinamo Pitesti is the start of this championship (edition number 43) Division A. With almost the same batch of players, with more than a few young promote, Dinamo Pitesti is surprinsă of întrecerii hardness of high society, promoting the rapid nerezistând. A demoted from last place, 14, but showing, often practiced football in the city on the banks Argeşului.

Under the leadership antrenorilor Stefan Vasile Tănase and Dima have evolved on the first stage, footballers: L. Varga, Sp.Niculescu, C. Matache (portari), P. Valcan, I. Barbu, M. Haimovici, C. Vulpeanu, C. Dumitrescu, Matthew, Badea (defenders), V. Florescu, Gh Radu, V. Corneanu, Stefanescu, Stănescu, Nicolae Dobrin (mijlocaşi), I. Cârciumărescu, Al. Constantinescu, Vlad Lovin, T. Dima, I. Pântea, Florin Halagian, E. Butnaru, L. Ghinea, P. Libardi, A. Sunday, Bâzgu, M. Ţurcan, Lalu (atacanţi). Duşul cold contact of football great piteşteni take up to the reality. N-submitted weapons, but have gathered from dental creams, starting again in Division B. Here football is hard, and when you live above izbeşti any team wishing to move and a victory in the record. And yet, at the end of 1962-1963 championship, Dinamo Pitesti wins series II Division B with 4 points advance against CSM Resita, and promotes, for the second time in Division A.

The lot remained almost the same, under the leadership of Stefan Vasile: L. Varga, C. Matache (portari), P. Valcan, C. Badea, I. Barbu, V. Corneanu, M. Haimovici, C. Dumitrescu (defenders), Alexandru Vasile, Gh Radu, Burcea, Al. Constantinescu (mijlocaşi), P. Stănoaie, I. Cârciumărescu, Vlad Lovin, Florin Halagian, C. Ionescu, Nicolas Niculescu (atacanţi). The team noted the emergence of extremist C. Hamilton, a big talent attacker, who has 10 goals and marked in that campionatTotuşi, in this first championship in the first division, would debuteze who became, in time, the biggest fotbalist Romanian Nicolae Dobrin, in a match Science with Cluj, in spring 1962. The second promotion in the first division meant, actually, stay on the first stage of Romanian football for 29 consecutive years (1963-1992), a rare performance in our football, exceeded only by teams Steaua and Dinamo Bucharest and University of Craiova. Developments team FC Arges oscilante were caused in large part, the fluctuation large batch of players, plecările bulk of the most valuable. The best results were obtained in the periods 1971-1973 and 1977-1981, when the team was ranked in the top three in the period 1977-1979, FC Arges managed not to lose ground on its 45 consecutive games înscriind 116 goals and receiving only 35.

The championship of Division A 1963-1964 was piteşteni a galop health, serving in place without emotions 10. In fact, there have been major effort to better prepare players. Then came the Pitesti antrenorii Vintilă Mărdărescu and Joseph Szoke; players: Cacoveanu Nicolae Naghi, C. And David, from 10 November 1963, Nicolae Dobrin, back from Minerul Campulung Muscel, where he had been left for ... întremare. Piteştenilor game was characterized by a great ambition, based on extreme high value (Cacoveanu, Cârciumărescu and C. lonescu), the couple of central defenders Barbu-Ilie Stelian, bătrânul but experimentatul mijlocaş Alexandru Vasile, talentatul mijlocaş Mircea Stoenescu , Acrobatul keeper C. Matache and atacantul central Micky Naghi, author of 8 goluri.Totuşi, Bucharest teams were netrecut: 0-4 and 0-2 to Arsenal, 0-2 and 0-1 with Rapid, 0-1 and 3-6 with Steaua. As a reward for the return eşalon fotbalistic first in the country, city officials can give to the team a nice gift: May 1 stadium (then and now Trivale Nicolae Dobrin), which will be opened in spring 1964. On this occasion held international match between Dinamo Pitesti and Brazilian team Bon Succeso Rio de Janeiro, ended with victory piteştenilor, with the score 2-1. Stadium had 17,500 seats. From this moment on, Dinamo Pitesti begin an affirmation of the long road, a road which were împletit talent and youth players born on these places to experience some decline of the major players teams Bucharest. In the next championship, 1964-1965, Dinamo Pitesti climbing two places, serving in place of VlII century.

