Lică Nunweiller

Early career

Nunweiller was born on 13 November 1938 in Piatra Neamț, Romania, but his parents told the authorities that he was born on 12 November 1938, because they felt that the number 13 brings bad luck. He had an Austrian father named Johann Nunweiller, who settled in Piatra Neamț after World War I where he met his wife, Rozina, and later they moved to Bucharest. He had six brothers: Constantin, the oldest, was a water polo player, while Dumitru, Ion, Victor, Radu, and Eduard were all footballers who each played at least one spell at Dinamo București. They are the reason why the club's nickname is "The Red Dogs" as especially he and Ion were known for their aggressiveness on the field, which often caused their faces to turn red from the effort. He began playing junior-level football in 1947 at Unirea Tricolor București, moving afterwards to Venus U.C.B., before joining Dinamo București where he worked with coach Petre Steinbach. In 1957 he started to play senior level football at Dinamo Obor București in Divizia B.

Dinamo București

Nunweiller made his Divizia A debut, playing for Dinamo București on 5 June 1960 under coach Traian Ionescu in a 2–0 victory against Rapid București. Nunweiller helped the club win four consecutive Divizia A titles from 1962 until 1965. In the first one he worked with three coaches, Ionescu, Constantin Teașcă, and Nicolae Dumitru, who gave him 18 appearances. In the subsequent two seasons, Dumitru and Ionescu utilized him…

Nunweiller played four friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 8 October 1961 under coach Gheorghe Popescu in a 4–0 victory against Turkey. His following games were a 3–2 win over East Germany, a goalless draw against Turkey and a 1–1 tie against Austria.

Nunweiller was the assistant coach of his brother Ion at Dinamo București during the 1976–77 season at the end of which they won the title together.

Player

Dinamo București

Divizia A: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1964–65 Cupa României: 1963–64

Assistant coach

Dinamo București

Divizia A: 1976–77