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For the early 20th century Romanian footballer, see Gheorghe Popescu I.
Gheorghe ("Gică") Popescu (born October 9, 1967 in Calafat) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a defender, and was a key part of the Romanian national team in the 1990s. He played for a string of European clubs in an illustrious career that saw him amass many honours. His tactical knowledge as a defender made him valuable team member in top European competitions even until he reached his late-thirties. Beside from his defending skills, his is also capable of using the ball and starting attacks from deep. At international level, Popescu stands among Romania's all-time most capped players with 115, in which he scored 16 goals. He played for his country in the 1990, 1994, and 1998 World Cups, Euro 96 and Euro 2000. He also entered the symbolic but exclusive circle of players with a century of caps.[1] He is the brother-in-law of fellow Romanian international Gheorghe Hagi. Popescu was never outside the top 4 in the Romanian Footballer of the Year awards for 13 years from 1989 until 2001. He was recently voted into Romanian footballs all-time World Cup team. Link
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| 1 | 17 May 1989 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–0 | FIFA World Cup 1990 Qualifying |
| 2 | 29 November 1992 | Neo GSZ Stadium, Larnaca, Cyprus |  Cyprus | 1–0 | 4–1 | FIFA World Cup 1994 Qualifying |
| 3 | 12 November 1994 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Slovakia | 1–0 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 1996 Qualifying |
| 4 | 1 June 1996 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Moldova | 2–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 5 | 1 June 1996 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | Moldova | 3–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
| 6 | 9 October 1996 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland |  Iceland | 3–0 | 4–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 7 | 14 December 1996 | Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia |  Macedonia | 1–0 | 3–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 8 | 14 December 1996 | Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | Macedonia | 2–0 | 3–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 9 | 14 December 1996 | Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia | Macedonia | 3–0 | 3–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 10 | 29 March 1997 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 8–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 11 | 29 March 1997 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | Liechtenstein | 3–0 | 8–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 12 | 29 March 1997 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | Liechtenstein | 6–0 | 8–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 13 | 29 March 1997 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | Liechtenstein | 8–0 | 8–0 | World Cup 1998 Qualifying |
| 14 | 6 June 1998 | Stadionul Ilie Oană, Ploieşti, Romania | Moldova | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
| 15 | 2 September 1998 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania | Liechtenstein | 1–0 | 7–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qualifying |
| 16 | 6 October 2001 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | World Cup 2002 Qualifying |
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| Preceded by José Mari Bakero | FC Barcelona captain 1996-1997 | Succeeded by Josep Guardiola |
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