Nicolae Florescu

Nicolae Florescu passed away on 21 September 2011, at only 61 years old, after a long suffering.

As a manager, Florescu activated at third tier clubs such as Minerul Bihor or Unirea Valea lui Mihai and until 1992 he was a coach at the Bihorul Sports High School (LPS Bihorul).

After 1983, he played and managed for Divizia C clubs Minerul Bihor and Unirea Valea lui Mihai, then until 1992 worked as a coach for the Bihorul Sports High School (LPS Bihorul).

Nicolae Florescu was selected by the Romanian national football team in 1978, for a friendly tournament that was held in Scotland.

In 1972, Florescu left Steagul Roșu Brașov for the second-tier side FC Bihor Oradea, where in the next years was followed by two former teammates, Mircea Albu and Alexandru Gergely. The three men from Brașov, together with local players such as Attila Kun, Ioan Agud, Gheorghe Dărăban, Paul Popovici, Constantin Bigan, Árpád Szűcs, Ioan Naom, Cornel Georgescu or Cornel Lupău made a team, that over years would be known as "the golden generation of FC Bihor".

Florescu started his senior career at Steagul Roșu Brașov in 1967, where he also made his debut in the Divizia A. On 26 November 1967, he scored the only goal of a victory against ASA Târgu Mureș, now that goal ranking him as the 10th youngest scorer in the history of the team from Brașov.

Nicolae "Bubi" Florescu (14 November 1949 – 21 September 2011) was a Romanian professional footballer and manager. In his career, he played mostly for Steagul Roșu Brașov and FC Bihor Oradea, but also for teams such as Înfrățirea Oradea, Minerul Bihor and Unirea Valea lui Mihai.