Gheorghe Mulțescu

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Gheorghe Mulțescu
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-11-13) 13 November 1951 (age 70)
Place of birth Botoroaga, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963–1971 Steaua București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1971–1979 Jiul Petroșani 239 (74)
1979–1985 Dinamo București 132 (29)
1985–1987 Jiul Petroșani 57 (17)
1987–1988 CSM Suceava 9 (2)
1988–1989 Autobuzul București 20 (2)
1989–1990 UTA Arad 18 (10)
Total 475 (134)
National team
1974–1983 Romania[a] 16 (3)
Teams managed
1985–1986 Jiul Petroșani
1986–1987 Jiul Petroșani
1990–1991 Dinamo București
1992–1993 Dacia Unirea Brăila
1993–1997 Samsunspor
1997–1998 Kayseri Erciyesspor
1998–1999 Adanaspor
1999–2000 Ankaragücü
2001 Sportul Studențesc
2001–2002 Astra Ploiești
2002–2003 Gaziantepspor
2003 Politehnica Timișoara
2003 Samsunspor
2003–2004 Petrolul Ploiești
2004 Politehnica Timișoara
2005 Jiul Petroșani
2005 FC Brașov
2006–2007 Sportul Studențesc
2006 Vaslui
2007 Kahramanmaraşspor
2007 Universitatea Cluj
2008 Dinamo București
2009 Progresul București
2009–2010 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2010 Al Taawon
2011 Sportul Studențesc
2012 Delta Tulcea
2012 Petrolul Ploiești
2012 Astra Giurgiu
2013 Gaz Metan Mediaș
2013 Dinamo București
2014 Petrolul Ploiești
2015 Ettifaq FC
2015–2016 Voluntari
2016–2017 Universitatea Craiova
2018 Astra Giurgiu
2018 Astra Giurgiu
2019 Petrolul Ploiești
2020 Dinamo București
2021 Dinamo București
Honours
Representing  Romania
Universiade
Gold medal – first place 1974 Nice Team
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Gheorghe Mulțescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mulˈt͡sesku]; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional football manager and a former football player.

Club career[]

Gheorghe Mulțescu made his Divizia A debut playing for Jiul Petroșani in a 0–0 against Crișul Oradea.[3][4] He played 8 seasons in his first period spent at Jiul Petroșani, gaining a total of 239 Divizia A appearances in which he scored 74 goals, also he scored two goals in the 4–2 victory against Politehnica Timișoara in the 1974 Cupa României final, helping Jiul win the first trophy in the club's history and played two games in the 1974–75 European Cup Winners' Cup.[3][5] Mulțescu was transferred at Dinamo București in 1979, spending six seasons with The Red Dogs, playing 132 Divizia A matches in which he scored 29 goals, winning three titles and two cups, also playing 20 games and scoring 9 goals in European competitions, managing to reach the semi-finals in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign in which he contributed with 3 goals scored in 7 matches.[3][4][6] In 1985 Mulțescu returned to Jiul Petroșani, this time as a player-coach, managing to promote the team from Divizia B to Divizia A.[3][4][7] He spent his last season as a player in Divizia A at CSM Suceava, scoring 2 goals in 9 matches, which brought him to a total of 407 matches played and 111 goals scored in Divizia A.[3][4] He ended his career playing in Divizia B for Autobuzul București and UTA Arad.[3][4]

Mulțescu won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Dan Păltinișanu, Romulus Chihaia and Paul Cazan.[8]

International career[]

