Gheorghe Mihali

Gheorghe Mihali

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-12-09) 9 December 1965
Place of birth	Baia-Borşa, Romania
Height
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Dinamo București (Assistant coach)
Youth career
1978–1981	Minerul Borşa
1981–1984	Luceafărul Bucureşti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1989	Olt Scorniceşti	140	(0)
1989–1991	Inter Sibiu	43	(3)
1991–1995	Dinamo Bucureşti	122	(9)
1995–1998	EA Guingamp	100	(5)
1998–2001	Dinamo Bucureşti	52	(7)
Total		452	(24)
International career
1991–1996	Romania	31	(0)
Managerial career
2007–2008	CSM Focșani
2008–2009	Universitatea Cluj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gheorghe Mihali (born 9 December 1965) is a retired Romanian football defender and current manager.

Career

He debuted in Divizia A with FC Olt Scorniceşti in 1984. He went to Dinamo Bucureşti in 1991, and helped Dinamo win the title in his debut season. In 1995, he was bought by French club En Avant Guingamp where he spent almost four seasons. Following the relegation of Guingamp in 1998, Mihali eventually returned to Dinamo Bucureşti where he lifted the Romanian cup titles in 2000 and 2001 before retiring as a player.

Mihali made his debut for the national team in 1991 against Egypt, and earned 31 caps in total. He was in the squad for the 1994 World Cup and Euro 1996.

He turned into coaching a year after his retirement, he managed to coach a youth group of Dinamo Bucharest and in 2002, he was part of Ilie Dumitrescu's team at the helm of Romania U-21.

In 2005, Mihali became assistant coach to Dorinel Munteanu, at CFR Cluj, and in 2006 he followed his former team mate at FC Argeş, where Munteanu was named head coach.

His first full job came in 2007, when Mihali was installed as head coach to CSM Focșani. After 15 games and only 13 points won, Mihali quit the Liga II squad. He didn't stay without a contract for too long. In October 2012 he was named head coach at Universitatea Cluj, where he took over from Dorinel Munteanu, who left for Steaua Bucureşti. He was sacked in April 2009, because he was questioned by the fans.

Mihali then returned to assistant job, helping Ion Marin in the Arab countries, where the latter managed Ettifaq FC and Dubai CSC. In 2012, Mihali came back to Romania, where he became assistant coach to CSMS Iași, under the spell of Ionuţ Popa and Liviu Ciobotariu.

In November 2012, he returned to Dinamo, after 11 years. He was named assistant coach to Dorinel Munteanu.

Honours

Club

Dinamo Bucureşti

• Romanian League: 1991-92, 1999-00
• Romanian Cup: 1999-00, 2000–01

Inter Sibiu

• Balkans Cup: 1990-91

Guingamp

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1996
• Coupe de France: Runner-up 1997

External links

• Gheorghe Mihali career stats at RomanianSoccer.ro