Career
Career Born in Cornățelu, Dâmboviţa County, Romania, Ilie Savu began his career at 14 years of age, playing as a striker and as a goalkeeper. He played two seasons for Prahova Ploieşti before he moved to Bucharest, where he played 5 seasons foreign In this period he played also two matches in Romania national youth team
After Venus, he signed with Corvinul Deva, where he played in a period of four years only a few matches because of the Second World War.
After the war, he signed with, being the goalkeeper of the first Steaua squad. He played three years for Steaua before his retirement. career After Steaua, he managed Corvinul Hunedoara and he promoted this team into Liga I. He returned in 1965 at Steaua, but after only two years he left the team
Ilie Savu died on 16 November 2010, shortly after midnight, at the Central Military Hospital in Bucharest losing the battle with a hepatic disease.
