| Nicolae Firoiu | |
| Nickname: | Nico |
| Height: | 185cm (73inches) |
| Birth Date: | 4 March 1939 |
| Birth Place: | Bucharest, Romania |
| Years1: | 1955–1958 1958–1968 1968–1969 |
| Clubs1: | Voința București Steaua Bucuresti Rapid București |
| Nationalyears1: | 1958–1969 |
| Coachyears1: | 1969–1971 1971–1972 1972–1974 1974–1975 1975–1988 1993–1997 |
| Coachclubs1: | Iran Romania Iran Aegir Uerdingen West Germany Germany |
Nicolae Firoiu (born 4 March 1939), commonly known as Nico Firoiu, is a Romanian former water polo player and coach.[1] He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.[2] [3]
After retiring as a player, he coached the national teams of Iran and Romania. In 1974 he moved permanently to West Germany. In November 1975, he became the national head coach, reforming the German water polo and leading his team to gold medal at the 1981 European Championships, bronze in the 1982 World Championships, bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games.[4] [5]