Gino Iorgulescu

Gino Iorgulescu, whose full name is George Iorgulescu, is a Romanian former professional footballer born on 15 May 1956 in Giurgiu who played as a defender. He began at the local club Dunărea Giurgiu, then spent most of his career with Sportul Studenţesc București, where he formed a strong central defensive partnership with Paul Cazan, made 354 appearances in the Romanian top flight and won the 1979-80 Balkans Cup. He ended his playing days with two appearances for Beerschot in Belgium. For Romania he won 48 caps between 1981 and 1986 and played in the group stage of the Euro 1984 finals. After retiring he worked as an assistant coach with the national team, served for years as president of Naţional București, and in 2013 won the election to become chairman of the Romanian Professional Football League.