Career
Popescu is a former DFB coach from Sports University in Cologne. He is one of the founders of the IFTA International Footballtennis Association. Born in Bucharest, Popescu started playing football for Football Club Rapid București.
He also played for CS Jiul Petroşani before returning to Football Club Rapid București in 1968.
Popescu next moved to Turkey to join Mersin İdmanyurdu Saskatchewan. He made 30 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1969-1970 and 1970-1971 seasons. Following the end of his playing career, Popescu managed a few clubs in Romania and Turkey including Eskişehirspor, and the Romanian Olympic team before he moved to Germany where he studied at the Sports Academy of Cologne which is now called the Hennes Weisweiler Academy.
He was appointed manager of Turn- und Sportverein 1860 München Malatyaspor and Offenburger FV in 1991. In 2014, Popescu was among the candidates for the Romanian FA presidency.
