Vasile Laszlo Miriuță (born 19 September 1968) is a

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manager and former player. From December 2020, he was the head coach of

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side

Minaur Baia Mare Club Sportiv Minaur Baia Mare, commonly known as CS Minaur Baia Mare, Minaur Baia Mare or simply as Minaur, is a Romanian sports society from Baia Mare, Romania, founded in 1974 by Lascăr Pană, after he took over the old entity (''Minerul'') in ...

, until July 2021. From July 2021 he was enrolled as the technical director of the same team, Minaur. Born in Romania, the

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played nine matches for the Hungary national team, in which he scored one goal in a friendly on 21 August 2002 against

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. Famous for his free kicks and tactical cleverness, he promoted in the

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with

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in 2000, but was released at the end of 2002. Most of his time at

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he spent outside the starting eleven.

Club career

Miriuță debuted as a player in 1988 for

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. In 1990, he was signed by

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. At Dinamo, Miriuță became an undisputed regular, until new coach

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allegedly told him that he's not going to play a single game in his term, prompting him to leave for Gloria Bistrița in 1991. After one season at Gloria, he returned at Dinamo.

Hungary

In 1992, tired with his status as a substitute at Dinamo, Miriuță signed with Hungarian side

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. He soon became a popular figure among the supporters. In 1993, Miriuță was signed by French side

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, but returns to Győr after only one season. In 1996, Miriuță moved to Videoton, but after playing four games and scoring three goals for the Székesfehérvár club, he is signed by

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. After two years at Ferencváros, Miriuță signed with rivals

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, but did not play on league games for the Purples.

Energie Cottbus

In 1998, Miriuța signed with 2. Bundesliga side

. He soon became undisputed regular for the club and helped the team avoid relegation in the

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in his first season for the club. In 2000, Miriuță promoted in

with Cottbus, and during their first season in the top tier became one of the regulars of the famous all-foreign line-up. He scored 12 goals in Bundesliga in the 2000–01 season and was voted into the Bundesliga Best XI. Despite this, Miriuță was released in 2002.

Late career

In 2002, he signed with 2. Bundesliga side

, but was mostly used as a substitute. In 2003, Miriuță returned to Győr for the third time in his career, for a season. In 2004, he signed with

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, but ended his contract following a dispute with the coach, then retired.

International career

In 2000, Miriuță received a phone call from a messenger of Prime Minister

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announcing him that he obtained Hungarian citizenship, for which he applied in 1994, and asking him to play for the national team.Vasile Miriuță: La Budapesta, mă iubea lumea. 20.000 de oameni strigau; Miriuță Laci!, Miriuță Laci! În România, unii nu mă scot din bozgor
Lead.ro, Retrieved 5 May 2017 (in Romanian) He made his debut for Hungary in a 1–0 friendly win over Macedonia. In three years playing for Hungary, Miriuță earned 9 caps and scored a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against

Career statistics

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

Managerial statistics

Honours

Manager

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