Anghel Iordănescu

Anghel Iordănescu is the kind of career that almost cannot exist anymore. He spent his prime years loyal to Steaua București, won titles, then reinvented himself as a manager and even as a politician. In an era of constant transfers, that one-club devotion reads as something close to a vow. I am drawn to figures who stay rooted yet stay curious, and his stint with OFI Crete shows he was not afraid of the wider world either. Nicknamed Puiu, decorated for sporting merit, he gives the impression of a man who carried the same backbone onto the pitch, the touchline, and the parliament floor.

Anghel Iordănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈaŋɡel jordəˈnesku]; born 4 May 1950) is a Romanian former footballer and former manager, who played as a forward. Iordănescu, nicknamed Puiu, spent most of his playing career at Steaua București, winning two Romanian League titles and several Cupa României trophies. He also had a two-season spell at Greek side OFI Crete.

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Name (English)

Anghel Iordănescu

Name (Japanese)

アンゲル・ヨルダネスク

Reading

あんげる・よるだねすく

Born

May 4, 1950 (age 76)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Tiger

Origin

Bucharest, Principality of Wallachia

Blood type

Private

Height

176 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / politician

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Sport Merit Order

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.cdep.ro/pls/parlam/structura.mp?idm=149&cam=1&leg=2004&pag=1&idl=1
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B2%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%83%80%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach
• politician

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.