Oradea honored its legend » The stadium vibrated in memory of Emeric Ienei, at the match of Bihor in League 2

Originally from Oradea, Emeric Ienei was honored by the supporters of Bihor with banners, chants and applause.

The ultras displayed two huge messages on the lawn: “Emerich Ienei – national value, the legend will never disappear!” and “From Bihor to heaven the angels carried you, Emeric Ienei – forever unforgettable!”.

VIDEO + PHOTO. Emeric Ienei, honored at the stadium in Oradea, at the match between Bihor and Tunari

After the moment of silence, the stadium announcer delivered an emotional message: “Dear viewers, such people never die! Just exchange the earthly wardrobe for a heavenly one. Applause for Emeric Ienei!“. There were about 800 people at the match.

In the 17th minute, the stadium announcer delivered another message: “Ladies and gentlemen, please applaud Anghel Iordănescu, the disciple of Emeric Ienei“.

The arena erupted in applause, and the fans chanted in memory of the one who brought Romania the greatest performance in history at club level: winning the European Champions Cup in 1986 with Steaua Bucharest.

“Nea Imi, from above you know, we will always love you!” – chanted in unison the approximately 600 supporters present.

Important names from Romanian football were also present at the match, including Anghel Iordănescu, George Ogăraru and Claudiu Keșeru. They all received applause from the public, as well as the representatives of the Romanian Football Federation, Răzvan Burleanu, Gabriel Bodescu and Mihai Stoichiță.

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)