Octavian Chihaia (born 18 March 1981 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian football striker. He is the son of former football International, Romulus Chihaia.[1][2]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Sportul Studenţesc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2003 | Sportul Studenţesc | 109 | (16) |
| 2003–2005 | Naţional București | 48 | (7) |
| 2005 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| 2006 | Naţional București | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | CFR Cluj | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Naţional București (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2008 | Dacia Mioveni | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | CS Otopeni | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sportul Studenţesc | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (28) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2016 | Voluntari II | ||
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Voluntari (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Chihaia debuted at Sportul Studenţesc. He later moved to Naţional București and Dinamo București. During the summer of 2006 he was traded to CFR Cluj for the price of 300,000 euros. He also played 2 matches for Dinamo București in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup. He transferred to CS Otopeni in the summer break of 2008.
Honours edit
- Sportul Studențesc
- Dinamo București
References edit
- ^ "Aşchia nu sare departe de trunchi! TOP 10 perechi tată-fiu care au scris istorie pentru fotbalul românesc" [The splinter does not fall far from the tree! TOP 10 father-son pairs who have written history for Romanian football] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
- ^ "Blondul din "Gașca nebună"" [The blonde from the "Crazy Gang"] (in Romanian). studentpress.ro. Retrieved 29 October 2017.
External links edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Octavian Chihaia.
- Octavian Chihaia at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Octavian Chihaia at Soccerway