Mihai Pintilii
{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 1984)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mihai Pintilii
| image = Mihai Pintilii - 3 July 2023 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pintilii in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|11|9|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Iași, Romania
| height = 1.80 m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = FCSB (assistant)
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2002
| youthclubs1 = Noua Generație Iași
| years1 = 2002–2004
| clubs1 = Viitorul Hârlău
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 2004–2006
| clubs2 = Auxerre Lugoj
| caps2 = 15
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2007–2009
| clubs3 = Jiul Petroșani
| caps3 = 85
| goals3 = 8
| years4 = 2010
| clubs4 = Internațional Curtea de Argeș
| caps4 = 15
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2010–2012
| clubs5 = Pandurii Târgu Jiu
| caps5 = 59
| goals5 = 7
| years6 = 2012–2014
| clubs6 = Steaua București
| caps6 = 53
| goals6 = 5
| years7 = 2014–2015
| clubs7 = Al-Hilal
| caps7 = 12
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2015
| clubs8 = → Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)
| caps8 = 10
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2015
| clubs9 = Hapoel Tel Aviv
| caps9 = 14
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2016–2020
| clubs10 = FCSB
| caps10= 72
| goals10 = 4
| totalcaps = 335
| totalgoals = 26
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2018
| nationalteam1 = Romania
| nationalcaps1 = 46
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2020– | managerclubs1 = FCSB (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2022 | managerclubs2 = FCSB (caretaker)
| pcupdate =
| ntupdate =
}}
Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who serves as an assistant for Liga I club FCSB.
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
=Steaua București=
In May 2012, Steaua București signed Mihai Pintilii from Pandurii Târgu Jiu for undisclosed fee. They also loaned Mihai Răduț to Pandurii.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/foto-foto-pintilii-e-oficial-al-stelei-pretul-platit-de-becali-radut-imprumut-plus-bani-335456.html|title=Pintilii e OFICIAL al Stelei » Preţul plătit de Becali: Răduţ împrumut plus bani|trans-title=Pintilii is OFFICIALLY the player of Steaua » The price paid by Becali: loan of Răduț plus money|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=ro|date=29 May 2012}} On 2 March 2013, he scored two goals in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/video-trei-puncte-la-clasa-economic-steaua-a-rapus-cosmarul-gaz-metan-3-0-392319.html|title=Steaua a răpus coşmarul Gaz Metan: 3-0|trans-title=Steaua end Gaz Metan nightmare: 3-0|publisher=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=ro|date=3 March 2013|access-date=7 August 2017}}
=Al-Hilal=
On 7 June 2014, Pintilii signed a three-year $3.9 million plus bonuses contract with Al-Hilal.{{cite web|url=http://www.fanatik.ro/exclusiv-pintilii-semnat-acum-elvetia-steaua-ia-2-500-000-de-dolari-227067|title=Contract DE VIS! Salariu de ŞEIC de la şeici!|publisher=Fanatik|language=ro|date=7 June 2014}} 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=
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.{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/fotbal-international/oficial-pintilii-si-bumba-au-semnat-cu-hapoel-tel-aviv-primele-declaratii-174610|title=OFICIAL: Pintilii și Bumba au semnat cu Hapoel Tel Aviv. Primele declarații|trans-title=OFFICIAL: Pintilii and Bumba signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their first statements|publisher=Digi Sport|language=ro|date=20 June 2015|accessdate=24 April 2022}}
International career
Pintilii made his debut for the Romania national team on 10 August 2011, in a 1–0 friendly win over San Marino.{{cite news|url=http://www.evz.ro/san-marino-romania-0-1-tricolorii-s-au-chinuit-cu-cea-mai-slaba-nationala-din-lume-941359.html|title=San Marino - România 0-1. Tricolorii s-au chinuit cu cea mai slabă naţională din lume|trans-title=San Marino - Romania 0–1. The Tricolours struggled against the weakest national team in the world|publisher=Evenimentul Zilei|language=ro|date=10 August 2011|access-date=24 March 2017}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{Soccerway|pintilii-pintilii/55528|accessdate=24 March 2017}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | |||||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|National Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Auxerre Lugoj
|15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 1 | |||
| rowspan="5"|Jiul Petroșani
|11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 11 | 0 | |||
| 2007–08
|30 | 4 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 4 | |||
| 2008–09
|30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2009–10
|14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total
!85 | 8 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 87 | 8 | |||
| Internațional Curtea de Argeș
|15 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||||
| rowspan="3"|Pandurii Târgu Jiu
|29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 3 | |||
| 2011–12
|30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total
!59 | 8 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 60 | 8 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Steaua București
|30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 13 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2013–14
|23 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 37 | 2 | |
| Total
!53 | 5 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 7 | |
| Al-Hilal
|12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 19 | 0 | |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)
|10 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 1 | |||
| Hapoel Tel Aviv
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 14 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="6"|FCSB
|11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17
|21 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 3 | |
| 2017–18
|26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2018–19
|9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20
|5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total
!72 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 95 | 4 | |
| colspan="2"|Career total
!335 | 26 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 397 | 28 |
=International=
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="8"|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 | |
| colspan="2"|Total | 46 | 1 |
:Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pintilii goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Mihai Pintilii | ||||||
| scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date !scope="col"|Venue !scope="col"|Opponent !scope="col"|Score !scope="col"|Result !scope="col"|Competition | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align="center"|1 | 6 September 2013 | Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania | {{fb|Hungary}} | align="center"|2–0 | align="center"|3–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
=Managerial=
{{updated|match played 13 November 2022}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure | |||||||
| rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From !rowspan=2|To !colspan=8|Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{abbr|P|Matches played}} | {{abbr|W|Matches won}} | {{abbr|D|Matches drawn}} | {{abbr|L|Matches lost}} | {{abbr|GF|Goals for}} | {{abbr|GA|Goals against}} | {{abbr|GD|Goal difference}} | {{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}} |
| align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} FCSB (caretaker)
|align=left|1 November 2022 |align=left|29 November 2022 {{WDL|4|2|1|1|for=5|against=4|diff=yes}} | |||||||
| colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|4|2|1|1|for=5|against=4|diff=yes}} |
Honours
Auxerre Lugoj
- Divizia C: 2005–06
- Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Cupa României runner-up: 2013–14
- Supercupa României: 2013
- Cupa Ligii: 2015–16
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2014–15
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2014
- Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2014–15
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{RomanianSoccer|1588/doru-mihai-pintilii}}
- {{NFT player|id=44472}}
- {{WorldFootball.net|mihai-pintilii}}
- {{UEFA player|250039882}}
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Category:Footballers from Iași
Category:Romanian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:CSM Jiul Petroșani players
Category:FC Internațional Curtea de Argeș players
Category:CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players
Category:Saudi Pro League players
Category:Israeli Premier League players
Category:Hapoel Tel Aviv F.C. players
Category:Romania men's international footballers
Category:UEFA Euro 2016 players
Category:Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia
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Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Israel
Category:Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel