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Virgil Popescu, also known as Stanislav Popesku, (born 1916) was a Romanian footballer and later coach. ==Career== He was born in 1916 during the First World War, in the Transylvanian town of Zlatna,〔(Popescu, românul care a fondat Partizan Belgrad ), by Catalin Oprisan taken from Gazeta Sporturilor, 27-2-2011, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 back then within Austro-Hungary, nowadays in Romania. In 1918, at the end of the war, his parents moved to the newly formed Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, later renamed Yugoslavia. He began playing for Novi Sad club FK Vojvodina and was part of Vojvodina's so called ''Millionaires team'' at the beginning of the 1940s.〔(Na današnji dan - Velika pobeda nad Segedom ) at fkvojvodina.com, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 He played with Vojvodina in the Novi Sad subassociation league in the 1938–39 season 〔(1938/39 FK Vojvodina season ) at fkvojvodina.com〕 and then in the Serbian League between 1939 and 1941.〔(1940/41 FK Vojvodina season ) at fkvojvodina.com〕〔(1939/40 FK Vojvodina season ) at fkvojvodina.com〕 The Second World War started in Yugoslavia in 1941. Popescu was at the time attending the Commercial Academy in Belgrade, and by April 6, 1941, he was a second lieutenant defending the country against German forces.〔 It took four days, on April 10, when he was captured by Axis forces near Belgrade and taken to Romania to a concentration camp in Turnu Măgurele.〔 After spending two years in the camp, in 1943 he caught the attention of Juventus Bucharest boss Cezar Popescu who got the news that this 27-year-old defender who had played in Serbia was in the camp 8.〔 By explaining how Virgil Popescu was a Romanian and as such a German ally, he managed to release him from the camp and brought him to the team.〔 He made his debut for Bucharest side Juventus on October 6, in match against Craiova. He made 7 appearances for Juventus in the 1943–44 Romanian Divizia A.〔(Povestea lui Virgil Popescu, romanul de la Legia, prietenul lui Flamaropol si Oana! ) at A1.ro, 9-8-2013, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 However, not very long afterwards he entered in the club offices and said that he had to leave to fight along Yugoslav Partisans and Marshal Tito in freeing Yugoslavia, and club officials accepted his will, so he returned to Yugoslavia and joined the resistance.〔 He fought the Germans, and at the end of the war, in 1945, he was among the founders of Belgrade-based FK Partizan which will become one of the major powers of Yugoslav football.〔(Istorija kluba FK Partizan ) at partizan.rs, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 His passion for Serbia was such that he adopted a Serbian name, Stanislav.〔 He played with Partizan in the Yugoslav First League for two seasons. He played a total of 65 matches and scored once for Partizan, of which 17 matches were in the league.〔(FK Partizan all-time players, Popesku #819 ) at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 3-1-2014〕 Earlier, he played with SAP Vojvodina in the 1945 Yugoslav Football Tournament.〔(1945 Yugoslav season ) at Ligaški vremeplov, at hrsport.net〕 With Partizan he won the first Yugoslav post-WWII championship. He later became a coach.〔(Pamtim naslov: "Konac delo – Karasi" ) at Politika, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 He coached Miroslav Blažević at NK Rijeka in the Yugoslav First League〔(1963/64 NK Rijeka season ) at HNK Rijeka official website, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 and he was the assistant manager of Abdulah Gegić at Partizan when they reached the 1966 European Cup Final.〔(Beše to jedne majske noći na Hejselu ) at FK Partizan official website, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 He also coached Polish side Legia Warsaw in the season 1964–65.〔(Trenerzy Legii Warszawa ) at Legia Warsaw official website, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 Popescu then managed Swiss team St. Gallen and Wormatia Worms in Germany〔(Trainers Wormatia Worms ) at wormatia.de, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 before moving to Morocco and Algeria to help develop football in those countries, there he coached the Moroccan Olympic side and KAC Kénitra.〔(Entraîneurs KAC de Kénitra ) at Kacfoot.ma, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 In the 1972–73 season, he was at the helm of Algerian side JS Kabylie, with whom he won the championship.〔(Championne d'Algérie ) at carfootal.dz, retrieved 3-1-2014 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Virgil Popescu」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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