SOCCER PLAYER

Nicolae Dobrin

1947 - 2007

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Nicolae Dobrin (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e doˈbrin]; 26 August 1947 – 26 October 2007) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and a manager. Nicknamed Gâscanul ("The Gander") or Prințul din Trivale ("The Prince of Trivale"), he is considered one of Romania's greatest footballers. Renowned for his dribbling ability, Dobrin received the Romanian Footballer of the Year award on three occasions, in 1966, 1967, and 1971, and a stadium in his native Pitești is named after him. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Nicolae Dobrin is the 2,544th most popular soccer player (down from 1,885th in 2024), the 335th most popular biography from Romania (down from 283rd in 2019) and the 30th most popular Romanian Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Nicolae Dobrin ranks 2,544 out of 21,273. Before him are Alberto Galateo, Léon Glovacki, Jozef Barmoš, Jules Koundé, Ladislav Kuna, and Virgilio Fossati. After him are Dorinel Munteanu, Frane Matošić, Juan Carlos Corazzo, Ladislav Jurkemik, Shinji Kagawa, and Mohamed Akid.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1947, Nicolae Dobrin ranks 472. Before him are Kathy Acker, Rita Kühne, Teemu Sippo, Linda Thorson, John Johnson, and Ladislav Kuna. After him are Lupita Ferrer, Sylvester, David Mamet, Maurizio Micheli, David Chiang, and Robert Hays. Among people deceased in 2007, Nicolae Dobrin ranks 249. Before him are Francisco Umbral, Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, Miyoshi Umeki, Lloyd Alexander, Frankie Laine, and Betty Hutton. After him are Frane Matošić, Dumitru Pârvulescu, Chrisye, Liviu Librescu, Egon Bondy, and Helen Walton.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Nicolae Dobrin ranks 335 out of 844. Before him are Dimitrie Brătianu (1818), Cristian Mungiu (1968), Rodion Cămătaru (1958), Virginia Ruzici (1955), Gabriel Popescu (1973), and Mircea Geoană (1958). After him are Dorinel Munteanu (1968), Gheorghe Argeșanu (1883), Vilmos Apor (1892), Dumitru Pârvulescu (1933), Iuliu Bodola (1912), and Cosmin Contra (1975).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Romania

Among soccer players born in Romania, Nicolae Dobrin ranks 30. Before him are Ștefan Dobay (1909), Florin Răducioiu (1970), Gheorghe Albu (1909), Silviu Bindea (1912), Rodion Cămătaru (1958), and Gabriel Popescu (1973). After him are Dorinel Munteanu (1968), Iuliu Bodola (1912), Cosmin Contra (1975), Ilie Subășeanu (1906), Elemér Kocsis (1910), and Iuliu Baratky (1910).

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