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Nicolae Firoiu

Nicolae Firoiu

Romanian water polo player and coach

Nicolae Firoiu (born 4 March 1939), commonly known as Nico Firoiu, is a Romanian former water polo player and coach.[1] He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

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After retiring as a player, he coached the national teams of Iran and Romania. In 1974 he moved permanently to West Germany. In November 1975, he became the national head coach, reforming the German water polo and leading his team to gold medal at the 1981 European Championships, bronze in the 1982 World Championships, bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games.[4][5]

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References

  1. [1]
    Mario Schmidt (27 February 2015). "Die Rückkehr einer Wasserball-Legende". Freie Presse (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  2. [2]
    "Interviu cu Niculae Firoiu". Revistanoinu.com (in Romanian). 14 September 2008. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  3. [3]
    Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Nicolae Firoiu Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    Wolfgang Philipps (3 March 2014). "Ein Leben für den Wasserball: Firoiu wird 75". Deutsche Wasserball-Liga (in German). Retrieved 10 March 2015.
  5. [5]
    "Wasserball-Bundestrainer-Legende Nicolae Firoiu feiert 75. Geburtstag". German Swimming Federation (in German). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
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