Gheorghe Mulțescu (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈɡe̯orɡe mulˈt͡sesku]; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional football manager and a former football player.
Club career
editGheorghe 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 them, winning three consecutive Divizia A titles from 1982 until 1984, at the first he contributed with 9 goals scored in 26 matches, in the second he played 31 games and scored 6 goals and in the third he made 23 appearances and scored 8 goals.[3][4][6] He also won two Cupa României with The Red Dogs and played 20 games in which he scored 9 goals in European competitions, helping the team eliminate Inter Milan in the 1981–82 UEFA Cup and managing to reach the semi-finals in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign in which he appeared in 7 matches, scoring one goal against Kuusysi Lahti and two in both legs of the 5–3 victory on aggregate against title holders, Hamburg, the first one being a spectacular shot from about 40 meters.[3][4][6][7][8] 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][9][10] 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] In the final years of his career he worked as a player-coach at Autobuzul București, UTA Arad, Rapid București and Poiana Câmpina in the Romanian lower leagues.[3][4][6][10][11][12][13][14][15]
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.[16]
International career
editGheorghe 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][17]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
edit- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mulțescu goal.[1]
| # | 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 |
Managerial career
editGheorghe 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][9] 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 losses).[4][6][9][18][19] 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][9][20][21][22]
Personal life
editHis 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.[23][24]
Honours
editPlayer
editJiul Petroșani
Dinamo București
Manager
editJiul Petroșani
Samsunspor
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Gheorghe Mulțescu". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ a b Gheorghe Mulțescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Gheorghe Mulțescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i ""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.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1973–1974". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g "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.
- ^ "Când Dinamo elimina marele Inter – Cupa UEFA, turul II, 4 noiembrie 1981" [When Dinamo eliminated the great Inter – UEFA Cup, round II, 4 November 1981] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
- ^ "Gheorghe Mulţescu. Champions League 1983/1984". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Mulțescu, la primul sezon complet intern. Totul despre o carieră de antrenor începută în 1986, la Jiul Petroșani" [Mulțescu, in the first full domestic season. Everything about a coaching career that began in 1986, at Jiul Petroșani] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Rapid şi toate meciurile pe care le-a jucat în istoria sa" [Rapid and all the matches it had played in its history] (in Romanian). 1923.ro. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Mulțescu, despre echipa la care și-a început cariera de antrenor:"UTA, O formație bine articulată"" [Mulțescu, about the team where he started his coaching career:"UTA, a well-articulated formation"] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Povestea celor trei fotbaliști rapidiști rămași în Suedia în 1989: Aprodu, Ilie și Ciolponea. Cu ce se ocupă ei azi și cum l-au păcălit pe securistul lotului vișiniu" [The story of the three footballers of Rapid who remained in Sweden in 1989: Aprodu, Ilie and Ciolponea. What are they doing today and how they tricked the Securitate officer who was with Rapid' squad] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 24 September 2020. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Gigi Multescu, despre inceputurile in cariera de antrenor. Vezi ce spune fostul tehnician al lui Dinamo despre meciul de baraj cu Grecia!" [Gigi Multescu, about the beginnings of his coaching career. See what Dinamo's former technician says about the play-off match with Greece!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean/ Primul marcator din "Derby de România" și Mulțescu au jucat la Poiana!" [Memorable pages from the history of the Prahova football/ The first scorer in the "Derby of Romania" and Mulțescu played at Poiana!] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Au fost odată campioni mondiali" [Once they were world champions] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
- ^ "Bulgaria 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Gheorghe Mulțescu at Soccerway
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Destinație incredibilă pentru Gigi Mulțescu! A semnat cu un club din Liga a 3-a, dintr-o țară unde este legendă, dar ca secund!" [Incredible destination for Gigi Mulțescu! He signed with a club in the 3rd League, from a country where he is a legend, but as an assistant!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "Gigi Mulțescu a plecat din Turcia și anunță că vrea să antreneze din nou:"Cam asta s-a întâmplat, așa pe scurt"" [Gigi Mulțescu has left Turkey and announces that he wants to train again: "This is what happened, in short"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
External links
edit- Gheorghe Mulțescu at WorldFootball.net