Nicolae Tilihoi Is Dead

God bless him! Nicolae Tilihoi was one of the most representative football players of Universitatea Craiova. He was the most important defender of our team beside Costica Stefanescu being the central defender of Craiova Maxima - the best team we ever had. He was a big champion and a great character. He had a big heart and was one of the most loved football players in Craiova.

After a long fight against cancer he dead on 25th of March 2018. His casket was placed today in a hall of "Ion Oblemeco" stadium where it was visited by his friends, the 2 football teams from Craiova and Romanian National Football team. Rest In Peace, Nicolae Tilihoi! 

Corneliu Andrei Stroe

Corneliu Stroe brought glory for the football in Craiova. Now he wants to bring our team back to life. Corneliu Andrei Stroe built Craiova Maxima and now has a plan for the revival of Craiova's football.

Pavel Badea is the president of Sport Club Universitatea Craiova which contains teams from 5 kinds of sport. This was the mother club of the actual football team. Football Club Universitatea Craiova was separated from Sport Club in 1990. ​​Stroe is trying now to create a football club for Sport Club Universitatea. The new football club will contain students and children from Craiova and will start in the 4th Romanian Football League. It is only The Ministry Of Education which needs to approve this demand. The team will be self-financed and maintained. There can be easily found sponsors for this activity.

Corneli Stroe was bornin July 2nd 1943, in Diosti, Dolj, Romania
1958-1964: was an athlete for Banatul Timisoara and Stiinta Bucharest
1961, 1962: was champion of Romania in triatlon si pentatlon
1962-1966: studied at Physical Culture Institute from Bucharest
1966: professor at University from Craiova, teaching sports
1966-1970: secretary at Universitatea Craiova
1970-1983: vice-president at Universitatea Craiova
1983-1984: president of Universitatea Craiova
1986: president of FC Olt Slatina
1990: founded FEFS as a part of University of Craiova
1992: doctor in sports at ANEFS Bucharest
2002: president of Universitatea Craiova
2004: dean of FEFS at University of Craiova
2005: doctor in Economics at University of Craiova
Honor citizen of Craiova city.

Craiova Maxima Neighborhood

If Iker Casillas will have a street in his native village, "Craiova Maxima" is the name of a neighborhood in Plenita,Dolj.

In this village all the streets were named with the name of Lung, Geolgău, Cămătaru, Balaci or Irimescu, to remember just a few of the players who brought glory for Universitatea Craiova in the '80s.