2002–03 FC Oțelul Galați season

FC Oțelul
2002–03 season
Chairman Romania Igor Pîrvu
Manager Romania Costel Orac
Divizia A 13th
Cupa României Round of 32
Top goalscorer League:
Guriță (8)
All:
Guriță (9)
Oprea (4)
Bucătaru (3)
Cornea (3)
Iordache (2)
Tofan (2)

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]

Competitions

Friendlies

Divizia A

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

Round123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAHAH
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 = Loss; W = Win; P = Postponed.

Results summary

OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
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 Relegation playoffs
No.
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Sts
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
 App
 Gls
App
Gls
– Brazil Vieira 1 7 7
– Romania Apostol 1 1
– Romania Apostu 3 3
– Romania Badea 26 29 1 27 1 2
– Romania Bar 22 27 25 2
– GKRomania Borş 12 13 12 1
– FWRomania Bucătaru 11 21 3 20 3 1
– Romania Bucur 3 2 1
– Romania Cernat 9 18 15 1 2
– Romania Chiriţă 1 3 2 1
– Romania Cornea 28 30 4 28 3 2 1
– Romania Costea 1 1
– Romania Dascălu 1 1 1
– FWRomania Guriţă 30 31 9 29 8 2 1
– GKRomania Iliuciuc 21 21 19 2
– Romania Iordache 28 28 2 26 2 2
– Romania Maleş 6 6
– Romania Mărginean 20 25 24 1
– Romania Minescu 14 22 21 1
– Romania Miron 1 1 1
– Romania Mogoş 1 1 1
– Romania Murgoci 1 1 1
– Romania Onuţa 1 1 1
– FWRomania Oprea 22 25 4 23 4 2
– CBRomania Pelin 28 28 26 2
– Democratic Republic of the Congo Piana 7 10 10
– Romania Popa 1 1 1
– FBRomania Sârghi 1 1 1
– Romania Stan 1 1
– Romania Tănase 28 28 2 26 1 2 1
– Romania Tofan 28 28 2 26 2 2
– Romania Toma 19 26 25 1
– Romania Velescu 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 Romania Minescu 31EU Foresta Fălticeni Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– GK Romania Iliuciuc EU Dinamo București Romania Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– LM Romania Cornea 20EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– CB Romania Iordache 21EU Dinamo București Romania Transfer Summer Undisclosed [9]
– RB Romania Baldovin 30EU Universitatea Craiova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [10]
– Romania Bar EU Baia Mare Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DM Romania Badea 26EU Dinamo București Romania Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– DF Romania Chiriță EU Radnički Kragujevac Serbia Transfer Summer Undisclosed [11]
– CB Brazil Vieira 28Non-EU Lugano Switzerland Transfer Winter 2005 Undisclosed [12]
– CB Romania Nițulescu EU Transfer [12]
– CF Democratic Republic of the Congo Piana 21Non-EU Troyes France Transfer Winter 2005 Free [12]

Out

N
 P
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 EU
 Moving to
 Type
 Transfer
window		 Transfer
fee		 Source
– LM Romania Boştină 25EU Steaua București Transfer Summer Free [1]
– GK Romania Munteanu 27EU Dinamo București Romania Transfer Summer $ 100,000 [13]
– CB Romania Ghionea 23EU Steaua București Transfer Summer $ 150,000 [14]
– RB Romania Ogăraru 22EU Steaua București Loan end Summer – [15]
– DF Romania Dinu EU Zimbru Chişinău Moldova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– CM Romania Baştină 29EU Zimbru Chişinău Moldova Transfer Summer Undisclosed [16]
– LB Romania Mozacu 25EU Brașov Romania Contract expired Summer – [16]
– CF Romania Andone 27EU Ferencváros Hungary 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. ↑ 1.0 1.1 ""Nu cred ca noi am fi putut sa-i oferim ceva asemanator", considera Mihai Stoica". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 13 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  2. ↑ "Otelul va lua totul de la zero!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 2 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Costel Orac va fi noul antrenor al Otelului. Problema bugetului ramane, in continuare, nerezolvata.". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 3 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  4. ↑ "Marinarul care va conduce Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 17 July 2002. 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. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Otelul a plecat la munte". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 9 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  10. ↑ "Adrian Baldovin - ultima noutate in "curtea" Otelului!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 14 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "Insemnari de la confeinta de presa". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 16 August 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Marlin Piana si Andre Vieira au semnat pentru Otelul". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 5 March 2003. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  13. ↑ "Portarul Cristi Munteanu a semnat pentru Dinamo!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 15 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  14. ↑ "A plecat si Sorin Ghionea!". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 19 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  15. ↑ "In pofida tuturor zvonurilor, Otelul Galati nu este pe marginea prapastiei...". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 20 June 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Otelul are nevoie de intariri". Viaţa Liberă (in Romanian) (Galați). 4 July 2002. Retrieved 18 March 2010.

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