Vasile Godja

Vasile Ioan Godja (October 19, 1954 — August 1, 2016) was a Romanian former football player and manager.

Vasile Godja
Personal information
Full name Vasile Ioan Godja
Date of birth October 19, 1954
Place of birth Brașov, Romania
Date of death August 1, 2016(2016-08-01) (aged 61)
Place of death Bucharest, Romania
Position(s) Manager
Teams managed
Years Team
1986–1990 Tractorul Brașov (youth)
1990–1997 Tractor Sazi
1997–1998 Tractorul Brașov
2003 Tractor Sazi

Godja was head-coach of Tractor an Iranian football club during the early 1990s, while working for Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. (ITMCO), one of the industries in Tabriz, Iran.[1]

Club career

Between 1970–86 Godja played for local clubs Metrom Brașov, Steagul Roșu Brașov (now known as FC Braşov) and Tractorul Brașov.

Managerial career

After retiring as a player, Godja managed the youth team of his hometown Tractorul Brașov. He obtained his coaching license at A.N.E.F.S. Bucharest in 1988.

From 1990–96, Godja was in this period the coach of Iranian football side Tractor, under his lead the club promoted from the third league to the first league. In the 1992–93 season, he led the club to a third-place finish in the Azadegan League top flight.

During the 1995–96 season Tractor were playing in the second league, Godja managed to promote the team once again into the first league. Under his leadership, Tractor were runners-up of the Hazfi Cup in 1994, and won in 1995 the MILLS International cup in India.

He was appointed again in July 2003[2] and spent six months without success before being replaced in December.[3]

Discovering footballers in Iran

He discovered and trained various players such as Karim Bargheri, Sirous Dinmohammadi, Alireza Nikmer and Hossein Khatibi all went to represent Iran's national team early in their careers.[4]

Death

Godja died on 1 August 2016, at the age of 61, after struggling for several years with an incurable disease.[5]

References
  2. "Vasile Goja will officially start his work in 10 days". persianleague.com. 2003-06-28. Retrieved 2007-04-18.
  3. "Tractor Sazi sacks Romanian coach, appoints Qassempour". persianleague.com. 2003-12-23. Retrieved 2007-11-18.
  4. "Antrenorul Vasile Godja e o vedeta la Tabriz". mytex.ro (in Romanian). 2005-04-26. Retrieved 2008-02-13.
  5. "Doliu in fotbalul brasovean. A murit Vasile Godja". bzc.ro (in Romanian). 10 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.


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