Mircea Bolba (31 October 1961 – 6 January 2021) was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n football midfielder and manager.

Career

As a footballer, Bolba played for

Olimpia Satu Mare Fotbal Club Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, commonly known as Olimpia Satu Mare or simply as Olimpia, is a Romanian professional football club from Satu Mare, Satu Mare County, Romania, founded on 5 May 1921, re-founded in 2010 and 2018. The club pla ...

, Steaua București, ASA Târgu Mureș, Politehnica Timișoara and FC Bihor Oradea, among others. After retirement, Bolba started his career as a manager, coaching over years especially teams from

Satu Mare County Satu Mare County ( ro, Județul Satu Mare, ) is a county (județ) of Romania, on the border with Hungary and Ukraine. The capital city is Satu Mare. Name In Hungarian, it is known as ''Szatmár megye'', in German as ''Kreis Sathmar'', in Ukrain ...

, such as

(several times), Fink Fester Petrești, Talna Orașu Nou or Turul Micula. Bolba also managed other teams, especially from the region of

Transylvania Transylvania ( ro, Ardeal or ; hu, Erdély; german: Siebenbürgen) is a historical and cultural region in Central Europe, encompassing central Romania. To the east and south its natural border is the Carpathian Mountains, and to the west the Ap ...

, among them Arieșul Turda, Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei,

Unirea Dej Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club from Dej, Cluj County, Romania, founded in 1921. They play in the Liga II. History It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, although it never ...

or Someșul Dej. Mircea Bolba died in the morning of 6 January 2021, at the age of 59. At the moment of death, he was the manager of Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, a fan-owned football club and also a phoenix club of

.Un fost fotbalist la FC Bihor ne-a părăsit pentru totdeauna
(A former football player at FC Bihor has left us forever). bihon.ro

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bolba, Mircea 1961 births 2021 deaths People from Satu Mare County Romanian footballers Association football midfielders Romania youth international footballers Liga I players Liga II players FC Olimpia Satu Mare players FC Steaua București players ASA Târgu Mureș (1962) players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Bihor Oradea players FC Inter Sibiu players Cypriot First Division players Evagoras Paphos players Romanian football managers FC Olimpia Satu Mare managers FC Unirea Dej managers