Emeric Ienei, buried with military honors in the “Rulikowski” Cemetery » The coffin, carried with a cannon

The coffin of Emeric Ienei will be brought at 13:00 to the Military Church of the Oradea Garrison, where the funeral ceremonies will take place, GSP reporters from the scene report.

In front of the church, the cannon case was brought on which the coffin of the legendary coach will be placed.

PHOTO. Emeric Ienei, buried in the “Rulikowski” Cemetery in Oradea

Among the first wreaths laid was that of the group “Old Boys 1947”, with a touching message: “A star ascends to heaven, the curtains are drawn. He is the one who wrote history with the Star in '86!”.

For now, mostly family members are present at the ceremony. The wife of Helmuth Duckadam and the former great handball player Cristian Gațu arrived from the world of sports.

A little later, Mihai Stoica, the FCSB official, arrived, together with Cătălin Făiniși, the club's press officer.

The Oradea Garrison Military Church is a wooden church located opposite the Military Museum. It was built in 2001 and is dedicated to the Ascension of God and the Holy Great Martyr George.

The place was not chosen by chance. In 1998, Emeric Ienei, a retired colonel in the Ministry of National Defense, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general (one star). For this reason, the ceremony takes place in a military setting, with special honors.

Emeric Ienei was born on March 22, 1937 in Agriș commune, approximately 160 kilometers from Oradea.

Emeric Ienei is primarily identified with Steaua Bucharest, the greatest achievement in the history of Romanian football being linked to his name, the conquest of the European Champions Cup in 1986.

The name of the former great coach, who died on November 5, at the age of 88, will remain forever in Oradea, the city where he settled in 1978 and which immediately entered his heart.

The Rulikowski Cemetery in Oradea covers 9 hectares, opened more than 155 years ago and named after the Polish martyr Cazimir Rulikowski, hero of the Revolution of 1848, also buried here.

The coach who brought the European Champions Cup will be buried next to his ex-wife, Ileana Gyulai Ienei, who died in August 2021.

10 key figures from Emeric Ienei's coaching career:

• 386 matches in the first division with Steaua, FC Bihor, CS Târgovişte and U Craiova. Record: 218 wins, 79 draws, 89 losses

• 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

• 4 Romanian Cups: 1975/76, 1984/85, 1991/92, 1998/99

• European Champions Cup 1985/86

• 51 of matches for the Romanian national team: 23 wins, 14 draws, 14 failures

• He qualified Romania for the WC 1990, after a break of 20 years

• He was Romania's coach at EC 2000, and his first victory in a final continental tournament, 3-2 with England, is also associated with his name

• Achieved the first qualification from the groups of a world tournament (CM 1990) and the first from the groups of a European tournament (EC 2000)

• He led Steaua in 31 European games. Record: 13 wins, 8 draws, 10 losses. The final with FC Barcelona was the 13th match

• He is the technician with the most Steaua – Dinamo derbies, 23 (19 in the championship and 4 in the Cup)

Business card of Emeric Ienei:

• Date of birth: March 22, 1937

• place of birth: Agrișu Mare, Târnova commune (Arad)

• Post: defensive midfielder

• Teams he played for as a senior: Red Flame Arad (1955-1956), CCA, Steaua (1957-1969), Kayserispor (Turkey, 1969-1971)

• National team: 12 matches (1959-1964)

• Trained teams: Steaua (second, 1972-1973), Steaua (1975-1978), FC Bihor (1978-1979), CS Târgoviște (1981-1982), Steaua (1983-1984), Steaua (1984-1986), Romania (1986-1990) Steaua (1991), Hungary (1992-1993), Mol Fehervar (1993), Steaua (1993-1994), Panionios (1995-1996), FCU Craiova (1996), Steaua (1999), Romania (2000)