Gheorghe Popescu I

International goals Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Gheorghe Popescu goal. He helped the club win The Double in his first year spent at the club, being aged 32. In the following season, the team repeated the performance, winning another Double. He started the 1953 season at CCA, leading the club in the first half before Ferenc Rónay replaced him, with the team ultimately winning the championship.

Romania's national team Popescu had his first spell at Romania's national team in 1952, his debut taking place on 25 May when he led them in a 1–0 friendly victory against Poland. His following game was in the 1952 Summer Olympics where they were eliminated after the first match, a 2–1 loss to eventual champions Hungary. Afterwards, he led Romania in three games during the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, managing two wins over Bulgaria and an away loss to Czechoslovakia. In his third tenure from 1961 he led the team in two friendly wins over Turkey. Subsequently, in his fourth and final spell he led Romania in a 3–1 win over Spain in the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers. Across all four of his spells combined at the national team, Popescu gained a total of 25 games, consisting of 13 victories, four draws and eight losses.

Executive career After retiring as manager, he was the President of the Romanian Football Federation from 1963 until 1967. Afterwards, between 1967 and 1973, Popescu worked as vice-president at Steaua București, a period in which the team won one league title and three cups, and also from 1983 until 1984 he was a counselor at the same club.

Death Popescu died on 1 January 2001 at age 81.

Honours Player Sportul Studențesc București Cupa României runner-up: 1938–39 Carmen București Divizia A runner-up: 1946–47 CSCA București Cupa României: 1948–49

Manager Steaua București Divizia A: 1951, 1952, 1953, 1960 Cupa României: 1951, 1952, 1962