Gheorghe Mulțescu (; born 13 November 1951) is a Romanian professional

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manager and a former football player.

Club career

Gheorghe Mulțescu made his

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debut playing for

Jiul Petroșani Jiul may refer to these places in Romania: * the River Jiu ( + ) ** Jiul de Vest ** Jiul de Est The Jiul de Est ("Eastern Jiu", previously also known as ) is a headwater of the river Jiu in Romania. Its source is in the Șureanu Mountains. At ...

in a 0–0 against Crișul Oradea. He played 8 seasons in his first period spent at

, gaining a total of 239

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. Mulțescu was transferred at

Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator. Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to: Places * Dinamo (Moscow Metro), a station of the Moscow Metro, Moscow, Russia * Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...

in 1979, spending six seasons with '' The Red Dogs'', winning three consecutive

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, also winning two cups and playing 20 games with 9 goals scored in European competitions, managing to reach the semi-finals in the 1983–84 European Cup campaign in which he contributed with 3 goals scored in 7 matches. In 1985 Mulțescu returned to

, this time as a player-coach, managing to promote the team from

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. He spent his last season as a player in

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, scoring 2 goals in 9 matches, which brought him to a total of 407 matches played and 111 goals scored in

. He ended his career playing in

for Autobuzul București and

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. Mulțescu won the

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gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in

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, playing alongside

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, Dan Păltinișanu, Romulus Chihaia and

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International career

Gheorghe Mulțescu played 12 matches and scored 2 goals for

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(16/3 including Romania's Olympic team games), making his debut on 25 September 1974 under coach

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in a friendly which ended 0–0 against

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. He played another two games in which he scored one goal against

, a 1–0 away loss and a 3–2 home victory in the 1973–76 Balkan Cup lost final. He played two games and scored one goal in a 2–0 victory against

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at the Euro 1980 qualifiers. Mulțescu's last game for the national team was a 1–0 away victory against

at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Mulțescu goal''.

Managerial career

Gheorghe Mulțescu managed several clubs, most of them being from

, where he was nicknamed ''Smurdul'' ( en, The

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) 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. He coached 13 teams in

, at some of them having several terms, at Dinamo he was coach on five periods, having a total of 313

matches (112 victories, 74 draws, 127 losses). He also coached outside of Romania, in

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and

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, his most successful period being in his first term at

Samsunspor Samsunspor is a Turkish professional Association football, football club located in the city of Samsun. The club was formed through a merger of five clubs: 19 Mayıs, Akınspor, Fener Gençlik, Samsunspor, and Samsunspor Galatasaray.

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.

Personal life

His son,

Cătălin Mulțescu Cătălin Emanuel Mulțescu, (born 26 April 1976 in Petroșani) is a former Romanian football player. He's the son of former international player and coach Gheorghe Mulțescu. Honours Club ;Astra Ploiești * Liga II: 1997–98 ;Jiul Petroșa ...

, was a

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, playing at various

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and

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clubs through his career. After he retired from the professional football career, he became a goalkeeping coach.

Honours

Player

Jiul Petroșani *

: 1985–86 * Cupa României: 1973–74 Dinamo București *

: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 * Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84

Manager

Samsunspor * Balkans Cup: 1993–94

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References

External links

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