Nicolae Dică

Nicolae Dică

Nicolae Dică in a game for CFR Cluj
Personal information
Full name Nicolae Marius Dică
Date of birth (1980-05-09) 9 May 1980
Place of birth Piteşti, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder / Forward
Club information
Current team
 Steaua București (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 Dacia Mioveni 50 (19)
2000–2004 Argeș Pitești 88 (34)
2004–2008 Steaua București 125 (54)
2008–2010 Catania 3 (0)
2009–2010 → Iraklis (loan) 13 (3)
2010 → CFR Cluj (loan) 13 (0)
2010 → Manisaspor (loan) 5 (0)
2011 Steaua București 11 (4)
2011 Mioveni 15 (1)
2012–2014 Viitorul Constanța 69 (19)
Total 392 (134)
National team‡
2003–2010 Romania 32 (9)
Teams managed
2014–2015 Steaua București (assistant)
2015–2017 Argeș Pitești
2017– Steaua București
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08 January 2016.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2010

Nicolae Marius Dică (born 9 May 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player. He is the manager of Liga I club FC Steaua București. As a player, Dică was an attacking midfielder or a forward and was known for his incisive passing, long balls and spectacular finishes.

Club career

Dacia Mioveni

Dică started playing professional football when he was 18 years old at a local team Dacia Mioveni, in the Divizia B.[2]

In his inaugural season, Dică played in 17 games and scored 5 times for Dacia Pitești. In the second, he played in almost all the games and had a very good period, with his side finishing fourth. He was one of the top scorers in the league that season with 14 goals. Dică played for Dacia Pitești a total of 50 times and scored 19 goals in Liga II.

Argeș Pitești

Dică was seen as an upcoming talent and the local Divizia A club, FC Argeș Pitești, signed him in 2000.[3] He made his debut in Liga I for FC Argeș Pitești in a 2–1 win against Gaz Metan Mediaș.[4] He was soon awarded captaincy of the team after Adrian Mutu went to Dinamo București and Adrian Neaga departed for Steaua București. Dică played a total of 89 matches and scored 34 goals for FC Argeș.

Steaua București

Romanian giants Steaua București paid €250,000 to sign him from Argeș Pitești in December 2003. He was transfered to Steaua after the recommendation of Victor Pițurcă and Mihai Stoica.[5]

He debuted in European competitions in the 2004–2005 season, when Steaua qualified for the UEFA Cup, eliminating previous winners Valencia en route to the Round of 16, where they were knocked out by another Spanish side Villareal.[6]

In 2005 after Dică lost the chance to play in the UEFA Champions League, due to Steaua being eliminated by Rosenborg BK,[7] he had another successful season in the UEFA Cup. The Bucharest club defeated the likes of Lens, Heereenven, Real Betis and their Romanian rivals Rapid București,[8] on their way to the UEFA CUP semi-final, where they were eliminated by English Premier League club, Middlesbrough.[9]

On 13 September 2006, Dică scored twice in the 4–1 away win against Dynamo Kiev in Steaua București's opening game in the UEFA Champions League, this being his first ever appearance in said tournament.[10] He went on to score four goals and add one assist in six games against group opponents, Dynamo Kiev, Real Madrid, and Olympique Lyonnais. The daily newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor gave the Romania's player of the year 2006 honour to Dică along with Claudiu Niculescu from Dinamo București.[11]

On 23 January 2007, he suffered a knee injury while playing in a friendly against AC Siena, and missed the rest of the season.[12] On 9 May, for his birthday, Dică returned to the team and was introduced in the late stages of the 2–0 victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[13] This was his first official game in 2007.

Calcio Catania

On 28 June 2008, Dică moved to Catania, mainly due to the desire of his former Steaua coach, Walter Zenga. He was expected to replace midfielder Juan Manuel Vargas who moved to AC Fiorentina,[14] but ended up being a big flop, taking part in just 93 minutes of play during his first six months with Palermo. Although it seemed almost certain that he would leave during the January transfer market, coach Walter Zenga kept him at Catania until the end of the Serie A season.

During the month of June 2009, Iraklis signed the player on loan from Calcio Catania.[15] He made his competitive debut on 23 August 2009 and scored twice in a 2–1 win over Panthrakikos.

