Article by Remus Dinu, Adrian Duţă, Cezar Titor – Published on Wednesday, 05 November 2025, 19:19 / Updated on Wednesday, 05 November 2025 19:38
In the day the death of Emeric IenaFCSB made a request to UEFA that the players can wear black armbands in the match against Basel, in the single group of the Europa League. The red-blues also requested a moment of silence in memory of the former great coach.
FCSB will meet Basel away on Thursday, from 19:45, in the fourth stage of the single group in the Europa League. The match will be played one day after the death of Emeric Ienei.
The legendary coach, who won the Champions Cup in 1986, died on Wednesday, November 5, at the age of 88.
FCSB had two requests to UEFA, after the death of Emeric Ienei
To honor the memory of one of the greatest Romanian coaches in history, FCSB asked UEFA to allow the red-blue players to wear black armbands in the game against Basel. In addition, the Romanian champions asked for a moment of silence for Emeric Ienei
“We should wear black armbands in his memory,” FCSB attacking midfielder Florin Tănase said at the conference in Switzerland ahead of the game with Basel.
The former coach of Stella will be buried with military honors on Saturday, at 14:00, at the Rulikowski Municipal Cemetery in Oradea. FCSB will have representatives at the funeral of Emeric Ieneithe team playing on Sunday in Sibiu, with Hermannstadadt, in the 16th stage of League 1.
10 key figures from Emeric Ienei's coaching career:
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386 matches in the first division with Steaua, FC Bihor, CS Târgovişte and U Craiova. Record: 218 wins, 79 draws, 89 losses
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6 championship titles, all with Steaua: 1975/76, 1977/78, 1984/85, 1985/86, 1986/87, 1993/94. In 1976 he stopped a streak of 8 years without a title, the longest in the history of the red-blues
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4 Romanian Cups: 1975/76, 1984/85, 1991/92, 1998/99
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European Champions Cup 1985/86
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51 of matches for the Romanian national team: 23 wins, 14 draws, 14 failures
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He qualified Romania for the WC 1990, after a break of 20 years
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It was Romania's coach at EC 2000, the first victory in a continental final tournament, 3-2 with England, is also linked to his name
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He succeeded the first qualification from the groups of a world tournament (CM 1990) and the first of the groups of a European tournament (EC 2000)
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He led Steaua in 31 European games. Record: 13 wins, 8 draws, 10 losses. The final with FC Barcelona was the 13th match
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It's the technician with most Derbies Steaua – Dinamo, 23 (19 in the championship and 4 in the Cup)
