Vasile Iordache

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Vasile Iordache (born October 9, 1950) is a former Romanian football goalkeeper and current assistant coach at Steaua Bucharest, being responsible with goalkeepers' training.

As a goalkeeper, Iordache played for FC Politehnica Iaşi (between 1968 and 1971), Steaua Bucharest (1971 - 1984) and FC Braşov (1984 - 1985) when he also was assistant coach. He won 25 caps for Romania between 1976 and 1984. After the game against England played on the 29th of April 1981, when he kept the goal safe for the whole 90 minutes of the game, he was named "The hero of the Wembley".

In 1986 joins again the squad of Steaua Bucharest as goalkeepers' coach, but leaves the club after four years when is named head coach of U Cluj, only to return to Steaua Bucharest as assistant coach one year later.

In 1994 leaves Romania and for eight years coaches various teams in The United Arab Emirates. Returns to Steaua in 2002 and joins the technical team of the club's Under 21 side.

Since 2003 is part of Cosmin Olăroiu's technical team and coaches at FC Naţional Bucharest, FCU Politehnica Timişoara and again Steaua Bucharest.

v • d • e Romania squad - UEFA Euro 1984

1 Lung • 2 Rednic • 3 Ştefănescu • 4 Ungureanu • 5 Ţicleanu • 6 Iorgulescu • 7 Coraş • 8 Klein • 9 Cămătaru • 10 Bölöni • 11 Hagi • 12 Moraru • 13 Andone • 14 Irimescu • 15 Dragnea • 16 Negrilă • 17 Zare • 18 Augustin • 19 Gabor • 20 Iordache • Coach: Lucescu