Mircea David

Mircea David (16 October 1914 – 12 October 1993) was a Romanian football player, who played as a goalkeeper. After a match between Romania and Italy, played in Rome, he was nicknamed by the Italian football fans Il Dio, because of his incredible saves. He was a member of the Romania national football team which competed at the 1938 FIFA World Cup, but did not play any match.

Early life

Mircea David was born in Sinaia, in October 1914. After a short period of time, Mircea moved, with his family, to Oradea. In the high school, David began to play oina, a Romanian traditional sport, similar to baseball.

International career

David made his debut for the Romania national football team in October 1936, in a match lost against Hungary. In 1938, he was selected in the Romanian squad for the FIFA World Cup, but did not play in the two matches between Romania and Cuba.

On 14 April 1940, Mircea David was selected in the starting lineup for the match between Romania and Italy, the World Champions. The match, which took place at Stadio Nazionale PNF, was the game when David became a legend. IC Oradea Divizia A (1): 1948–49

Coach Politehnica Iași Divizia B (1): 1959–60