Ioan Sabău
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Sabău in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ioan Ovidiu Sabău | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Câmpia Turzii, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1985 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | Universitatea Cluj | 35 | (4) |
| 1988 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 12 | (2) |
| 1988–1990 | Dinamo București | 49 | (8) |
| 1990–1992 | Feyenoord | 39 | (11) |
| 1992–1996 | Brescia | 99 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | Reggiana | 19 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Brescia | 7 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Rapid București | 43 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Universitatea Cluj | 19 | (6) |
| 2001–2003 | Rapid București | 35 | (1) |
| 2005 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 358 | (46) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–2001 | Romania | 55 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Universitatea Cluj (player/coach) | ||
| 2003 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2003–2005 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | ||
| 2005–2009 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 2009–2010 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 2010–2011 | FCM Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2012 | FCM Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2012 | Rapid București | ||
| 2013–2014 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2023 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2023–2025 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ioan "Neluțu" Ovidiu Sabău (born 12 February 1968) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He played as a midfielder for clubs in Romania, Italy, and the Netherlands, including Universitatea Cluj, Dinamo București, Feyenoord, Brescia, and Rapid București.
Sabău earned 55 caps for the Romania national team, representing his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. After retiring from playing, he managed several Romanian clubs, including Gaz Metan Mediaș, Poli Timișoara, and Universitatea Cluj, whom he coached to the Romanian Cup final in the 2022–23 season, which they lost in a penalty shootout.