In the next championship, 1965/1966, Dinamo Pitesti May climbed a few steps, standing in the place IV, equal points with Dinamo Bucharest, this salt is possible because of developments exception back when he occupied the place II century, with 7 wins, 2 egaluri and 4 înfrângeri, scoring 23 goals for and 21 receiving. Measures taken in the break between the tour and return have been welcome. Thus, during the month of January, were decommissioned lot Victor Corneanu, and Radu Gheorghe Florin Halagian, the remaining 20 players: Sp. Niculescu, C. Matache (and he left in May, upon request), and Zoltan Nagel (portari), Ioachim Popescu, C. Olteanu, Ion Barbu, Stelian Ilie, C. Badea, N. Vulpeanu and Vasile Zdrenghea (defenders), N. Dobrin, Ion Ţârcovnicu, John Rock, (mijlocaşi), I Radu Constantin, N. Naghi, Mike Ţurcan, C. David C. lonescu, Şt. Timar, Ion Nita (atacanţi). In returul this championship, Dinamo Pitesti earned some excellent results: 1-1 in the Capital country champion, Dinamo, Steaua won at Bucharest, 3-2, and earned in Cluj, with the University, an equal, 2 -- 2. A Rapidul defeated with 2-1 home, 2-1 with Red Flag, UTA with 3-2, 1-0 with Poli Timisoara. Golgeterul team remained N. Naghi, who entered the 22 goals, almost half of the team entered the gaps, which consists player with the third Ţurcan couple atacanţi central of the country, after Badea-Dridea and Dumitriu II Ion lonescu. The team gave batch national junior Ion Pop, the holder 3 batch Olympic players: Niculescu, Naghi and Dobrin, and the batch B of the country (which has conducted a tour in Korea) players: Barbu, Ţurcan, Radu I. In national consignment, the first representative of the country, has been promoted and played Nicolae Dobrin. The team has matured, young players starting to acknowledge the hopes placed in them, and those with experience demonstrating the same ardoare and the same yield as in the days of glory.

In the next championship, 1966-1967, modestul place 12 shows once again that the team was not ready for the major mental performance, moments of euphoria prelungindu the unexpectedly. Although the team was reinforced portarul Coman and mijlocaşul Haralambie Eftimie, the place was occupied modest and logical consequence of a system of organization exceeded Dinamo Pitesti depend sister remained higher, Dinamo Bucharest. This, though often helped it all so many times and încurcat-one, by transferring some young players, but note from Pitesti, giving them in exchange players no perspective, plafonaţi, even if they had rich experience Competition . This fluctuation părtinitor and exchange of players have created an atmosphere of mistrust in the possibilities of the club Pitesti.

[edit] First Divizia A championship

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CHAMPIONS OF ROMANIA

Nobody tought obout the final great succes of the Trivale squad after the defeat whit FCM Bacau (1-4) in the first match of the season and the coach Titus Ozon what replaced whit the young former football player of Dinamo Pitesti, Florin Halagian.At the end of the tour, FC Arges is in the back seat IV with 18 points, following teams: UTA, SC University of Bacau and Cluj. Preparing for winter were held in Baile Herculane, after which followed a difficult tour in the former RD German, who has caught good team. Returul was extraordinary, FC Arges being învinsă only twice (0-2 home, the Red Flag Brasov, and 0-1 in Cluj, CFR). Before 9 games without following înfrângeri, which Halagian played great book several times. Thus, in Iasi, has played in every Half with a line mijlocaşi to the surprise of all, to force victory and you have fresh on the final. In the penultimate stage (21 June 1972), Pitesti, FC Arges won Crişul Oradea, becoming campioană with a stage before finalului the championship. The team played offensive and ambitious, with an inspired Dobrin, timonă. Score was 4-1 (3-1) for piteşteni through holes marked Dobrin (min. 25 and 43), Prepurgel (min. 28), C. Radu (min.83), respectively Tămaş (min. 39) in front of over 17,000 spectators in the last stage, although the title was in your pocket, FC Arges învingea at sea battle, Dinamo, Bucharest, the great national stadium, 3-2 (1-1), goals included: Jercan (min. 45), C. Radu (min. 55), C. Frăţilă (min. 89), respectively Lucescu (min. 17) and Dumitrache (min. 61), Manchester. Here are the two teams who met in the last stage, in front of over 10,000 spectators, under the decision of the arbitrator Russian loan (Tg. Mureş): FC Arges: Stan-Barbu (Ciolan)-Pigulea, Vlad, Olteanu, P. Ivan II Prepurgel, M. Popescu (C. Frăţilă)-C. Radu I Dobrin, Jercan. Dinamo: Constantinescu-Cheran, G. Sandu, Dobrău (Batacliu, then Doru Popescu), Deleanu-Dinu, Sălceanu-Lucescu, Dumitriu II, Dumitrache, Florin Dumitrescu. In this way, F.C. Arges win the crown of laurel, bringing Piteştiul for the first time among cities campioane after Bucharest, Timisoara, Arad, Oradea and Ploiesti. The lot campioane team, FC Arges, in the 1971-1972 championship, was the following: V. Stan, D. Ariciu, Spiridon Niculescu (portari), M. Pigulea, C. Olteanu, R. Vlad, I. Barbu, P. Ivan II, D. Ciolan, C. Nedelcu (defenders), I. Prepurgel, M. Popescu, Stefan Dumitru, Emil Dumitru Ion Red (mijlocaşi), C. Radu II, C. Frăţilă, N. Dobrin, R. Jercan, Ioan Dobrescu, Paul Ciornoavă (atacanţi), Florin Halagian and Tânase Dima (coaches). The 51 goals for the team F.C. Arges have been marked by: Dobrin-15, C. Radu 9, Jercan-8, Frăţilă-7, Prepurgel-4, Rosu-4, M. Popescu-2, Olteanu-1 and Dobrescu-1.

