Dică :: Nicolae Marius Dica

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Nicolae Constantin Dică (Romanian pronunciation: ; born 9 May 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Argeş Piteşti. 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. Dică started playing professional football when he was 18 years old at a local team Dacia Pitești. In his first season, Dică played in 17 games and scored 5 times for Dacia. In the second, he became a first team player and had a very good season, with Dacia finishing fourth in the Romanian Divizia B. He was one of the top scorers in the league that season with 14 goals. Dică was seen as an upcoming talent and the local Divizia A club, FC Argeș Pitești, signed him in 2000. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article