Vasile Jula

Vasile Ilie "Lică" Jula (born 13 December 1974) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a defender.

Club career Jula was born on 13 December 1974 in Dej, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1984 at Universitatea Cluj. He made his Divizia A debut on 20 June 1993, playing for "U" under the guidance of coach Remus Vlad in a 5–1 away loss to Gloria Bistrița. Afterwards he spent one and a half seasons at Divizia B club Armătura Zalău. In the middle of the 1994–95 season, Jula returned to Universitatea. He also helped The Railwaymen earn a third place in the 2006–07 season.

Managerial career In the first part of the 2013–14 season, Jula was the manager of FC Zalău in the third league. In February 2019, he was appointed head coach at Unirea Mirșid, managing by the end of the season to earn promotion from the fourth to the third league. In April 2021, Jula was the caretaker manager of SCM Zalău.

Honours Player CFR Cluj Intertoto Cup runner-up: 2005 Manager Unirea Mirșid Liga IV: 2018–19