Nicolae Ivan (footballer)
# Nicolae Ivan (footballer)

Nicolae Valeriu Ivan (28 August 1941 – 7 August 2018) was a Romanian football defender and manager.

## Career

He played the whole match in the 6–1 victory against Siderurgistul Galați in the 1963 Cupa României final, helping Petrolul Ploiești win the first Cupa României in the club's history. Ivan was part of Universitatea Craiova's team that won the 1973–74 Divizia A, which was the first trophy in the club's history. After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager, being Constantin Oțet's assistant at "U" Craiova from 1982 until 1984, a period in which the club won the 1982–83 Cupa României and reached the semi-finals of the 1982–83 UEFA Cup. Between 1994 and 1997 he was "U" Craiova's vice-president.

## Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

* Cupa României: 1962–63

Universitatea Craiova

* Divizia A: 1973–74
