Gica Popescu, a key defendant in Romania's once gold generation football team, who once used to play for PSV Eindhoven (Netherlands), Tottenham Hotspur (England). FC Barcelona (Spain) and Galatasaray (Turkey), was accused of collaborating with Securitatea, Romanian Intelligence. Popescu denies the accusations.
"I have quite a lot in the press for the last 20 years, but never something this false and tough like today's news, according to which I collaborated with the Securitate. This information was supplied to several daily publications by someone and I will find out who it was in the coming days. It is, perhaps, related to my intention to run for Romanian Football Federation (FRF) elections. If, up until now, i wasn't 100% convinced to run, after what happened I'm seriously thinking of running".
These are the most important declarations Gica Popescu made:
There was one person trying to question me on all sorts of issues. That person was in my studio flat. They had their means, they could have entered my apartment in my absence, but never with my consent. I haven't met that person since '89. I was called by the Securitate before playing against Monaco. I only signed a paper then, according to which I took on defending the national interest.There was a notice allegedly written by me. The writing was similar to mine, but I am sure I have never written anything like that. I met the person who told me to sign collaboration with the Securitate before playing against Monaco on the streets many times. I was crossing the street. I could not stand that person.Don't forget I refused going to Dinamo (Romanian First League team). They used military guards to get me to sign with Steaua, but I refused. My conscience is clear and these press materials lead me to believe someone is trying to denigrate me. It is weird that something like that is pub
