Dr. Mircea Neșu (29 September 1940 – 20 October 2014) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Mircea Neșu
Neșu in 1962 at Crișana Oradea
Personal information
Date of birth (1940-09-29)29 September 1940[1]
Place of birth Cacica, Romania[2]
Date of death 20 October 2014(2014-10-20) (aged 74)[2]
Place of death Oradea, Romania[2][3]
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[4]
Position(s) Midfielder[2][5]
Youth career
1954–1958 CS Oradea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1958–1962 Crișana Oradea
1962 Viitorul București
1964–1970 Universitatea Cluj 99 (5)
1970–1972 Crișul Oradea
International career
1962–1965 Romania U23[6] 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2019

Career edit

Mircea Neșu played for Crișana Oradea, Viitorul București, Universitatea Cluj and Crișul Oradea, having earned 145 matches and 5 goals in the Romanian top-league Divizia A.[2][5][7] He played 99 Divizia A matches, scoring five goals for Universitatea Cluj, a team with which he also won the only trophy in his career, the 1964–65 Cupa României.[4] After he ended his playing career he became a referee who arbitrated Divizia A and Divizia B matches during 1978–1986.[5][8] He also arbitrated at international and European club level.[9] In 1992 Mircea Neșu was Romanian Democratic Convention's candidate for mayor of Oradea, but he lost the elections to Petru Filip.[3][10] He also worked as a doctor.[2][5] His son, Mihai Neșu and grandson Nikos Barboudis were also footballers.[2][3][7]

Honours edit

Crișana Oradea

Universitatea Cluj

Crișul Oradea

References edit

  1. ^ Mircea Neșu at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu, fostul jucător şi arbitru Mircea Neşu, a murit" [Mihai Neşu's father, former player and referee Mircea Neşu, has died] (in Romanian). Digi.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "UPDATE Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu a murit la spital, după o supradoză de medicamente" [UPDATE Mihai Neşu's father died at the hospital after a drug overdose.] (in Romanian). Telekom.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  4. ^ a b "Mircea Neșu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. ^ a b c d "Mircea Neşu ofertat de Ion Crăciunescu pentru a face parte din CCA!" [Mircea Neşu offered by Ion Crăciunescu to join the CCA!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2011. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  6. ^ "Mircea Neșu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 13 September 2021.
  7. ^ a b ""Aş juca pentru România!"" [I would play for Romania] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 July 2008. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  8. ^ a b "TRAGEDIE! A murit tatal lui Mihaita Nesu! Ipoteza sinuciderii a fost dezmintita: "Era la terapie intensiva de o saptamana"" [TRAGEDY! Mihaita Nesu's father died! The suicide hypothesis was rejected: "He was in intensive care for a week"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Referee profile". WorldFootball.net.
  10. ^ "UPDATE Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu a murit.Ajunsese la spital după o supradoză de medicamente. Mihai Neşu: "E un an foarte trist dar ăsta e cursul vieții"" [UPDATE Mihai Neşu's father died. He arrived at the hospital after a drug overdose. Mihai Neşu: "It is a very sad year but this is the course of life] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  11. ^ "S-a stins Mircea Neșu" [Mircea Neșu passed away] (in Romanian). Frf.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
  12. ^ "DECLARAȚIE EMOȚIONANTĂ a lui Remus Câmpeanu despre Mircea Neşu" [EMOTIONAL DECLARATION by Remus Câmpeanu about Mircea Neşu] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2019.

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