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Ion Nunweiller
Ion Nunweiller (9 January 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Nunweiller was born on 9 January 1936 in Piatra Neamț, Romania. He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piatra Neamț after World War I where he met his wife, Rozina, and later they moved to Bucharest. He had six brothers: Constantin, the oldest, was a water polo player, while Dumitru, Lică, Victor, Radu, and Eduard were all footballers who each played at least one spell at Dinamo București. They are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs" as especially he and Lică were known for their aggressiveness on the field, which often caused their faces to turn red from the effort. Nunweiller began playing junior-level football in 1950 at Progresul ICAB București, and one year later, he moved to Dinamo București where he worked with coach Petre Steinbach. He started his senior career in 1956, playing for Dinamo 6 București in Divizia B.
Nunweiller came back to Dinamo București where on 12 August 1956 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Angelo Niculescu in a 2–1 victory against Dinamo Bacău. In his first seasons spent with Dinamo he scored four goals against rivals Steaua București, including a brace in a 2–1 victory. He won his first trophy after being used the entire match by coach Iuliu Baratky in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final.
Nunweiller helped the club win four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965. In the first one he worked with three coaches, Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă, and Nicolae Dumitru, who gave him 26 appearances in which he scored three goals. In the following two Dumitru and Ionescu used him in 18 and 26 matches, respectively. In the last one he played 25 games under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu. At the conquest of all these titles he was teammates with his brother Lică, and his brother Radu was also on the team for the last two.
Nunweiller also won two more Cupa României trophies with The Red Dogs. Coach Ionescu used him and his brothers Lică and Radu for the full 90 minutes in the 5–3 victory over Steaua in the 1964 final. In the 1968 final, he played the entire match which was a 3–1 win over Rapid București, being coached by Bazil Marian. Nunweiller played for Dinamo in a total of 19 European Cup matches in which he scored twice and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup game. He appeared in the first European match of a Romanian team, the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray in the 1956–57 European Cup, helping the team go to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia. In the 1963–64 European Cup edition, he scored once in a 2–0 victory against East Germany champion Motor Jena which helped them advance to the next phase where they were defeated by Real Madrid against whom he scored in a 5–3 loss. He also appeared in a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 edition who were the winners of the previous two seasons of the competition. For the way he played in 1966, Nunweiller was placed fifth in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award.
Afterwards Nunweiller spent two seasons at Fenerbahçe from 1968 until 1970, making him one of the first Romanians to play professional football in Turkey. During his time in Turkey, Nunweiller played four games in the 1968–69 European Cup where he helped Fenerbahçe eliminate the champion of England Manchester City. In his second season at the club he was coached by Traian Ionescu and was teammates with Ilie Datcu, all of them previously working together at Dinamo. They won the Turkish Super League title, a TSYD Cup in which Nunweiller scored the only goal in the final against Beşiktaş, and he was also named the best foreign player of the 1969–70 season.
In 1970, Nunweiller returned to Dinamo and in his first season he won another title, playing alongside his brother Radu, coaches Dumitru and Ionescu using him in 20 games. Nunweiller made his last Divizia A appearance on 12 December 1971 in a 2–1 away loss to Argeș Pitești, totaling 279 matches with 19 goals in the competition.
Nunweiller played 26 games for Romania, making his debut on 26 October 1958 under coach Augustin Botescu in a 2–1 friendly loss to rivals Hungary. He played four matches in the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers as Romania eliminated Turkey in the round of 16, reaching the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament. Nunweiller played two games in the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers, one during the 1966 World Cup qualifiers and four in the Euro 1968 qualifiers. He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he played four games, helping the team finish the competition in fifth place.
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Ion Nunweiller
Ion Nunweiller (9 January 1936 – 3 February 2015) was a Romanian football defender and manager.
Nunweiller was born on 9 January 1936 in Piatra Neamț, Romania. He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piatra Neamț after World War I where he met his wife, Rozina, and later they moved to Bucharest. He had six brothers: Constantin, the oldest, was a water polo player, while Dumitru, Lică, Victor, Radu, and Eduard were all footballers who each played at least one spell at Dinamo București. They are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs" as especially he and Lică were known for their aggressiveness on the field, which often caused their faces to turn red from the effort. Nunweiller began playing junior-level football in 1950 at Progresul ICAB București, and one year later, he moved to Dinamo București where he worked with coach Petre Steinbach. He started his senior career in 1956, playing for Dinamo 6 București in Divizia B.
Nunweiller came back to Dinamo București where on 12 August 1956 he made his Divizia A debut under coach Angelo Niculescu in a 2–1 victory against Dinamo Bacău. In his first seasons spent with Dinamo he scored four goals against rivals Steaua București, including a brace in a 2–1 victory. He won his first trophy after being used the entire match by coach Iuliu Baratky in the 4–0 win over CSM Baia Mare in the 1959 Cupa României final.
Nunweiller helped the club win four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965. In the first one he worked with three coaches, Traian Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă, and Nicolae Dumitru, who gave him 26 appearances in which he scored three goals. In the following two Dumitru and Ionescu used him in 18 and 26 matches, respectively. In the last one he played 25 games under the guidance of Angelo Niculescu. At the conquest of all these titles he was teammates with his brother Lică, and his brother Radu was also on the team for the last two.
Nunweiller also won two more Cupa României trophies with The Red Dogs. Coach Ionescu used him and his brothers Lică and Radu for the full 90 minutes in the 5–3 victory over Steaua in the 1964 final. In the 1968 final, he played the entire match which was a 3–1 win over Rapid București, being coached by Bazil Marian. Nunweiller played for Dinamo in a total of 19 European Cup matches in which he scored twice and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup game. He appeared in the first European match of a Romanian team, the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray in the 1956–57 European Cup, helping the team go to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia. In the 1963–64 European Cup edition, he scored once in a 2–0 victory against East Germany champion Motor Jena which helped them advance to the next phase where they were defeated by Real Madrid against whom he scored in a 5–3 loss. He also appeared in a historical 2–1 win over Inter Milan in the 1965–66 edition who were the winners of the previous two seasons of the competition. For the way he played in 1966, Nunweiller was placed fifth in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award.
Afterwards Nunweiller spent two seasons at Fenerbahçe from 1968 until 1970, making him one of the first Romanians to play professional football in Turkey. During his time in Turkey, Nunweiller played four games in the 1968–69 European Cup where he helped Fenerbahçe eliminate the champion of England Manchester City. In his second season at the club he was coached by Traian Ionescu and was teammates with Ilie Datcu, all of them previously working together at Dinamo. They won the Turkish Super League title, a TSYD Cup in which Nunweiller scored the only goal in the final against Beşiktaş, and he was also named the best foreign player of the 1969–70 season.
In 1970, Nunweiller returned to Dinamo and in his first season he won another title, playing alongside his brother Radu, coaches Dumitru and Ionescu using him in 20 games. Nunweiller made his last Divizia A appearance on 12 December 1971 in a 2–1 away loss to Argeș Pitești, totaling 279 matches with 19 goals in the competition.
Nunweiller played 26 games for Romania, making his debut on 26 October 1958 under coach Augustin Botescu in a 2–1 friendly loss to rivals Hungary. He played four matches in the 1960 European Nations' Cup qualifiers as Romania eliminated Turkey in the round of 16, reaching the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Czechoslovakia, who advanced to the final tournament. Nunweiller played two games in the 1964 European Nations' Cup qualifiers, one during the 1966 World Cup qualifiers and four in the Euro 1968 qualifiers. He also played for Romania's Olympic team, being chosen by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo where he played four games, helping the team finish the competition in fifth place.