Nicolae Dică
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Marius Dică | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Piteşti, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Steaua București (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Mioveni | 50 | (19) |
| 2000–2004 | Argeș Pitești | 88 | (34) |
| 2004–2008 | Steaua București | 125 | (54) |
| 2008–2010 | Catania | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Iraklis (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Manisaspor (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | Steaua București | 11 | (4) |
| 2011 | Mioveni | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 69 | (19) |
| Total | 392 | (134) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2010 | Romania | 32 | (9) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2017 | SCM Pitești | ||
| 2017– | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08 January 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 June 2010 |
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Nicolae Marius Dică (born 9 May 1980 in Pitești) is a Romanian former football attacking midfielder. He is a playmaker or forward known for his incisive passing and long balls. He last played for Liga I side Viitorul Constanța. He is currently the manager of Liga 1 Orange club Steaua București.
Dică started playing professional football when he was 18 years old at a local team in his birth town, Dacia Pitești, in Divizia B.
In his inaugural season, Dică played in 17 games and scored 5 times for Dacia Pitești. In the second, he played in almost all the games and had a very good period, with his side finishing fourth. He was one of the top scorers in the league that season with 14 goals. Dică was seen as an upcoming talent and the Divizia A team of his town, FC Argeș Pitești, signed him in 2000. Dică played for Dacia Pitești a total of 50 times and scored 19 goals in Liga II.
Dică made his debut in Liga I for FC Argeș Pitești in a 2–1 win against Gaz Metan Mediaș. He was soon awarded captaincy of the team after Adrian Mutu went to Dinamo and Adrian Neaga departed for Steaua București.
Dică's skill inevitably attracted interest from the top teams in the Romanian championship.
Dică played 89 matches and scored 34 goals for Argeș Pitești.
Romanian giants Steaua București paid €250,000 to sign him from Argeș Pitești in December 2003. He was brought to Steaua by Victor Pițurcă and Mihai Stoica.
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