Dorinel Munteanu
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| Dorinel Munteanu | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Dorinel Ionel Munteanu | |
| Date of birth | June 25, 1968 (age 38) | |
| Place of birth | Grădinari, Romania | |
| Height | 1.79m | |
| Nickname | Neamtul (The German) | |
| Position | Midfielder | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | FC Argeş Piteşti | |
| Number | 8 | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Metalul Bocşa | ||
| Professional clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (goals) |
| 1986–1987 1987–1988 1988–1989 1989–1991 1991–1993 1993–1995 1995-1999 1999-2003 2003-2005 2005-2006 2006- |
Metalul Bocşa FCM Reşiţa FC Olt FC Sibiu Dinamo Bucharest Cercle Brugge FC Koln VfL Wolfsburg Steaua Bucharest CFR Cluj Napoca FC Argeş Piteşti |
? (?) ? (?) 31 (2) 47 (7) 67 (27) 65 (12) 131 (18) 101 (11) 33 (2) 21 (0) |
| National team** | ||
| 1991-2006 | Romania | 131 (16) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 2005-2006 2006- |
CFR Cluj Napoca FC Argeş Piteşti |
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Dorinel Munteanu, (born June 25, 1968 in Grădinari), is a former Romanian football midfielder, currently coaching FC Arges. As of June 30, 2006, Dorinel Munteanu was the most capped player for Romania, with 131 caps.
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[edit] Club Career
During his very long career, which still continues, Munteanu was always seen as a player capable to making big efforts. A pure professional footballer, an example for others, he stayed away from drinking and night clubs, thus he suffered very few injuries.
Munteanu started to play football for Metalul Bocşa, a team which offered him the first chance to play in Divizia B in 1986. After one year he goes to play for FCM Reşiţa and then in 1988 for FC Olt, while 1989 finds him at FC Inter Sibiu.
Dinamo Bucharest bought him from Sibiu in 1991 only to sell him to Cercle Brugge two years later. After two years in Belgium he moved to Germany to play for FC Koln and VfL Wolfsburg between 1995 and 2003.
In 2003, aged 35, he is released from his contract by VfL Wolfsburg and signs with Steaua Bucharest as a free agent, only to leave the club in 2005 after a conflict with the club's Chief Executive Mihai Stoica and join the squad of CFR Cluj Napoca.
[edit] International Career
Dorinel won his first cap for Romania in 1991 while still at FC Inter Sibiu. Since then he is a very important part of the national team of Romania, playing in various positions such as left back, left midfielder and playmaker.
In 2001 he won his 100th cap in a game against Hungary in Budapest and four years later he won the 126th cap, making him the most capped Romanian footballer. He now has 131 caps.
Munteanu scored 16 goals for Romania and played at the 1994 FIFA World Cup, 1996 European Football Championship, 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Football Championship. He retired from international football on 1 October 2006.
[edit] Coaching Career
After leaving Steaua, Munteanu is offered the position of player-manager at CFR Cluj Napoca. In this first managerial job, he took the team to the Intertoto Cup final in 2005 and finished fifth in Divizia A at the end of the 2005-06 season. During the first half of the 2006-07 season, despite a good start (6 wins, 2 draws, 2 defeats) with CFR Cluj Napoca, Munteanu announced he resigns his position at the club, due to interference with his decisions and lack of support from the club management. Munteanu had a pending offer from FC Argeş Piteşti and he decided to accept it, despite the team being bottom of the first league after 10 games.
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- (Dutch) Voetbal International
| Preceded by Aurel Şunda |
CFR 1907 Cluj Coach 2005-2006 |
Succeeded by Cristiano Bergodi |
| Preceded by Giuseppe Giannini |
FC Argeş Piteşti Coach 2006-present |
Succeeded by in charge |
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Romania squad - 1994 World Cup Quarter-finalists | |
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1 Prunea | 2 Petrescu | 3 Prodan | 4 Belodedici | 5 Lupescu | 6 Popescu | 7 Munteanu | 8 Chiriţă | 9 Răducioiu | 10 Hagi | 11 Dumitrescu | 12 Stelea | 13 Selymes | 14 Mihali | 15 Panduru | 16 Vlădoiu | 17 Moldovan | 18 Gâlcă | 19 Papură | 20 Stîngă | 21 Ivan | 22 Preda | Coach: Iordănescu |
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Romania squad - 1998 FIFA World Cup | |
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1 Stângaciu | 2 Petrescu | 3 Dulca | 4 Doboş | 5 Gâlcă | 6 Gheorghe Popescu | 7 Lăcătuş | 8 Munteanu | 9 Moldovan | 10 Hagi | 11 Ilie | 12 Stelea | 13 Ciobotariu | 14 Niculescu | 15 Marinescu | 16 Gabriel Popescu | 17 Dumitrescu | 18 Filipescu | 19 Stîngă | 20 Selymes | 21 Craioveanu | 22 Prunea | Coach: Iordănescu |
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Categories: 1968 births | Living people | Romanian footballers | Steaua Bucharest players | Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players | Football (soccer) midfielders | UEFA Euro 1996 players | UEFA Euro 2000 players | UEFA European Football Championship goalscorers | FIFA World Cup 1994 players | FIFA World Cup 1998 players | FC Cologne players | VfL Wolfsburg players