In January 2010, CFR Cluj signed the midfielder on loan from Catania Calcio until June 2010. He won the Romanian League with them, and the Romanian Cup scoring his first goal in a 2–1 victory against Dinamo București in the second leg of the Romanian Cup semi-final.

In July 2010, Manisaspor signed the midfielder on loan from Catania Calcio until June 2011. He rarely made it to the first team and then, on 14 December 2010, he agreed to cancel his contract with Manisaspor.[16]

Later years

In January 2011, Dică signed a one year contract with his former team, Steaua București.[17] He made his debut for the club, on 27 February 2011, in a 1–0 win at Universitatea Craiova.[18] On 5 April, he scored his first goal after his return to Steaua in a 5–0 home win over Unirea Urziceni. On 11 May, Dică scored the equalizer against FC Brașov, which sent Steaua through to the final of the Romanian Cup. On 25 May, Dică scored a trademark free kick in a 2–1 victory over rivals Dinamo București, winning his second consecutive Romanian cup.

In May 2011, he joined Liga I side Dacia Mioveni. He received the number 80 jersey.[19] On 31 October Dică scored a goal in a 3 to 1 defeat to Concordia Chiajna.[20] In January 2012, after 15 games and 1 goal for the Liga I squad, he terminated his contract with Mioveni.[21]

Later that month he signed a one and a half year contract with Liga II side Viitorul Constanța.[22] At the end of the 2011–12 season, Viitorul Constanța earned promotion to the Liga I,[23] in part, due to Dică's performances, who scored six goals in just 13 appearances.[24]

International career

Dică playing against the Nigeria national team

On 11 October 2003, Dică made his debut for the Romania national team in a friendly game against Japan.[25] He scored his first goal in August 2006, in a friendly game against Cyprus and amassed a total of 32 appearances for Romania.[26]

Managerial career

On 15 May 2017, it was announced that Nicolae Dică will be the manager of Steaua București for the 2017-18 Liga I season.[27] He went undefeated in his first seven games in all competitions.

Career statistics

Club

As of 20 July 2017[28]
Club Division Season League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Mioveni
Liga II 1998–99 175??–175
Liga II 1999–00 3314??–3314
Total 5019??–5019
FC Argeș
Liga I 2000–01 19410–204
Liga I 2001–02 271121–2912
Liga I 2002–03 281050–3310
Liga I 2003–04 14832–1710
Total 8834113–9937
Steaua București
Liga I 2003–04 1490000149
Liga I 2004–05 2911001124013
Liga I 2005–06 2915101564521
Liga I 2006–07 2310001053315
Liga I 2007–08 309001014010
Total 1255410461417268
Catania
Serie A 2008–09 3031–61
Iraklis Thessaloniki (loan)
Superleague 2009–10 13300–133
CFR Cluj (loan)
Liga I 2009–10 1303100161
Manisaspor (loan)
Süper Lig 2010–11 5021–71
Steaua București
Liga I 2010–11 11422–136
Mioveni
Liga I 2011–12 15100–151
Viitorul Constanța
Liga II 2011–12 13600–136
Liga I 2012–13 261000–2610
Liga I 2013–14 30310–313
Total 691910–7019
Career total 3921342384614461156

International goals

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 16 August 2006 Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania  Cyprus 1–02–0 Friendly
2 6 September 2006 Qemal Stafa, Tirana, Albania  Albania 1–02–0 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
3 22 August 2007 Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania  Turkey 1–02–0 Friendly
4 8 September 2007 Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–1 3–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
5 21 November 2007 Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania  Albania 1–0 6–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
6 21 November 2007 Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania  Albania 6–1 6–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying
7 31 May 2008 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania  Montenegro 3–0 4–0 Friendly
8 31 May 2008 Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania  Montenegro 4–0 4–0 Friendly
9 20 August 2008 Stadionul Tineretului, Urziceni, Romania  Latvia 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Managerial statistics

As of 9 August 2017[29][30]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania SCM Pitești 29 December 2015 31 May 2017 44 36 6 2 112 28 +84 081.82
Romania Steaua București 1 June 2017 Present 7 4 3 0 13 7 +6 057.14
Total 51 40 9 2 125 35 +90 078.43

Personal life

In November 2003, Dică married Corina Zimbroianu, after the two met in 1998. He has a son, Marco Ilie, who was baptized by his Steaua ex-teammate, Mirel Radoi.[31]

In March 2007, he had a difficult period in his life as his father died due to cirrhosis. Dică was under treatment at the Isokinetic clinic, in Bologna, when he heard the news.[32] His father was the one who encouraged him to become a football player. After that, each time Dică scored a goal he made the cross sign, kisses his hand and points two fingers to the sky, one for God and the other for his late father.

