Mihai Zamfir

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Mihai Zamfir
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-22) 22 January 1955 (age 70)[1]
Place of birth Moșoaia, Romania[2]
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position Right back / Left back[1]
Youth career
1971–1973 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1984 Argeș Pitești 276 (10)
1984–1987 Olt Scornicești 89 (1)
1988 Inter Sibiu
1988–1989 Dacia Pitești
Total 365 (11)
International career
1978–1981 Romania 10 (0)
Managerial career
Dacia Pitești
1993 Argeș Pitești
1998 Chimica Târnăveni
1999 Argeș Pitești
2000 Dacia Pitești
2000 Politehnica Timișoara
2001 Cimentul Fieni
2001–2002 Argeș Pitești (assistant)
2003–2004 Dacia Mioveni (assistant)
2006–2007 Unirea Alba Iulia
2010 Argeș Pitești
2011–2012 Girom Albota
2014 Al Sabah
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Zamfir (born 22 January 1955) is a Romanian former football defender and manager.[3]

Club career

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Zamfir was born on 22 January 1955 in Moșoaia, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1971 at Argeș Pitești.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 30 September 1973 under coach Ștefan Coidum in a 2–1 home victory against Sportul Studențesc București.[1][4] In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup edition he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round with a 5–1 aggregate victory.[1][5] In the following round they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, but they lost the second one with 5–2, thus the campaign ended.[1][5][6] In the same season he helped Argeș win the title, being used by coach Florin Halagian in 33 games in which he scored two goals.[1][7] In the following season they got past AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest, Zamfir receiving a red card for repeated fouls in the 80th minute of the first leg.[1][8]

In 1984 he joined Olt Scornicești where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 17 December 1987 in a 0–0 draw against Dinamo București, having a total of 365 matches with 11 goals in the competition, also totaling 12 games in European competitions.[1] Zamfir ended his career in 1989, after playing in Divizia B for Inter Sibiu and Dacia Pitești, helping the first earn promotion to the first league.[1][2]

International career

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Zamfir played 10 games for Romania, making his debut when coach Ștefan Kovács sent him in the 24th minute to replace Florin Cheran in a 2–0 win over Bulgaria in the 1977–80 Balkan Cup.[9][10] He also played in the second leg against Bulgaria which ended in a 1–1 draw.[9][11] Subsequently, he made three appearances in the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[9] Zamfir's last appearance occurred on 8 April 1981 in a 2–1 away loss in a friendly against Israel.[9]

Managerial career

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Zamfir coached several clubs in Romanian football, starting with Dacia Pitești, then working for Argeș Pitești, Chimica Târnăveni, Politehnica Timișoara, Cimentul Fieni, Unirea Alba Iulia and Girom Albota.[2][3] He also worked as an assistant for Nicolae Dobrin and Florin Halagian at Argeș Pitești, and for Cornel Iliescu at Dacia Mioveni.[3][2] Zamfir coached abroad at the United Arab Emirates club Al Sabah.[3]

Personal life

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His wife, Dana, was a handball player and his daughter Cristina played volleyball.[2][12]

Honours

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Argeș Pitești

Inter Sibiu

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Mihai Zamfir at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Mihai Zamfir". Fcarges1953.ro. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d "Blestem asupra FC Argeş. Pleacă şi Mihai Zamfir!" [Curse upon FC Argeş. Mihai Zamfir is leaving too!] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 29 July 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Un singur gol şi nici un roșu" [A single goal and not one red card]. Jurnaluldearges.ro. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Halagian la FC Arges" [Halagian at FC Arges] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Flash" (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 22 July 2003. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Halagian la FC Arges" [Halagian at FC Arges] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 29 August 2001. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "In memoriam Constantin Stroe: "Am făcut un gest de respect pentru prestigiosul oraș Timișoara"" [In memory of Constantin Stroe: "I made a gesture of respect for the prestigious city of Timișoara"] (in Romanian). Banatulazi.ro. 15 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Debut ratat pentru echipa lui Mihai Zamfir" [Missed debut for Mihai Zamfir's team] (in Romanian). Ziarobiectiv.ro. 11 September 2012. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
    "Fostul fotbalist al echipei FC Arges, Mihai Zamfir, pe lista de Consiliu Local alaturi de Narcis Sofianu" [Former FC Arges football player, Mihai Zamfir, on the Local Council list alongside Narcis Sofianu] (in Romanian). Ziarulargesenilor.ro. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  4. ^ "FC Arges vs Sportul Studențesc 2-1". Labtof. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  5. ^ a b "Mihai Zamfir. Europa League 1978/1979". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
    "Ziua în care Kempes s-a înclinat în fața lui Dobrin" [The day Kempes bowed to Dobrin] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  8. ^ "43 de ani de la meciul dintre FC Argeș și Nottingham Forest" [43 years since the match between FC Argeș and Nottingham Forest] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
    "24 octombrie 1979: Argeșul a dat piept cu Nottingham Forest, campioana Europei" [October 24, 1979: Argeș played against Nottingham Forest, the European champions] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
    "FC Argeș – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (Cupa Campionilor Europeni, 7 noiembrie 1979)" [FC Arges – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (European Champions Cup, November 7, 1979)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
    "Mihai Zamfir. Champions League 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
  9. ^ a b c d "Mihai Zamfir". European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  10. ^ "Romania - Bulgaria 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Bulgaria - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Cea mai bună jucătoare din istoria voleiului argeşean, Cristina Zanfir: "Nu am vise neîmplinite, doar vise la care încă muncesc"" [The best player in Argeș volleyball history, Cristina Zanfir: "I don't have unfulfilled dreams, only dreams I'm still working on"] (in Romanian). Argesulonline.ro. 23 March 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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