Mihai Pintilii

Mihai Pintilii

Pintilii in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Doru Mihai Pintilii [1]
Date of birth	(1984-11-09) 9 November 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth	Iași, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FCSB (assistant)
Youth career
0000–2002	Noua Generație Iași
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Viitorul Hârlău
2004–2006	Auxerre Lugoj	15	(1)
2007–2009	Jiul Petroșani	85	(8)
2010	Internațional Curtea de Argeș	15	(0)
2010–2012	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	59	(7)
2012–2014	Steaua București	53	(5)
2014–2015	Al-Hilal	12	(0)
2015	→ Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	10	(1)
2015	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	(0)
2016–2020	FCSB	72	(4)
Total		335	(26)
International career
2011–2018	Romania	46	(1)
Managerial career
2020–	FCSB (assistant)
2022	FCSB (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who serves as an assistant for Liga I club FCSB.

A midfielder 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 Jiul Petroșani, 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 Hapoel Tel Aviv, respectively.

Internationally, Pintilii amassed 46 caps for the Romania national team between 2011 and 2018, and represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

Steaua București

In May 2012, Steaua București signed Mihai Pintilii from Pandurii Târgu Jiu for undisclosed fee. They also loaned Mihai Răduț to Pandurii. ^[2] On 2 March 2013, he scored two goals in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș. ^[3]

Al-Hilal

On 7 June 2014, Pintilii signed a three-year $3.9 million plus bonuses contract with Al-Hilal. ^[4] He was an important part of the team that reached the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, where Al-Hilal were defeated by Western Sydney Wanderers.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Al Hilal had not paid Pintilii for five months and on 19 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv. ^[5]

International career

Pintilii made his debut for the Romania national team on 10 August 2011, in a 1–0 friendly win over San Marino. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

^[7]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre Lugoj	2005–06	15	1	0	0	–		–		–		15	1
Jiul Petroșani	2006–07	11	0	0	0	–		–		–		11	0
	2007–08	30	4	2	0	–		–		–		32	4
	2008–09	30	3	0	0	–		–		–		30	3
	2009–10	14	1	0	0	–		–		–		14	1
	Total	85	8	2	0	–		–		–		87	8
Internațional Curtea de Argeș	2009–10	15	0	–		–		–		–		15	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2010–11	29	3	0	0	–		–		–		29	3
	2011–12	30	4	1	0	–		–		–		31	4
	Total	59	8	1	0	–		–		–		60	8
Steaua București	2012–13	30	5	0	0	–		13	0	–		43	5
	2013–14	23	0	4	0	–		9	1	1	1	37	2
	Total	53	5	4	0	–		22	1	1	1	80	7
Al-Hilal	2014–15	12	0	1	0	0	0	6	0	–		19	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	2014–15	10	1	–		2	0	–		–		12	1
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2015–16	14	0	0	0	–		–		–		14	0
FCSB	2015–16	11	0	1	0	0	0	–		–		12	0
	2016–17	21	3	2	0	1	0	4	0	–		28	3
	2017–18	26	1	0	0	–		7	0	–		33	1
	2018–19	9	0	0	0	–		6	0	–		15	0
	2019–20	5	0	0	0	–		2	0	–		7	0
	Total	72	4	3	0	1	0	19	0	–		95	4
Career total		335	26	11	0	3	0	47	1	1	1	397	28

International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania	2011	3	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	6	1
	2014	7	0
	2015	7	0
	2016	7	0
	2017	7	0
	2018	3	0
Total		46	1

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

List of international goals scored by Mihai Pintilii

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2013	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Hungary	2–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial

As of match played 13 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FCSB (caretaker)	1 November 2022	29 November 2022	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total			4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00

Honours

Auxerre Lugoj

• Divizia C: 2005–06

Steaua București ^[7]

• Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Cupa României runner-up: 2013–14
• Supercupa României: 2013
• Cupa Ligii: 2015–16

Al-Hilal ^[7]

• Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2014–15
• AFC Champions League runner-up: 2014

Pandurii Târgu Jiu ^[7]

• Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2014–15

References

1. "UEFA Nations League 2019: Booking List before League phase Matchday 5" (PDF). UEFA. 6 November 2018. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
2. "Pintilii e OFICIAL al Stelei » Preţul plătit de Becali: Răduţ împrumut plus bani" [Pintilii is OFFICIALLY the player of Steaua » The price paid by Becali: loan of Răduț plus money] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 29 May 2012.
3. "Steaua a răpus coşmarul Gaz Metan: 3-0" [Steaua end Gaz Metan nightmare: 3-0] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 3 March 2013. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
4. "Contract DE VIS! Salariu de ŞEIC de la şeici!" (in Romanian). Fanatik. 7 June 2014.
5. "OFICIAL: Pintilii și Bumba au semnat cu Hapoel Tel Aviv. Primele declarații" [OFFICIAL: Pintilii and Bumba signed with Hapoel Tel Aviv. Their first statements] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
6. "San Marino - România 0-1. Tricolorii s-au chinuit cu cea mai slabă naţională din lume" [San Marino - Romania 0–1. The Tricolours struggled against the weakest national team in the world] (in Romanian). Evenimentul Zilei. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
7. Mihai Pintilii at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 March 2017.
8. "Mihai Pintilii". European Football. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

External links

• Mihai Pintilii at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
• Mihai Pintilii at National-Football-Teams.com
• Mihai Pintilii at WorldFootball.net
• Mihai Pintilii – UEFA competition record ( archive )