Tudor Mihail (born 17 August 1984) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as an

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. He is the cousin of former

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international player

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Career

Mihail was born in

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, Romania. After spending his youth career playing for both Dinamo and Steaua Mihail made his senior and professional debut in the 2001–02 season for Rocar Bucuresti. In 2003, at the age of 18, Mihail trialled with Belgian club

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. In summer of 2005, Mihail moved to

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where he spent one season.

References

* 1984 births Living people Men's association football midfielders Romanian men's footballers AFC Rocar București players CS Concordia Chiajna players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Footballers from Bucharest {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub