Mihai Țârlea (footballer, born 1938)

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Mihai Țârlea
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-04-19)19 April 1938[1]
Place of birth Livada de Bihor, Romania[1]
Date of death 28 February 1984(1984-02-28) (aged 45)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward[1]
Youth career
Indagrara Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1968 UTA Arad[a] 206 (80)
International career
1964 Romania Olympic 1 (2)
Managerial career
1969–1972 Vulturii Textila Lugoj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Țârlea (19 April 1938 – 28 February 1984) was a Romanian football forward and manager.[1][2]

Club career

Mihai Țârlea was born on 19 April 1938 in

Steaua București.[1][3][4] Țârlea's last Divizia A appearance took place on 26 May 1968 in a 2–0 away loss with Universitatea Craiova, having a total of 206 games with 80 goals scored in the competition, including six goals in the West derby against Politehnica Timișoara.[1][5][6]

International career

Mihai Țârlea played one game and scored two goals for Romania's Olympic team in a friendly which ended with a 4–1 victory against Czechoslovakia.[7]

Managerial career

After he ended his playing career, Mihai Țârlea worked as a coach, leading along with his assistant, Christos Metskas, from 1969 until 1972 Vulturii Textila Lugoj, helping it earn promotion from Divizia C to Divizia B in the 1970–71 season.[8][9]

Personal life

His son, who is also named Mihai Țârlea was also a footballer who played at UTA.[10]

Death

Mihai Țârlea died on 28 February 1984 at age 45.[1]

Honours

Player

UTA Arad

Manager

Vulturii Textila Lugoj

Notes

  1. ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for UTA Arad are not official.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mihai Țârlea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Mihai Țârlea at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1965–1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Top Scorers". www.romaniansoccer.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Șapte decenii în cifre! Statistica derby-urilor Poli – UTA, disputate la Timișoara" [Seven decades in numbers! Poli - UTA derby statistics, played in Timișoara] (in Romanian). Druckeria.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "De 70 de ani avem UTA – Poli! Rezultatele, marcatorii și statistica derby-urilor găzduite de arădeni" [For 70 years we have had UTA - Poli! The results, scorers and statistics of the derbies hosted by the people of Arad] (in Romanian). Druckeria.ro. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  7. ^ "Olympic 1964". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Parfumul fotbalului anilor '70-'80: zborul Vulturilor de la Obilici la Calafat" [The scent of football from the 70s-80s: the flight of the Eagles from Obilici to Calafat] (in Romanian). Redesteptarea.ro. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ "La 100 de ani de la înființare, foștii jucători de la echipa de fotbal Vulturii Textila Lugoj s-au reîntâlnit pe Stadion" [100 years after its foundation, former players from the Vulturii Textila Lugoj football team reunited at the Stadium] (in Romanian). Ziarulactualitatea.ro. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
    "Află povestea primului "stranier" sosit în România după instaurarea comunismului. Patimile lui Christos" [Find out the story of the first "foreigner" who arrived in Romania after the establishment of communism. The passions of Christ] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
    "120 de ani de fotbal la Arad: Christos Metskas, o legendă a UTA-ei" [120 years of football in Arad: Christos Metskas, a legend of UTA] (in Romanian). Ajfarad.ro. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  10. ^ "Interviu cu fostul atacant Mihai Țârlea. "M-am născut cu ghetele în picioare!"" [Interview with former striker Mihai Țârlea. "I was born with my boots on my feet!"] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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