Nicolae Firoiu


Nicolae Firoiu, commonly known as Nico Firoiu, is a Romanian former water polo player and coach. He competed in the 1960 and 1964 Summer Olympics.
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 1982 World Championships, bronze at the 1984 Olympic Games.