{{short description|Romanian footballer and coach}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ilie Datcu | image = Ilie Datcu 1963.jpg | caption = | image_size = 200 | fullname = | height = 1.76m | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1937|7|20}} | birth_place = Bucharest, Romania | position = Goalkeeper | youthyears1 = 1950–1954 | youthclubs1 = Constructorul București | youthyears2 = 1955 | youthclubs2 = Metalul Câmpina | youthyears3 = 1956–1957 | youthclubs3 = Progresul CPCS București | years1 = 1958–1961 | years2 = 1961–1969 | years3 = 1969–1975 | years4 = 1975–1976 | clubs1 = Dinamo Obor București | clubs2 = Dinamo București | clubs3 = Fenerbahçe | clubs4 = Giresunspor | caps1 = | caps2 = 166 | caps3 = 110 | caps4 = 20 | goals1 = | goals2 = 0 | goals3 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | totalcaps = 296 | totalgoals = 0 | nationalyears1 = 1963–1967 | nationalteam1 = Romania | nationalcaps1 = 13{{efn|name="ROM"|Including 7 appearances for Romania's Olympic team<ref name=EU>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=4275|title=Ilie Datcu|publisher=European Football|access-date=24 December 2019}}</ref>}} | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1976 | managerclubs1 = Fenerbahçe | manageryears2 = 1977–1978 | managerclubs2 = Vefa S.K. | manageryears3 = 1978 | managerclubs3 = Çaykur Rizespor | manageryears4 = 1978–1979 | managerclubs4 = Türkiyemspor Berlin | manageryears5 = 1979 | managerclubs5 = Hertha Zehlendorf | manageryears6 = 1979–1980 | managerclubs6 = Eskişehirspor <small>(assistant)</small> | manageryears7 = 1981 | managerclubs7 = Göztepe Izmir | manageryears8 = 1982–1983 | managerclubs8 = Fatih Karagümrük | manageryears9 = 1984 | managerclubs9 = İstanbulspor | manageryears10 = 1984–1985 | managerclubs10 = Göztepe Izmir | manageryears11 = 1985–1986 | managerclubs11 = Denizlispor | manageryears12 = 1986–1987 | managerclubs12 = Kartalspor | manageryears13 = 1987–1988 | managerclubs13 = Diyarbakırspor | manageryears14 = 1988 | managerclubs14 = Bakırköyspor | manageryears15 = 1988–1990 | managerclubs15 = Türk Telekomspor | manageryears16 = 1991 | managerclubs16 = Eskişehirspor | manageryears17 = 1991–1992 | managerclubs17 = Türk Telekomspor | manageryears18 = 1992–1993 | managerclubs18 = Gaziosmanpaşaspor | manageryears19 = 1995–1999 | managerclubs19 = Fenerbahçe <small>(GK coach)</small> | manageryears20 = 2002–2005 | managerclubs20 = Beşiktaş <small>(GK coach)</small> | manageryears21 = 2007 | managerclubs21 = Kütahyaspor | club-update = | nationalteam-update = }}
'''Ilie Datcu''' (born 20 July 1937), also known as '''İlyas Datça''' is a Romanian former football goalkeeper and coach.<ref name=fenerbahce>{{cite news|url=https://www.fenerbahce.org/taraftar/liste/fenerbahce-tarihine-damga-vuran-4-kaleci|title=Fenerbahçe tarihine damga vuran 4 kaleci|work=Fenerbahçe|language=tr|date=29 July 2019|access-date=16 September 2020}}</ref>
==Club career== Datcu was born on 20 July 1937 in Bucharest, Romania.<ref name=sports>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ilie-datcu-1.html |title=Ilie Datcu Biography and Olympic Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com |access-date=2008-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121010000855/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ilie-datcu-1.html |archive-date=10 October 2012 }}</ref><ref name=welove>{{cite web|url=https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-romanul-ilie-datcu-sau-turcul-ilyas-datca-33400|title=Românul Ilie Datcu sau turcul Ilyas Datca?|publisher=WeLoveSport.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=The Romanian Ilie Datcu or the Turk Ilyas Datca?|date=13 September 2024 |access-date= 3 October 2022}}</ref> He began playing football at the junior squads of Constructorul București in 1950, four years later going to Metalul Câmpina and then joining Progresul CPCS București.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS>{{RomanianSoccer|546/ilie-datcu}}</ref> He started his senior career in 1958 at Divizia B team Dinamo Obor București.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/> During this three-season spell, the club reached the 1960 Cupa României final, where coach Constantin Teașcă used him the entire match in the 2–0 loss to Progresul București.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/><ref name=RSCR>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1959_1960.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1959–1960|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
