Eugen Gheorghe Nae (born 23 November 1974) is a Romanian former professional
footballer
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who serves as a goalkeeping coach at
United Arab Emirates national team.
Career
Eugen Nae began his football career at
AS Rocar București, where he played between 1995 and 1996.
In 1996, he moved to
Sportul Studenţesc, another club from Bucharest, where he played a season.
In 1997, Nae signed a contract with
Steaua București, but played only ten matches for the ''
Army Men'', because he was always the substitute of
Martin Tudor or
Vasily Khomutovsky.
He was loaned out four times during his spell at Steaua, twice at
Foresta Suceava, and once at
Farul Constanţa and Astra Ploieşti.
Between 2004 and 2007, Eugen played for
FC Naţional until the club's relegation to
Liga II
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.
In 2007, he signed a contract with
FC Brașov.
In 2010, he retired from professional football, and signed with
Unirea Urziceni, where he was appointed as
assistant coach
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History
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. A few months later,
Steaua gave him a chance to work at the biggest
Romania
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n football club as the new goalkeeping coach.
Honours
Player
Steaua București
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Divizia A
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2000–01
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Supercupa României
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The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...
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2001
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Național București
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Cupa României
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runner-up:
2005–06
FC Braşov
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Liga II
The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...
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2007–08
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1974 births
Living people
Romanian men's footballers
AFC Rocar București players
FCSB players
FC Astra Giurgiu players
FC Sportul Studențesc București players
FC Brașov (1936) players
FC Progresul București players
FCV Farul Constanța players
CS Otopeni players
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China
FCSB non-playing staff
FC Unirea Urziceni managers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Romanian football managers
FC Progresul București managers
People from Periș
Footballers from Ilfov County
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