Ilie Savu

Born in Cornățelu, Dâmbovița County, Romania, Savu began his career at 14 years of age, playing as a striker and as a goalkeeper. He played two seasons for Prahova Ploiești before he moved to Bucharest, where he played five seasons for Venus București. In this period he also played two matches in the Romania national youth team. After Venus, he signed with Corvinul Deva where, in a period of four years, he played only a few matches because of the Second World War. After the war, he signed with Steaua București, being the goalkeeper of the first Steaua squad. He played three years for Steaua before his retirement.

He was the manager of Steaua's Gold Team in 1956 when the team won the championship and played in a tourney in England. After Steaua, he managed Corvinul Hunedoara and saw the team promoted into Liga I. He returned in 1964 to Steaua, but after only two years he left the team.

Player Venus București

Romanian League: 2 1938–39, 1939–40 Manager Steaua București

Romanian League: 1 1956 as co-trainer for Ştefan Dobay Romanian Cup: 2 1965–66, 1966–67