Datcu went to play for Dinamo București where he made his Divizia A debut on 20 August 1961 in a 4–3 away loss against Dinamo Pitești.<ref name=RS/> He made a total of 20 league appearances in his first season, helping the team win the title, working with coaches Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă and Nicolae Dumitru.<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSC>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/champions.shtml|title=Romania National Champions |publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> In the following three seasons, Datcu won another three titles.<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSC/> In the first two he was coached by Dumitru and Ionescu who used him 13 games in the first one and 26 in the second.<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSC/> For the last title, Datcu played in 24 matches under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu.<ref name=RS/><ref name=RSC/> During his period spent with ''The Red Dogs'', he also won two Cupa României.<ref name=RS/><ref name=NFT>{{NFT|37671}}</ref> In the 1964 final, Ionescu played him for the first 85 minutes, then replaced him with Iuliu Uțu in the 5–3 victory against rivals Steaua București, but in 1968, coach Bazil Marian did not use him in the 3–1 win over Rapid București.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sport.ro/cupa-romaniei/video-finala-steaua-dinamo-cu-cei-mai-multi-spectatori-cum-s-au-omorat-70-000-de-fani-sa-vada-umilinta.html | title=Asta e prima finala Steaua - Dinamo din istorie! Omul care i-a inventat pe Lucescu si Dinu a umilit-o pe Steaua in fata a 70.000 de fani!| publisher=Sport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=This is the first Steaua - Dinamo final in history! The man who invented Lucescu and Dinu humiliated Steaua in front of 70,000 fans!| date=23 May 2011 | access-date=28 September 2024}}<br>{{cite web | url=https://welovesport.ro/stiri/fotbal-vintage-povestea-unei-fabuloase-finale-de-cupa-27058 | title=Povestea unei fabuloase finale de Cupă| publisher=Welovesport.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=The story of a fabulous cup final| date=16 June 2023 | access-date=28 September 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1963_1964.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1963–1964|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 September 2024}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/1968_1969.shtml|title=Romanian Cup – Season 1968–1969|publisher=RomanianSoccer|access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref>[[File:Dinamo - Jena 1963.jpg|thumb|left|220px|{{center|Datcu in action during the 1963–64 European Cup match against Motor Jena in Bucharest.}}]] He also made some performances in European competitions with Dinamo as in the 1963–64 European Cup campaign he kept two clean sheets in the 3–0 aggregate win over East Germany champion, Motor Jena, being eliminated in the next round by Real Madrid.<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe118269/ilie-datcu/co19/uefa-champions-league/se3116/1963-1964/club-matches/|title=Ilie Datcu - Champions League 1963/1964|access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> He subsequently appeared in a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 edition who were the winners of the last two editions of the competition.<ref name=RS/><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/retro-gsp-video-si-foto-1-decembrie-1965-ziua-nationala-a-cainilor-cea-in-care-au-invins-dubla-campioana-a-europei-si-a-lumii-584274.html | title=1 decembrie 1965, Ziua națională a "câinilor": cea în care au învins dubla campioană a Europei și a lumii| publisher=Gsp.ro| language=Romanian |trans-title=December 1, 1965, the national day of the "dogs": the one in which they defeated the double champion of Europe and the world| date=1 December 2019 | access-date=14 September 2024}}</ref> [[File:Ilie Datcu 1974.jpg|left|thumb|220px|Datcu lifting the Turkish Cup with Fenerbahçe in 1974]]
In 1969, aged 31, Datcu went to play in Turkey for Fenerbahçe where in his first season he was coached by Traian Ionescu and was teammates with Ion Nunweiller, all of them previously working together at Dinamo.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/><ref name=mackolik>{{cite web | url=http://arsiv.mackolik.com/Player/Default.aspx?id=60223 | title=Ilie Datcu player profile| date=20 July 1937| publisher=Mackolik.com| language=Turkish}}</ref><ref name=sptfm>{{cite web|url=https://sptfm.ro/ilie-datcu-primul-baskan-roman-in-fotbal/|title=Ilie Datcu, primul bașkan român în fotbal|publisher=Sptfm.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Ilie Datcu, the first Romanian baskan in football|date=2 December 2020 |access-date= 3 October 2022}}</ref><ref name=libertatea>{{cite web|url=https://www.libertatea.ro/sport/razvane-ia-taurul-de-coarne-350711|title=Răzvane, ia taurul de coarne!|publisher=Libertatea.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=Răzvan, take the bull by the horns!