“Boloni replied to nea Imi. Then he got very angry with Valentin and gave the order!” » What followed

The great battle of the 80s was between Steaua – the Army team – and Dinamo – the Security team. The communist regime stole players, forced them to play at the two, imposed tables, satellite teams, etc. There was always a major dilemma: however, which of Steaua and Dinamo had more influence on the domestic championship?

The Gazette asked Helmut Duckadam years ago, who recounted an incident:

“Dinamo was the strongest! Steaua could not be stronger than Dinamo. When they came from the training camps, their bus went directly to the airport runway and from there they took their luggage. When we came from Holland, they took everything! We came home with our hands in our pockets! They took everything, everything, everything! They probably took revenge…

The day after they took everything from us, we went to practice and we were all in civilian clothes. Nea Imi came, «Come on, boys, undressing and training». Boloni and those who were older told him: “We don't go to any training until our luggage comes from the airport”.

And then Valentin got very angry, after being called by nea Imi. He sent the coach to the airport and they brought all our luggage. They had confiscated them, absolutely everything. No control or anything. They confiscated everything we had and bought in Holland. A video or a pair of jeans. Anyway, the players of other teams should say who were more influential during that period, but according to me it was Dinamo”.

We also went with the people from Dinamo, we met around the “23 August” stadium, we went out for beer. We were colleagues in the national team. I always compare what is today and what was before. Well, when I was playing football, I was playing football. When we went to the spritz, we knew how to drink a spritz. When we went to women, we knew we were going to women. We don't mix them! Now mix it up! Ha, ha, ha!
– Helmut Duckadam

At Sevilla, Helmut Duckadam's numbers were stellar

Apart from the way he behaved in the shootout, where the Iberian goalkeeper also performed remarkably, Helmut Duckadam was also very good in the rest of the final on May 7, 1986. And the comparison with Urruticoechea is testimony, according to an exclusive analysis published by Gazeta Sporturilor.

In addition, the InStat Index, the average of all the good things, but also the bad things during a match, is also on Duckadam's side. In fact, the Romanian goalkeeper was the footballer with the highest level among all 26 players who performed. While Urruticoechea is only in 6th place.

In my soul, their disappearance does not exist. I still see Duckadam, Bărbulescu, “Deadman's Head” or “Balamuc”, as we used to call him, with his jokes, Bălan “Dwarf”, like an ant. How he was, how he could run! He was already drinking tea when we were still on the trail running, at Forban! I mean, in my soul, they didn't die! That we disappear at some point, that's it, no one escapes that. But they are with us, always. And now, the last one to go, poor Imi, may God forgive him!
– Gabi Balint for GSP

5 goals Duckadam scored in 9 games: two from Vejle, two from Honved and one from Anderlecht, 3 of their authors being great players: Danish Allan Simonsen, Hungarian Detari and Belgian Scifo