2002–03 FC Oţelul Galaţi season

FC Oțelul
2002–03 season
Chairman Igor Pîrvu
Manager Costel Orac
Divizia A 13th
Cupa României Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Mihai Guriţă (8)
All:
Mihai Guriţă (9)
← 2001–02 2003–04 →

In the summer of 2002, coach Marius Lăcătuş refused to extend his contract saying that he is unhappy with the current financial situation at Oțelul and left the team[1]. Soon after, many players whose contracts were expiring also left the team. They were joined by vice-president Mihai Stoica, who signed for Steaua[2]. President Ion Ionică appointed[3] Costel Orac as the new manager. Later in that summer, Igor Pîrvu is named as the new president of the club[4].

Contents

Competitions

Friendlies

Divizia A

Main article: Divizia A 2002–03

Although at the end of the season they had to compete in a playout match in order to remain in Divizia A, which they lost, Oțelul still managed to keep their place in the first league due to the merger of Divizia A team Astra Ploieşti and the newly promoted Petrolul Ploieşti, which resulted in the creation of FC Petrolul Ploieşti, thus freeing a spot.

Results by round

Round 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
Ground H A H A H A H A A H A H A H A A H A H A H A H H A H A H A H
Result W L W D W W D L L D L W L W L D D L W L D L D L D L L W W D
Position 3 9 5 6 5 3 3 4 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 8 10 9 10 12 13 13 14 13 13 13 13 13 13

Last updated: 10 March 2009.
Source: Matches
Ground: A = Away; H = Home. Result: D = Draw; L = Lose; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
30 9 9 12 25 37 −12 36 7 6 2 17 11 +6 2 3 10 8 26 −18

Matches

Cupa României

Players

Squad statistics

Total Divizia A Cupa României Divizia A-B Playoffs
No.
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
– BRA André Vieira 1 7 7
– ROM Apostol 1 1
– ROM Apostu 3 3
– ROM Badea 26 29 1 27 1 2
– ROM Bar 22 27 25 2
– GK ROM Borş 12 13 12 1
– FW ROM Bucătaru, Octavian 11 21 3 20 3 1
– ROM Bucur, Emil 3 2 1
– ROM Cernat 9 18 15 1 2
– ROM Chiriţă, Răzvan 1 3 2 1
– ROM Cornea 28 30 4 28 3 2 1
– ROM Costea 1 1
– ROM Dascălu 1 1 1
– FW ROM Guriţă 30 31 9 29 8 2 1
– GK ROM Iliuciuc 21 21 19 2
– ROM Iordache 28 28 2 26 2 2
– ROM Maleş 6 6
– ROM Mărginean 20 25 24 1
– ROM Minescu 14 22 21 1
– ROM Miron 1 1 1
– ROM Mogoş 1 1 1
– ROM Murgoci 1 1 1
– ROM Onuţa 1 1 1
– FW ROM Oprea 22 25 4 23 4 2
– CB ROM Pelin 28 28 26 2
– COD Piana 7 10 10
– ROM Popa 1 1 1
– FB ROM Sârghi 1 1 1
– ROM Stan 1 1
– ROM Tănase 28 28 2 26 1 2 1
– ROM Tofan 28 28 2 26 2 2
– ROM Toma 19 26 25 1
– ROM Velescu, Claudiu 1 1 1

Last updated: 11 March 2010
Source: RomanianSoccer and Viaţa Liberă
Ordered by player name
0 shown as blank

Transfers

In

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving from
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Ends
 Transfer
fee		 Source
– DF ROM Minescu 31 EU Foresta Fălticeni Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– GK ROM Iliuciuc EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– LM ROM Cornea 20 EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– CB ROM Iordache 21 EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– RB ROM Baldovin 30 EU Universitatea Craiova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [10]
– ROM Bar EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DM ROM Badea 26 EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DF ROM Răzvan Chiriţă EU Radnički Kragujevac Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– CB BRA Andre Vieira 28 Non-EU Lugano Transfer Winter 2005 Undisclosed [12]
– CB ROM Florin Niţulescu EU Transfer [12]
– CF COD Marlin Piana 21 Non-EU Troyes Transfer Winter 2005 Free [12]

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
– LM ROM Boştină 25 EU Steaua București Transfer Summer Free [1]
– GK ROM Munteanu 27 EU Dinamo București Transfer Summer $ 100,000 [13]
– CB ROM Ghionea 23 EU Steaua București Transfer Summer $ 150,000 [14]
– RB ROM Ogăraru 22 EU Steaua București Loan end Summer – [15]
– DF ROM Dinu EU Zimbru Chişinău Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– CM ROM Baştină 29 EU Zimbru Chişinău Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– LB ROM Mozacu 25 EU Brașov Contract expired Summer – [16]
– CF ROM Andone 27 EU Ferencváros Contract expired Summer – [16]

EU = if holds or not a European Union passport; Country: when 2 flags, 1st flag = country that plays for internationally, 2nd flag = country of birth; N = number on jersey; P = Position (for position name, pause mouse pointer on abbreviation); Name = Name on jersey (for more extensive name, pause mouse pointer on name); Age = age on the day of the signing; Moving from = only indicate the club the player was playing before start playing for this club in this season, for the type of the moving see Status column; Moving to = only indicates the club the player is going to play next, for the type of the moving see Status column; Ends = when the player's current contract ends; n/a = Not applicable.

References

  1. ^ a b ""Nu cred ca noi am fi putut sa-i oferim ceva asemanator", considera Mihai Stoica" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 13 June 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3818/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  2. ^ "Otelul va lua totul de la zero!" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 2 July 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3834/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  3. ^ "Costel Orac va fi noul antrenor al Otelului. Problema bugetului ramane, in continuare, nerezolvata." (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 3 July 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3835/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  4. ^ "Marinarul care va conduce Otelul" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 17 July 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3847/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  5. ^ Badoi or Bratu for the 70th minute goal
  6. ^ Some sources list Solomon as the 76th minute scorer
  7. ^ some sources say that Bundea was the 11th minute scorer
  8. ^ Some sources list Cornea's goal 83rd minute
  9. ^ a b c d "Otelul a plecat la munte" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 9 July 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3840/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  10. ^ "Adrian Baldovin - ultima noutate in "curtea" Otelului!" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 14 August 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3871/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  11. ^ a b c "Insemnari de la confeinta de presa" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 16 August 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3873/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  12. ^ a b c "Marlin Piana si Andre Vieira au semnat pentru Otelul" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 5 March 2003. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2003/4041/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  13. ^ "Portarul Cristi Munteanu a semnat pentru Dinamo!" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 15 June 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3820/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  14. ^ "A plecat si Sorin Ghionea!" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 19 June 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3823/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  15. ^ "In pofida tuturor zvonurilor, Otelul Galati nu este pe marginea prapastiei..." (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 20 June 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3824/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 
  16. ^ a b c d "Otelul are nevoie de intariri" (in Romanian). Viaţa Liberă (Galați). 4 July 2002. http://arhiva.viata-libera.ro/arhiva/an2002/3836/sport.htm. Retrieved 18 March 2010. 

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