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Nicolae Firoiu

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Nicolae Firoiu
Personal information
Born (1939-03-04) 4 March 1939 (age 85)
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 place 1974 Tehran Team
Head Coach  West Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Los Angeles Team
World Championship
Bronze medal – third place 1982 Guayaquil Team
European Championship
Gold medal – first place 1981 Split Team
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Sofia Team
FINA World Cup
Gold medal – first place 1985 Duisburg Team
Silver medal – second place 1983 Malibu Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Thessaloniki Team

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]

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References

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  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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