Gheorghe Mulțescu played 12 matches and scored 2 goals for Romania (16/3 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 25 September 1974 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a friendly which ended 0–0 against Bulgaria.[1][2][9] He played another two games in which he scored one goal against Bulgaria, a 1–0 away loss and a 3–2 home victory in the 1973–76 Balkan Cup lost final.[1] He played two games and scored one goal in a 2–0 victory against Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[1] Mulțescu's last game for the national team was a 1–0 away victory against Cyprus at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers.[1]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mulțescu goal.[1]
List of international goals scored by Gheorghe Mulțescu
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 28 November 1976 Stadionul 23 August, Bucharest, Romania 5  Bulgaria 3–2 3–2 1973–76 Balkan Cup
2 18 November 1979 Stadionul Dinamo, Bucharest, Romania 7  Cyprus 1–0 2–0 Euro 1980 qualifiers

Manager career[]

Gheorghe Mulțescu managed several clubs, most of them being from Romania, where he was nicknamed Smurdul (English: The SMURD) after the Romanian emergency rescue service, because of his capacity of taking charge of teams who are going through a difficult time in mid-season and taking them on a points-winning path, especially those who are fighting to avoid relegation.[4][6][7] He coached 13 teams in Divizia A, at some of them having several terms, at Dinamo he was coach on five periods, having a total of 313 Divizia A matches (112 victories, 74 draws, 127 looses).[4][6][7][10][11] He also coached outside of Romania, in Turkey and Saudi Arabia, his most successful period being in his first term at Samsunspor from 1993 until 1997, a period in which he finished one championship in the 5th place and won his only trophy from his managerial career, the 1993–94 Balkans Cup.[4][6][7][12]

Personal life[]

His son, Cătălin Mulțescu, was a goalkeeper, playing at various Liga I and Liga II clubs through his career. After he retired from the professional football career, he became a goalkeeping coach.[13][14]

Honours[]

Player[]

Jiul Petroșani

Dinamo București

Manager[]

Samsunspor

Notes[]

  1. ^ Including four appearances and one goal for Romania's Olympic team.[1][2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Gheorghe Mulțescu". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  2. ^ a b Gheorghe Mulțescu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Gheorghe Mulțescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h ""Smurdul" Gigi Mulţescu, la 69 de ani! Amintiri dulci, dar amare din vremuri (g)rele, dar bune… Video de colecție" ["Smurdul" Gigi Mulţescu, at 69 years old! Sweet but bitter memories from bad times, but good… Collection video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1973–1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d "Gigi Mulțescu, poreclit SMURD. Care sunt toate echipele pe care le-a antrenat în 35 de ani de activitate și pe câte le-a salvat de la retrogradare" [Gigi Mulțescu, nicknamed SMURD. Who are all the teams he coached in 35 years of activity and how many he saved from relegation] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 July 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d "SPECIAL GSP 8 borne esențiale din cariera lui Gigi Mulțescu, la aniversarea a 300 de meciuri pe bancă în L1. A dat gol la debutul ca antrenor și a pus temelia ultimei trupe invincibile!" ["SPECIAL GSP 8 essential milestones in Gigi Mulțescu's career, on the anniversary of 300 bench matches in L1. He scored his debut as a coach and laid the foundation of the last invincible team!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Au fost odată campioni mondiali" [Once they were world champions] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Bulgaria 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Gheorghe Mulțescu a explicat ce a condus la despărțirea de Dinamo: "Jucătorii atâta pot, săracii". Mesajul pentru Dusan Uhrin" [Gheorghe Mulțescu explained what led to his separation from Dinamo: "The players are limited." The message for Dusan Uhrin] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 14 April 2021. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  11. ^ Gheorghe Mulțescu at Soccerway
  12. ^ a b "Gigi Mulţescu, carieră de traseist. În 24 de ani de antrenorat, fostul dinamovist a luat un singur trofeu: Cupă Balcanică" [Gigi Mulţescu, track career. In 24 years of coaching, the former Dinamo player won only one trophy: the Balkan Cup] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 17 September 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Condiţia lui Mulţescu: fiul, antrenor cu portarii!" [Multescu's condition: his son to be the goalkeepers coach!] (in Romanian). click.ro. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  14. ^ "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. Retrieved 28 October 2017.

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