Ioan Sabău
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Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (born 12 February 1968) is a Romanian football midfielder, who was born in Câmpia-Turzii and debuted in Divizia A with U Cluj in 1986.
He later won the league title with Dinamo Bucureşti in 1990, before he played several seasons in the Netherlands and Italy. Upon returning to Romania he went to Rapid Bucureşti, where he won two league titles (1999, 2003) and one cup title (2002).
Sabău made his debut for the national team in 1988 against Israel. He was in the squad for the 1990 World Cup and Euro 1996. After a two-year absence from the national team he returned to play five matches in 1999, bringing his total tally to 52 caps and 8 goals.
He is now the coach of Gloria Bistriţa.
[edit] Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985/86 | U Cluj |  Romania |
8 | 1 |
| 1987/88 | U Cluj | Romania |
21 | 3 |
| 1987/88 | U Cluj | Romania |
4 | 0 |
| ASA Târgu-Mureş | Romania |
12 | 2 | |
| 1988/89 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
25 | 3 |
| 1989/90 | Dinamo Bucureşti | Romania |
24 | 5 |
| 1990/91 | Feyenoord Rotterdam |  Netherlands |
27 | 6 |
| 1991/92 | Feyenoord Rotterdam | Netherlands |
12 | 5 |
| 1992/93 | Brescia Calcio |  Italy |
32 | 4 |
| 1993/94 | Brescia Calcio | Italy |
25 | 6 |
| 1994/95 | Brescia Calcio | Italy |
12 | 0 |
| 1995/96 | Brescia Calcio | Italy |
30 | 0 |
| 1996/97 | AC Reggiana | Italy |
19 | 1 |
| 1997/98 | Brescia Calcio | Italy |
7 | 1 |
| 1998/99 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
22 | 1 |
| 1999/00 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
21 | 1 |
| 2000/01 | U Cluj | Romania |
N/A | N/A |
| 2001/02 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
19 | 0 |
| 2002/03 | Rapid Bucureşti | Romania |
16 | 1 |
| 2004/05 | Gaz metan Mediaş | Romania |
1 | 0 |
| 2005/06 | Gloria Bistriţa | Romania |
[edit] Summary
Divizia A (Romania 172 matches - 17 goals Eredivisie (Netherlands) 39 matches - 11 goals Serie A (Italy) 70 matches - 6 goals Serie B (Italy) 55 matches - 6 goals
- EUROPEAN CUPS
19 matches - 3 goals
1988-1989 Cup Winners Cup 6 matches 0 goals 1989-1990 Cup Winners Cup 7 matches 2 goals 1991-1992 Cup Winners Cup 3 matches 0 goals 1998-1999 Cup Winners Cup 2 matches 1 goal 1999-2000 UEFA Champions League 1 match 0 goals 2001-2002 UEFA Cup 3 matches 0 goals
- NATIONAL TEAM
52 matches - 8 goals (first match: 03.02.1988: Romania - Israel 0-2)
1988 Israel, Poland (1g), Éire, GDR, Netherlands, Albania, Bulgaria, Greece (1g), Israel 1989 Italy (1g), Poland (1g), Greece, Bulgaria, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Denmark (1g) 1990 Algeria, Israel (1g), Egypt, Belgium, Scotland, Poland, Bulgaria, San Marino (1g) World Cup ITALIA90 USSR, Cameroon, Argentina, Éire 1991 San Marino, Switzerland, Spain, Switzerland, Bulgaria 1992 Wales, Belgium, Czechoslovakia 1993 Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Faroe Islands, Belgium, Wales 1994 Northern Ireland 1995 Greece (1g), Poland 1996 Yugoslavia, Georgia 1999 Norway, Liechtenstein, Cyprus, Slovenia, Portugal
[edit] External links
- RomanianSoccer.ro
- Career history at National Football Teams
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Romania squad - 1990 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Lung | 2 Rednic | 3 Klein | 4 Andone | 5 Rotariu | 6 G. Popescu | 7 Lăcătuş | 8 Sabău | 9 Cămătaru | 10 Hagi | 11 Lupu | 12 Stelea | 13 A. Popescu | 14 Răducioiu | 15 Mateuţ | 16 Timofte | 17 Dumitrescu | 18 Balint | 19 Săndoi | 20 Muzsnay | 21 Lupescu | 22 Liliac | Coach: Jenei |
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