Nicolae Firoiu
Personal information
Born (1939-03-04) 4 March 1939
Bucharest, Romania
Nickname Nico
Height 185 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Senior clubs
Years Team
1955–1958
1958–1968
1968–1969
Voința București
Steaua Bucuresti
Rapid București
National team
Years Team
1958–1969
Romania
Teams coached
1969–1971
1971–1972
1972–1974
1974–1975
1975–1988
1993–1997
Iran
Romania
Iran
Aegir Uerdingen
West Germany
Germany
Medal record
Men's water polo
Head Coach  Iran
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place1974 TehranTeam
Head Coach  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1984 Los AngelesTeam
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place1982 GuayaquilTeam
European Championship
Gold medal – first place1981 SplitTeam
Bronze medal – third place1985 SofiaTeam
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place1985 DuisburgTeam
Silver medal – second place1983 MalibuTeam
Bronze medal – third place1987 ThessalonikiTeam

Nicolae Firoiu (born 4 March 1939), commonly known as Nico Firoiu, is a Romanian former water polo player and coach.[1] He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

After retiring as a player, he coached the national teams of Iran and Romania. In 1974 he moved permanently to West Germany. In November 1975, he became the national head coach, reforming the German water polo and leading his team to gold medal at the 1981 European Championships, bronze in the 1982 World Championships, bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. Mario Schmidt (27 February 2015). "Die Rückkehr einer Wasserball-Legende". Freie Presse (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. "Interviu cu Niculae Firoiu". Revistanoinu.com (in Romanian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Firoiu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. Wolfgang Philipps (3 March 2014). "Ein Leben für den Wasserball: Firoiu wird 75". Deutsche Wasserball-Liga (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. "Wasserball-Bundestrainer-Legende Nicolae Firoiu feiert 75. Geburtstag". German Swimming Federation (in German). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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