|date=5 June 2009 |access-date= 3 October 2022}}</ref> They won the 1969–70 Turkish League in which Datcu made 29 appearances, conceding only six goals, and also kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 victory in the TSYD Cup final against Beşiktaş.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/><ref name=mackolik/><ref name=sptfm/><ref name=libertatea/> In the following years he won another title in the 1973–74 season, making 21 appearances, also winning another TSYD Cup, a Chancellor Cup in 1973 and a Turkish Cup in 1974.<ref name=welove/><ref name=NFT/><ref name=mackolik/> Datcu ended his career by spending the 1975–76 season at Giresunspor.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/><ref name=NFT/> He has a total of 166 matches played in Divizia A, 130 games in the Turkish League and 22 appearances in European competitions.<ref name=welove/><ref name=RS/><ref name=NFT/>
==International career== [[File:Echipa României (fotbal) 1963.jpg|right|thumb|230px|Datcu (pictured in white) with the Romania Olympic team in Copenhagen, Denmark (1963)]] Datcu played six games for Romania, making his debut on 12 May 1963 under coach Silviu Ploeșteanu in a 3–2 friendly victory against East Germany.<ref name=EU/><ref name=welove/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_match.php?id=13364|title=Romania – East Germany 3:2|publisher=European Football|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref> He played two matches in the Euro 1968 qualifiers.<ref name=EU/> He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he made four appearances, helping the team finish in fifth place.<ref name=sports/><ref name=welove/><ref>{{NFT|37671}}<br>{{cite web|url=https://theplaymaker.ro/ultima-participare-a-romaniei-la-olimpiada-1964-sfert-cu-ungaria/5341/|title=Cum a fost ultima participare a României la Olimpiadă, în 1964, când "tricolorii" au pierdut dramatic sfertul cu Ungaria|publisher=Theplaymaker.ro|language=Romanian |trans-title=How was Romania's last participation in the Olympics, in 1964, when "The Tricolors" dramatically lost the quarter to Hungary|date=27 June 2019 |access-date=17 September 2024}}<br>{{cite web|publisher=WorldFootball|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/person/pe118269/ilie-datcu/co87/fifa-olympic-games/se5443/1964/international-matches/|title=Ilie Datcu - Olympic Games 1964|access-date=3 October 2022}}</ref>
==Managerial career== He started his managerial career at Fenerbahçe in 1976.<ref name=fenerbahce/><ref name=datcu/> Datcu mostly coached in Turkey, working at numerous clubs.<ref name=sptfm/><ref name=adevarul>{{cite web|url=https://adevarul.ro/sport/ilie-datcu-steaua-e-modesta-rau-n-are-sanse-689690.html|title=Ilie Datcu : "Steaua e modestă rău, n-are şanse"|trans-title=Ilie Datcu: "Steaua is modest, unfortunately, they have no chance"|publisher=Adevarul.ro|language=ro|date=5 November 2009|access-date=16 February 2018}}</ref><ref name=TFF>{{cite news|url=https://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=527&antID=2169|title=Ilie Datcu - Coach Details |work=Turkish Football Federation|access-date=14 September 2018}}</ref> In the 1982–83 Turkish Second League season, he helped Fatih Karagümrük gain promotion to the first league after an absence of 20 years.<ref name=fatih>{{cite news|url=https://www.istdergi.com/sehir/spor/karagumruk-super-ligin-yeni-istanbullusu |title=Karagümrük: Süper Lig'in yeni İstanbullusu |last=Aytuna|first=Fethi|work=İST Dergi |language= Turkish |date=26 November 2020 |accessdate=14 July 2021}}</ref> He also worked as a goalkeeper coach, first at Fenerbahçe, where he noticed and promoted Rüştü Reçber, then at Beşiktaş, being brought there by his former teammate from Dinamo and the national team, Mircea Lucescu.<ref name=sptfm/><ref name=adevarul/><ref name=TFF/>
==Personal life== Datcu resides in Bodrum, Turkey.<ref name=datcu>{{cite news|url=https://fenerbahcetarihi.org/2023/12/ilie-datcu-roportaji/|title=lie Datcu Röportajı|work=FenerbahceTarihi.org |language=tr|date=16 December 2009|access-date=18 November 2018}}</ref> He also holds Turkish citizenship under the name '''İlyas Datça'''.<ref name=welove/>
==Honours== ===Player=== '''Dinamo Obor București''' *Cupa României runner-up: 1959–60<ref name=RSCR/> '''Dinamo București''' *Divizia A: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65<ref name=RS/> *Cupa României: 1963–64, 1967–68<ref name=NFT/> '''Fenerbahçe''' *Turkish League: 1969–70, 1973–74, 1974–75<ref name=fenerbahce/> *Turkish Cup: 1973–74<ref name=fenerbahce/> *Turkish Super Cup: 1973<ref name=fenerbahce/> *Prime Minister's Cup: 1973<ref name=fenerbahce/>
===Manager=== '''Fatih Karagümrük''' *Turkish Second League: 1982–83<ref name=fatih/>
==Notes== {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== {{commons}} *{{WorldFootball|ilie-datcu}} *{{FIFA player}} *{{Mackolik player|new_id=5dvo19s8e6dj7ogkv91b4gvrp|old_id=60223}}
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