[edit] Second Title in Liga 1

Champions 1978-1979 began under the sign of good training and the desire to mature make lot of young good players, mostly kept at Pitesti. Under the leadership of the same coach, Florin Halagian, helped Leonte lanovschi (Tănase Dima was transferred to Dinamo Bucharest) and Constantin Oţet, transferred a few days before the championship.

The objective proposed by the leadership of the club was occupying one of the places 1-5 and accumulation of at least 18 points in the championship round. FC Arges championship begins in force, winning two games in Chemistry Rm Quebec and "Police" Iasi, and installed in plutonul fruntaş. For only in stage Vl has recorded the first defeat, 0-1 at Tg. Mures, A.S.A. continue occupying places 2-4 without May fall. Players are subjected to double efforts, mostly by hand and the team olimpică Romania, which succeeded, after many years, the Hungarian representative to prevail at Pitesti. At the end of the tour, FC Arges situation is heading in the first rank, remarking through cohesion, respect and coechipieri tasks entrusted game. A new player began with the successful team piteşteană, Moiceanu, which shortly became coechipieri for opponents and gun secretă.In last stage of the tour, at Pitesti, piteştenii in extremis have won the game with Dinamo Bucuresti (score 1-0 ) And FC Arges became champions tour with 10 games won, and a shed 6 înfrângeri, included 25 goals and 17 received, totalling 21 points, three more than it proposed at the beginning of the championship.Then at the final of the season they won the second title in their history.

[edit] Current first team squad

As of April 27, 2008

No. Position Player
1 Flag of Romania GK Mirel Bolboaşă
2 Flag of Romania DF Mircea Stan
3 Flag of Romania DF Daniel Lăcustă
4 Flag of Romania DF Daniel Ghiţă
5 Flag of Romania DF Claudiu Avramescu
6 Flag of Romania MF Iulian Crivac
7 Flag of Romania DF Ilie Poenaru
8 Flag of Romania MF Florentin Cruceru
9 Flag of Romania MF Cristian Tănase
10 Flag of Romania MF Iulian Tameş
11 Flag of Romania MF Cosmin Năstăsie
12 Flag of Romania GK Ionuţ Boşneag
14 Flag of Serbia DF Zoran Milošević
15 Flag of Romania DF Marian Vintilă
No. Position Player
16 Flag of Romania DF Daniel Bălaşa
17 Flag of Romania MF Sorin Bucuroaia
18 Flag of Romania MF Rover Cârstea
19 Flag of Romania MF Roberto Bocoacă
20 Flag of Romania FW Adrian Dulcea
21 Flag of Romania MF George Zaharia
24 Flag of Romania MF Adrian Voiculeţ
25 Flag of Romania DF Marius Radu
26 Flag of Romania MF Monel Cârstoiu
27 Flag of Argentina DF Elias Bazzi
30 Flag of Romania MF Cătălin Doman
77 Flag of Romania GK Dumitru Hotoboc
TBA Flag of Côte d'Ivoire FW Youssouf Kamara

[edit] Notable players

Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu
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Nicolae Dobrin

[edit] External links

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