Mihai Mocanu

Mihai Mocanu
Personal information
Date of birth	24 February 1942
Place of birth	Constanţa, Romania
Date of death	18 June 2009 (aged 67)
Place of death	Constanţa, Romania
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1963–1972	Petrolul Ploieşti
1972–1974	Omonia Nicosia
1974–1976	Petrolul Ploieşti
National team
1966–1971	Romania
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Mihai Mocanu (24 February 1942 – 18 June 2009) was a Romanian football defender.

He was born in Constanţa and debuted in Divizia A with Petrolul Ploieşti in 1963. He remained with Petrolul for the remainder of his career, except for the years 1972–1974 which he spent in Omonia Nicosia.

Mocanu got 33 caps for the Romanian national team between 1967 and 1978. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he attracted attention for the uncompromising vigour of his tackles.

In July 2006, Mocanu had part of his foot removed during surgery due to health concerns.

Career statistics[]

Season	Club	Country	Matches	Goals
1963–64	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	17	2
1964–65	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	13	1
1965–66	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	26	0
1966–67	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	26	1
1967–68	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	24	2
1968–69	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	21	0
1969–70	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	30	0
1970–71	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	30	0
1971–72	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	14	0
1972–73	Omonia Nicosia	Cyprus	N/A	N/A
1973–74	Omonia Nicosia	Cyprus	N/A	N/A
1974–75	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	N/A	N/A
1975–76	Petrolul Ploieşti	Romania	N/A	N/A