Vasile Godja
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Vasile Ioan Godja is a Romania
n former pro football player and football
coach
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Godja was head-coach of Teraktor Sazi F.C. an Iran
ian football
club during the early 1990s, while working for Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. (ITMCO), one of the industries in Tabriz
, Iran
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) and Tractorul Brasov.
1990-1993: Vasile Godja was in this period the coach of Iranian Football club ‘Tractor Sazi F.C.', under his lead the club promoted from the third league to the first league.
During the season of 1993 Tractor Sazi ended the national competition at the third place followed by Pirouzi Teheran and PAS Teheran
During 1995 -1997 Vasile Godja returned to Iran to coach for Tractor Sazi, at the time the team was playing in the second league, in 1996 Godja managed to promote the team once again to the first league.
Under his leadership, Tractor Sazi won in 1995 the MILLS international cup in India.
2003 -2005:
In this period he coached again for Tractor Sazi (and school of Football ‘Dr. Dabiri - Tabriz’ )
Iran National Team:
During his coaching career Vasile Godja discovered and trained various talented players like Karim Bargheri
, Sirous Dinmohammadi
, Alireza Nikmer and Hossein Khatibi, which in time became players of Iran’s national team.
Romania
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n former pro football player and football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
coach
Coach (sport)
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Godja was head-coach of Teraktor Sazi F.C. an Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
ian football
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
club during the early 1990s, while working for Iran Tractor Manufacturing Co. (ITMCO), one of the industries in Tabriz
Tabriz
Tabriz is the fourth largest city and one of the historical capitals of Iran and the capital of East Azerbaijan Province. Situated at an altitude of 1,350 meters at the junction of the Quri River and Aji River, it was the second largest city in Iran until the late 1960s, one of its former...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
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Club Career
During the period 1970-1986 Vasile Godja was respectively under contract to: Metrom Brasov, Steagul Rosu Brasov (now FC BraşovFC Brasov
Fotbal Club Brașov is a professional football club based in the city of Brașov, Romania. They were founded in 1936, and since then they have spent 41 season in the top-flight. Brașov kits are yellow-black, and they play their home matches on the Silviu Ploeșteanu stadium.-Early modern football in...
) and Tractorul Brasov.
Managerial Career
Vasile Godja obtained his coaching license at A.N.E.F.S Bucharest in 19881990-1993: Vasile Godja was in this period the coach of Iranian Football club ‘Tractor Sazi F.C.', under his lead the club promoted from the third league to the first league.
During the season of 1993 Tractor Sazi ended the national competition at the third place followed by Pirouzi Teheran and PAS Teheran
During 1995 -1997 Vasile Godja returned to Iran to coach for Tractor Sazi, at the time the team was playing in the second league, in 1996 Godja managed to promote the team once again to the first league.
Under his leadership, Tractor Sazi won in 1995 the MILLS international cup in India.
2003 -2005:
In this period he coached again for Tractor Sazi (and school of Football ‘Dr. Dabiri - Tabriz’ )
Discovered Talents
In the period of 1993 – 1997 he discovered various talents. From which 14 players (among them Akhbar Zolmagi Dian, Naser Farasaty, Iunes Peihnejab, Shahram Bauhnuser, Naser Faspach, Hosen Hasandon) where later on contracted by first league teams.Iran National Team:
During his coaching career Vasile Godja discovered and trained various talented players like Karim Bargheri
Karim Bagheri
Karim Bagheri is a retired professional Iranian player, most notably playing for Persepolis in the Iran Pro League. He was known as a two-footed midfielder and is famous for his powerful and thundering long range shots and free kicks.-Early years:...
, Sirous Dinmohammadi
Sirous Dinmohammadi
Sirous Dinmohammadi is a retired Iranian football player.-International career:Dinmohammadi made 43 appearances for the Iran national football team and participated in the 1998 FIFA World Cup.-References:...
, Alireza Nikmer and Hossein Khatibi, which in time became players of Iran’s national team.