Romulus Chihaia (born 4 March 1952) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. He is the father of Octavian Chihaia.[1][2] He won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Dan Păltinișanu and Paul Cazan.[3]
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Date of birth | 4 March 1952 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Galați, Romania | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1964–1969 | Oțelul Galați | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
1969–1971 | Oțelul Galați | 54 | (7) | |||||||||||
1971–1972 | FC Galaţi | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
1972–1985 | Sportul Studențesc | 309 | (37) | |||||||||||
Total | 386 | (44) | ||||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
1971–1973 | Romania U-21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
1973–1975 | Romania U-23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
1979–1985 | Romania | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
1990–1991 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
1994–1995 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
1998 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
2007 | Naţional București (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 May 2016 |
References
edit- ^ "Aşchia nu sare departe de trunchi! TOP 10 perechi tată-fiu care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul românesc" [The splinter does not fall far from the tree! TOP 10 father-son pairs who have written history for Romanian football] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 24 June 2010. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Blondul din "Gașca nebună"" [The blonde from the "Crazy Gang"] (in Romanian). studentpress.ro. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Au fost odată campioni mondiali" [Once they were world champions] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 20 July 2009. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
edit- Romulus Chihaia at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Romulus Chihaia at National-Football-Teams.com