Honours

Club

Steaua București
CFR Cluj

Manager

SCM Pitești

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Nicolae Dica – Catania – Campionato di Serie A" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 10 June 2009.
  2. ↑ ""Recunoştinţă pentru Dică"" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Spectacol cu acorduri de fanfară în Trivale!" (in Romanian). ProSport. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "Argeş Piteşti v CS Gaz Metan Mediaş". Goal.com. 12 July 2000. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "Cum si-a luat Steaua adio de la Dica." (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 3 December 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "Dică despre Steaua - Valencia 2005" (in Romanian). Dolce. 19 February 2013. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Totul despre Rosenborg, adversara Stelei din play-off-ul Europa League" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mihai Stoica îi "înțeapă" pe cei de la CSA Steaua" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  9. ↑ Walker, Michael (28 April 2006). "Boro win 4–3 on aggregate". London: guardian.co.uk. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  10. ↑ "Steaua Thrashed Dynamo Kiev in Champions League Opener". news.softpedia.com. 14 September 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  11. ↑ "Nicolae Dica este jucătorul anului 2006 în Ancheta Gazetei". blogsport.ro. 21 December 2006. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  12. ↑ "Dică riscă să piardă tot sezonul". realitatea.net. 20 January 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2008.
  13. ↑ "Steaua Bucharest Ceahlaul Piatra Neamt". Eurosport. 9 May 2007. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  14. ↑ "Catania Snap Up Nicolae Dica". transfermarketweb.com. 28 June 2008. Retrieved 28 June 2008.
  15. ↑ "Catania gibt Dica an Iraklis ab" [Catania sell Dica to Iraklis] (in Greek). 4-4-2.com. 2 June 2009. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  16. ↑ "Nicolae Dică şi-a reziliat contractul cu turcii de la Manisaspor: "Avem jucători mai buni ca el"". prosport.ro. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  17. ↑ "Portughezii au aflat de cea mai mare problema a Stelei" [Portugese uncover Steaua's biggest problem] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 4 August 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  18. ↑ "Bilasco aduce prima victorie a Stelei in 2011" [Bilasco brings Steaua's first victory in 2011] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 27 February 2011. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  19. ↑ "Dică's profile on CS Mioveni's official site". csmioveni.ro. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
  20. ↑ "Dica la primul gol pentru Mioveni" [Dica at his first goal for Mioveni] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
  21. ↑ "Dica si-a reziliat contractul cu Mioveni" [Dica terminates his contract with Mioveni] (in Romanian). a1.ro. 12 June 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  22. ↑ "Hagi l-a transferat pe Dica" [Hagi transfered Dica] (in Romanian). realitatea.net. 26 June 2012. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  23. ↑ "Viitorul in Liga I" [Viitorul in Liga I] (in Romanian). ProSport. 8 June 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  24. ↑ Dică
  25. ↑ "Romania - Japonia sau Mutu impotriva lui Nakata" (in Romanian). curierulnational.ro. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  26. ↑ "Nicolae Dica, l'erede di Hagi comparso a Catania" (in Italian). contra-ataque.it. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  27. ↑ "Nicolae Dică este noul antrenor al FCSB" [Nicolae Dica is the new manager of FCSB] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 15 May 2017.
  28. ↑ "Nicolae Dică". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
  29. ↑ "Nicolae Dică". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  30. ↑ "Profile of Nicolae Dică". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  31. ↑ "Nicolae Dică, la un pas de divorţ" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 8 December 2008. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
  32. ↑ "A murit tatal lui Nicolae Dica" (in Romanian). Libertatea. 8 March 2007. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
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