Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional

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who serves as an assistant for

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club FCSB. A

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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

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, 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

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, respectively. Internationally, Pintilii amassed 46 caps for the

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between 2011 and 2018, and represented the country in the

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Club career

Steaua București

In May 2012, Steaua București signed Mihai Pintilii from Pandurii Târgu Jiu for undisclosed fee. They also loaned

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to Pandurii. On 2 March 2013, he scored two goals in a

game against

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Al-Hilal

On 7 June 2014, Pintilii signed a three-year $3.9 million plus bonuses contract with Al-Hilal. He was an important part of the team that reached the final of the

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, where Al-Hilal were defeated by Western Sydney Wanderers.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

On 19 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with

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i top-flight club

International career

Pintilii made his debut for the

on 10 August 2011, in a 1–0

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win over

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Career statistics

Club

International

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

Managerial

Honours

Auxerre Lugoj *

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: 2005–06 Steaua București *

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, 2013–14 *

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runner-up: 2013–14 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994, ...

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* Cupa Ligii: 2015–16 Al-Hilal * Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2014–15 *

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runner-up:

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Pandurii Târgu Jiu *Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2014–15

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