Lucian Ilie
Lucian Ilie (born 14 October 1967) is a Romanian retired
footballer who played for
Rapid Bucharest, in Sweden for
Jönköpings Södra, and Belgian side
K.V. Mechelen, in the Netherlands for
FC Wageningen,
FC Groningen,
BV Veendam,
FC Zwolle and
DVS '33. In 1989, while playing for
Rapid Bucharest, after a match in
Sweden against
IFK Göteborg, Lucian Ilie alongside teammates Gabriel Ciolponea and Alexandru Aprodu fled from the hotel and asked for political asylum in
Sweden, they were three of the few Romanian players who fled the country to escape the
communist regime.
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