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Gheorghe Popescu

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Gheorghe "Gică" Popescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe ˈd͡ʒikə poˈpesku]; born 9 October 1967) is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a defender. He notably played in La Liga, where he was a former captain of FC Barcelona. He played for a string of European clubs in that period, including a four-year stint at PSV Eindhoven and winning the UEFA Cup with Galatasaray. He also played in the Premier League with Tottenham Hotspur, in Serie A with Lecce and in the Bundesliga with Hannover 96. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gheorghe Popescu is the 867th most popular soccer player (up from 911th in 2019), the 159th most popular biography from Romania (up from 169th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 867 out of 21,273. Before him are Vítor Pereira, Hércules Brito Ruas, Faas Wilkes, Thomas Ravelli, Keylor Navas, and Choei Sato. After him are Attilio Ferraris, Brian Laudrup, Víctor Muñoz, Dirk Kuyt, Tatsuhiko Seta, and Guido Buchwald.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1967, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 71. Before him are Bjørn Dæhlie, Maria Bello, Liev Schreiber, Željka Cvijanović, Marcel Ciolacu, and Lisa Bonet. After him are Riddick Bowe, Paul Giamatti, Will Ferrell, Pavlos, Crown Prince of Greece, Suman Pokhrel, and Mino Raiola.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 159 out of 844. Before him are Marcel Ciolacu (1967), Sergiu Nicolaescu (1930), Vladislav I of Wallachia (1325), Victor Stănculescu (1928), Stephen Pongracz (1582), and Constantin Sănătescu (1885). After him are Ion I. C. Brătianu (1864), Gheorghe Tătărescu (1886), Nicholas Georgescu-Roegen (1906), Steve Holmes (1961), Petru Rareș (1487), and Saul Steinberg (1914).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania

Among soccer players born in Romania, Gheorghe Popescu ranks 11. Before him are László Bölöni (1953), Adalbert Deșu (1909), Emerich Jenei (1937), Dudu Georgescu (1950), Nicolae Kovács (1911), and Helmuth Duckadam (1959). After him are Cristian Chivu (1980), Adrian Mutu (1979), Josef Posipal (1927), Ștefan Barbu (1908), Miodrag Belodedici (1964), and Alexander Vencel (1944).

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