Gabriel Stelian Mureșan (born 13 February 1982) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.[1] In September 2020 he was elected Mayor of the commune where he spent his childhood, Apold after receiving 63.09% of the votes, while running for PNL.[2][3][4][5][6]

Gabriel Mureșan
Personal information
Full name Gabriel Stelian Mureșan
Date of birth (1982-02-13) 13 February 1982 (age 42)
Place of birth Sighișoara, Romania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Gaz Metan 12 (3)
2005–2007 Gloria Bistriţa 49 (11)
2007–2013 CFR Cluj 135 (18)
2013–2014 Tom Tomsk 23 (0)
2014–2017 Târgu Mureș 75 (9)
Total 294 (41)
International career
2007–2011 Romania 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career edit

Gabriel Mureșan made his debut for Romania, when coach Victor Pițurcă used him as a substitute in order to replace Dorel Stoica in the 79th minute of a Euro 2008 qualification game against Slovenia which ended with a 2–1 victory.[7][8][9] His second game for the national team was in a 2–2 against France at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, he also played in three games at the Euro 2012 qualifiers.[7][8][10] He has a total of 9 international appearances.[7][8]

Honours edit

CFR Cluj

ASA Târgu Mureș

References edit

  1. ^ Опытный румынский футболист Габриэль Мурешан стал игроком томской "Томи" (in Russian). FC Tom Tomsk Official Website. 28 June 2013. Archived from the original on 1 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Fabulos! Gabi Mureșan a ieșit primar, Daniel Pancu a prins un loc la Primăria Capitalei. Ce oameni din sport au participat la alegerile locale din week-end" [Fabulous! Gabi Mureșan became mayor, Daniel Pancu took a seat at the Capital City Hall. What sports people participated in the local elections this weekend] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  3. ^ "ALEGERI LOCALE 2020. Gabi Mureșan, prima reacție după ce a ieșit primar: "Știți ce mi-au spus oamenii din sat?"" [LOCAL ELECTIONS 2020. Gabi Mureșan, his first reaction after became mayor: "Do you know what the people from the village told me?"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Fostul fotbalist Gabi Mureșan, ales primar cu o majoritate zdrobitoare" [Former football player Gabi Mureșan, elected mayor with an overwhelming majority] (in Romanian). Stirileprotv.ro. 29 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Gabi Mureșan, fostul căpitan al lui CFR Cluj, a ieșit primar într-o comună din județul Mureș: "Sunt un fiu al satului!"" [Gabi Mureșan, the former captain of CFR Cluj, came out as mayor in a commune in Mureș County: "I am a son of the village!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Gabriel Mureșan, fost căpitan la CFR Cluj, a câștigat alegerile și a devenit primar în comuna în care a copilărit" [Gabriel Mureșan, former captain at CFR Cluj, won the elections and became mayor in the commune where he grew up] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  7. ^ a b c Gabriel Mureșan at National-Football-Teams.com
  8. ^ a b c "Gabriel Mureșan". European Football. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Slovenia - Romania 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  10. ^ "Romania - France 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 1 October 2020.
  11. ^ a b c d Gabriel Mureșan at Soccerway
  12. ^ a b c d Gabriel Mureșan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

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