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Vasile Jula
Personal information
Full name Vasile Ilie Jula
Date of birth (1974-12-13) 13 December 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth Dej, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1984–1992 Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Universitatea Cluj 1 (0)
1993–1994 Armătura Zalău[a] 3 (0)
1994–1999 Universitatea Cluj 111 (0)
1999–2004 Gloria Bistrița 102 (1)
2004–2007 CFR Cluj 74 (6)
2007–2008 Dacia Mioveni 13 (0)
2008–2013 FC Zalău
Total 304+ (7+)
Managerial career
2013 FC Zalău
2019 Unirea Mirșid
2021 SCM Zalău (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 March 2018

Vasile Ilie "Lică" Jula (born 13 December 1974) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a defender.[2]

Club career

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Jula was on born 13 December 1974 in Dej, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1984 at Universitatea Cluj.[1][3] He made his Divizia A debut on 20 June 1993, playing for "U" under the guidance of coach Remus Vlad in a 5–1 away loss to Gloria Bistrița.[1][3][4] Afterwards he went for one season and a half at Divizia B club, Armătura Zalău.[1][5] In the middle of the 1994–95 season, Jula returned to Universitatea.[1][5]

In 1999, he went at Gloria Bistrița where he spent five seasons, the highlight of this period being a third place in the 2002–03 season.[1][5] In 2004 he switched teams again, going at CFR Cluj.[1][5] Under the guidance of coach Dorinel Munteanu he played eight games in the 2005 Intertoto Cup campaign as CFR got past Vėtra, Athletic Bilbao, Saint-Étienne and Žalgiris, scoring once against the first and the latter, the team reaching the final where they were defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Lens.[1][6][7] He also helped The Railwaymen earn a third place in the 2006–07 season.[1]

Jula moved to Dacia Mioveni for the following season where on 23 February 2008 he made his last Romanian first league appearance in a 3–0 away loss to Vaslui, having a total of 301 matches with seven goals scored in the competition, also gaining a total of 13 games with two goals netted in the Intertoto Cup.[1][5] In 2008 he went at third league side FC Zalău where he played for five years, retiring afterwards.[1][2][5]

International career

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In 2005, he was called up by coach Victor Pițurcă to play for Romania, but he was only a reserve during the 2006 World Cup qualification game against Finland.[8]

Managerial career

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In the first part of the 2013–14 season, Jula was the manager of FC Zalău in the third league.[9] In February 2019, he was appointed head coach at Unirea Mirșid, managing by the end of the season to earn promotion from the fourth to the third league.[5][10] In April 2021, Jula was the caretaker manager of SCM Zalău.[11]

Honours

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Player

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CFR Cluj

Manager

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Unirea Mirșid

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1993–94 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Vasile Jula at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b Vasile Jula at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ a b "Vasile Jula profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  4. ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1992–93 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "FOTO. Vasile Jula, la ceas aniversar. Fostul internațional a împlinit 50 de ani!" [PHOTO. Vasile Jula, at his birthday party. The former international turned 50!] (in Romanian). Sportulsalajean.ro. 16 December 2024. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Reperele lui CFR Cluj, echipa care în 2000 era ca şi desființată, iar acum domină fotbalul românesc" [The landmarks of CFR Cluj, the team that in 2000 was almost disbanded, and now dominates Romanian football] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Nu-i totul pierdut" [Not all is lost] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    "Vasile Jula. Intertoto Cup 2005/2006". WorldFootball. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  8. ^ "FINLANDA – ROMANIA Mutu nu-l stia pe Jula" [FINLAND – ROMANIA Mutu didn't know Jula] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 5 October 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    "Vasile Jula – A jucat împotriva lui Lăcătuș și Gică Popescu" [Vasile Jula – He played against Lăcătuș and Gică Popescu] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    "Finland vs. Romania 0 – 1". Soccerway. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Vasile Jula, noul antrenor de la FC Zalău" [Vasile Jula, the new coach of FC Zalău] (in Romanian). Someseanul.ro. 5 June 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
    "Lica Jula îsi anunta revenirea în fotbal!" [Lica Jula announces his return to football!] (in Romanian). Graiulsalajului.ro. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Vasile Jula – antrenor Unirea Mirșid: "Ne bucurăm că am câștigat titlul, dar greul abia acum începe"" [Vasile Jula – Unirea Mirșid coach: "We are happy that we won the title, but the hard work is only just beginning"] (in Romanian). Sportulsalajean.ro. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
    "Vasile Jula antrenor Unirea Mirșid:"Mă bucur că am readus fotbalul din Sălaj la un alt nivel"" [Vasile Jula, coach of Unirea Mirșid: "I'm glad that I brought football from Sălaj back to another level"] (in Romanian). Magazinsalajean.ro. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2025.
  11. ^ "Probleme la SCM Zalău, deși e la un pas de barajul de promovare pentru Liga 2. "Interimarul" a dat afară decarul echipei după ce inițial nu l-a mai primit la antrenamente: "E strict decizia mea"" [Problems at SCM Zalău, although the team is one step away from the promotion play-off for Liga 2. The "caretaker" fired the team's number 10 after initially not allowing him at training: "It's strictly my decision"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 3 January 2011. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
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