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Mihai Pintilii

Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who serves as an assistant for Liga I club FCSB.

Mihai Pintilii
Pintilii in 2023
Personal information
Full name Doru Mihai Pintilii[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-09) 9 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Iași, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FCSB (assistant)
Youth career
0000–2002 Noua Generație Iași
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 Viitorul Hârlău
2004–2006 Auxerre Lugoj 15 (1)
2007–2009 Jiul Petroșani 85 (8)
2010 Internațional Curtea de Argeș 15 (0)
2010–2012 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 59 (7)
2012–2014 Steaua București 53 (5)
2014–2015 Al-Hilal 12 (0)
2015 → Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) 10 (1)
2015 Hapoel Tel Aviv 14 (0)
2016–2020 FCSB 72 (4)
Total 335 (26)
International career
2011–2018 Romania 46 (1)
Managerial career
2020– FCSB (assistant)
2022 FCSB (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A midfielder known for his combative playing style, Pintilii started out at Viitorul Hârlău and Auxerre Lugoj. He then appeared in over 210 top flight matches for Jiul Petroșani, Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and FC Steaua București combined. During his career, he also had brief stints abroad with Al-Hilal and Hapoel Tel Aviv, respectively.

Internationally, Pintilii amassed 46 caps for the Romania national team between 2011 and 2018, and represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

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Steaua București

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In May 2012, Steaua București signed Mihai Pintilii from Pandurii Târgu Jiu for undisclosed fee. They also loaned Mihai Răduț to Pandurii.[2] On 2 March 2013, he scored two goals in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.[3]

Al-Hilal

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On 7 June 2014, Pintilii signed a three-year $3.9 million plus bonuses contract with Al-Hilal.[4] He was an important part of the team that reached the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, where Al-Hilal were defeated by Western Sydney Wanderers.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

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Al Hilal had not paid Pintilii for five months and on 19 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.[5]

International career

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Pintilii made his debut for the Romania national team on 10 August 2011, in a 1–0 friendly win over San Marino.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Continental Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre Lugoj 2005–06 15 1 0 0 – – – 15 1
Jiul Petroșani 2006–07 11 0 0 0 – – – 11 0
2007–08 30 4 2 0 – – – 32 4
2008–09 30 3 0 0 – – – 30 3
2009–10 14 1 0 0 – – – 14 1
Total 85 8 2 0 – – – 87 8
Internațional Curtea de Argeș 2009–10 15 0 – – – – 15 0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2010–11 29 3 0 0 – – – 29 3
2011–12 30 4 1 0 – – – 31 4
Total 59 8 1 0 – – – 60 8
Steaua București 2012–13 30 5 0 0 – 13 0 – 43 5
2013–14 23 0 4 0 – 9 1 1 1 37 2
Total 53 5 4 0 – 22 1 1 1 80 7
Al-Hilal 2014–15 12 0 1 0 0 0 6 0 – 19 0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) 2014–15 10 1 – 2 0 – – 12 1
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2015–16 14 0 0 0 – – – 14 0
FCSB 2015–16 11 0 1 0 0 0 – – 12 0
2016–17 21 3 2 0 1 0 4 0 – 28 3
2017–18 26 1 0 0 – 7 0 – 33 1
2018–19 9 0 0 0 – 6 0 – 15 0
2019–20 5 0 0 0 – 2 0 – 7 0
Total 72 4 3 0 1 0 19 0 – 95 4
Career total 335 26 11 0 3 0 47 1 1 1 397 28

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2011 3 0
2012 6 0
2013 6 1
2014 7 0
2015 7 0
2016 7 0
2017 7 0
2018 3 0
Total 46 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pintilii goal.
List of international goals scored by Mihai Pintilii
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 6 September 2013 Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania   Hungary 2–0 3–0 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial

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As of match played 13 November 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L GF GA GD Win %
  FCSB (caretaker) 1 November 2022 29 November 2022 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 050.00
Total 4 2 1 1 5 4 1 050.00

Honours

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Auxerre Lugoj

Steaua București[7]

Al-Hilal[7]

Pandurii Târgu Jiu[7]

References

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  1. ^ "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Pintilii e OFICIAL al Stelei » Preţul plătit de Becali: Răduţ împrumut plus bani" [Pintilii is OFFICIALLY the player of Steaua » The price paid by Becali: loan of Răduț plus money] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 29 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Steaua a răpus coşmarul Gaz Metan: 3-0" [Steaua end Gaz Metan nightmare: 3-0] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Contract DE VIS! Salariu de ŞEIC de la şeici!" (in Romanian). Fanatik. 7 June 2014.
  5. ^ "OFICIAL: Pintilii și Bumba au semnat cu Hapoel Tel Aviv. Primele declarații" [OFFICIAL: Pintilii and Bumba signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their first statements] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  6. ^ "San Marino - România 0-1. Tricolorii s-au chinuit cu cea mai slabă naţională din lume" [San Marino - Romania 0–1. The Tricolours struggled against the weakest national team in the world] (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  7. ^ a b c d Mihai Pintilii at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
  8. ^ "Mihai Pintilii". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
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