Mihai Pintilii

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Mihai Pintilii
Pintilii in 2023
Personal information
Full name Doru Mihai Pintilii[1]
Date of birth (1984-11-09) 9 November 1984
Place of birth Iași, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Levadiakos (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
2020–2026 FCSB (assistant)
2022 FCSB (caretaker)
2026– Levadiakos (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant coach at Super League Greece club Levadiakos.

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

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[7]
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Viitorul Hârlău 2002–03 Divizia C ????———??
2003–04 ????———??
Total ????———??
Auxerre Lugoj 2004–05 Divizia C ????———??
2005–06 ????———??
2006–07 Liga II 151??———151
Total 151??———151
Jiul Petroșani 2006–07 Liga I 110————110
2007–08 Liga II 30420———324
2008–09 30300———303
2009–10 14100—–—141
Total 85820———878
Internațional Curtea de Argeș 2009–10 Liga I 150————150
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2010–11 Liga I 29300———293
2011–12 30410———314
Total 59710———608
Steaua București 2012–13 Liga I 30500—13[c]0—435
2013–14 23040—9[d]11[e]1372
Total 53540—22111807
Al-Hilal 2014–15 Saudi Professional League 120—206[f]0—200
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan) 2014–15 Liga I 101—20——121
Hapoel Tel Aviv 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 140—20——160
FCSB 2015–16 Liga I 1101000——120
2016–17 21320104[g]0—283
2017–18 26100—7[h]0—331
2018–19 9000—6[c]0—150
2019–20 5000—2[c]0—70
Total 7243010190—954
Career total 33526100704711140028
  1. Includes Cupa României
  2. Includes Saudi Crown Prince Cup, Cupa Ligii, Toto Cup
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. Appearance in Supercupa României
  6. Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
  8. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League


International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[8]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Romania 201130
201260
201361
201470
201570
201670
201770
201830
Total461
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
16 September 2013Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania Hungary2–03–02014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial

As of match played 13 November 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Romania FCSB (caretaker) 1 November 2022 29 November 2022 421154+1050.00
Total 421154+1050.00

Honours

Auxerre Lugoj

Steaua București[7]

Al-Hilal[7]

Pandurii Târgu Jiu[7]

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.