Nicolae Dică
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Dică with CFR Cluj in 2010 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nicolae Constantin Dică | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Pitești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concordia Chiajna (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1991–1998 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Argeș Pitești | 88 | (34) |
| 1998–2000 | → Dacia Pitești (loan) | 50 | (19) |
| 2004–2008 | Steaua București | 125 | (54) |
| 2008–2011 | Catania | 3 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Iraklis (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | → CFR Cluj (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Manisaspor (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Steaua București (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2011 | Mioveni | 15 | (1) |
| 2012–2014 | Viitorul Constanța | 69 | (19) |
| Total | 392 | (134) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Romania U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2003–2010 | Romania | 32 | (9) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014–2015 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | Steaua București (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2017 | SCM Pitești | ||
| 2017–2018 | FCSB | ||
| 2019 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2019–2021 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | FCSB | ||
| 2023 | Mioveni | ||
| 2023 | FC U Craiova | ||
| 2024 | Voluntari | ||
| 2024 | Argeş Piteşti | ||
| 2025– | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nicolae Constantin Dică (Romanian pronunciation: [nikoˈla.e konstanˈtin ˈdikə]; born 9 May 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga II club Concordia Chiajna.
Deployed as an attacking midfielder or a forward, Dică was known for his incisive passing, long balls and spectacular finishes. He played professionally in four countries, but spent most of his career in his native Romania representing Dacia Mioveni, Argeș Pitești, Steaua București, CFR Cluj and Viitorul Constanța. He was a Romanian international for seven years, and was selected for the UEFA Euro 2008.
Since his retirement as a player, Dică has had several stints as either an assistant, a caretaker or a head coach at his former club Steaua București. He also managed Argeș Pitești and was an assistant at the Romania national team.