Dorinel Munteanu
Dorinel Munteanu (2013 )
Dorinel Ionel Munteanu ( born June 25, 1968 in Gradinari, district Caras -Severin ) is a former Romanian football player and current coach.
Career
Even as a youth played Munteanu in Divizia C at Minerul Oraviţa. At 18, he moved for a year to Metalul Bocşa in the Divizia B, followed by a season at CSM Resita. On August 21, 1988, he made for his new club FC Olt Scorniceşti his first game in Divizia A, when he ran aground in the 0-0 draw at AS Victoria Bucharest. After the forced dissolution of FC Olt, he joined the second half of the 1989/90 season to FC Inter Sibiu, where he established himself as a left offensive media player and 1991 became a national player. This Dinamo Bucharest became aware of Munteanu and took him in the same year under contract. In the very first season in 1991/92 the club Romanian champion.
In 1993, he moved abroad to Cercle Bruges in Belgium, where he played until July 1995 and then transferred to 1 FC Köln. In the cathedral city he played three years some time together with his friend and fellow countryman Ion Vlădoiu. His next stop was the VfL Wolfsburg, there Munteanu played from July 1999 to January 2004.
Then it moved Dorinel Munteanu back to his home to Steaua Bucharest. After it had not served during his stay abroad to a title, Munteanu Steaua won with the second title in his career.
At 37, took over the Romanian national team, only two days after he received the UEFA Pro license, in his home the first division club CFR Cluj as player-coach. This he left in October 2006, a few days later, a player coach of the Romanian first division side FC Arges Pitesti to compete, where he was released in April 2007 due to lack of success. On 7 June 2007 he was appointed as player-coach of FC Vaslui obliged .. His last top-flight Munteanu completed on 1 December 2007, the away defeat of FC Vaslui against Rapid Bucharest. After the end of Universitatea Craiova Away game at 23 March 2008, he splashed the referee Victor Berbecaru with water because he was dissatisfied with its performance. Munteanu was then locked on 1 April 2008 for three championship games he had to serve in the following season, as his contract had been previously dissolved at FC Vaslui one day.
After the dismissal of Alpár Mészáros Munteanu took over on 26 August 2008 second division Universitatea Cluj also as player-coach until 2008 he was head coach of the Romanian giants Steaua Bucharest on 26 October. Thus ended 25 October 2008 in an away win against Minerul Lupeni after three second division games for Universitatea Cluj his active career as a player. Already in December 2008, Munteanu was made redundant at Steaua again. In April 2009, he returned as coach to Universitatea Cluj. Just a few months later he moved to the beginning of the 2009/10 season as the new head coach for the first division Oţelul Galaţi. After placement in the upper middle, he led the club despite a relatively modest budget in the 2010/11 season to win the title. After a sixth place in the 2011/12 season, he joined after a poor start to the season 2012/13 season on August 30, 2012 from his post. On 15 November 2012, he took over as coach of the Romanian first division and top club Dinamo Bucharest. He signed a contract until the end of June 2015.
Just 4 weeks later, on December 28, 2012, gave the Russian Club Mordowia Saransk known the obligation Munteanu, which corresponded to his desire to work abroad. After descending from the Premjer League first division side FC Kuban Krasnodar took him to the beginning of the 2013/14 season under contract. However, he was dismissed again in October 2013 and replaced by Viktor Goncharenko.
National
The 170 cm midfielder played 134 times in the Romanian national football team ( 16 goals ), making it since 2005, when he replaced Gheorghe Hagi, most capped player of his homeland. The first game played Munteanu on 23 May 1991 against Norway. He was an important player in Romania to four major football tournaments for his country: at the Football World Cup 1994 in the USA, the European Football Championship in England in 1996, the 1998 World Cup in France and Euro 2000 in Belgium and the Netherlands.
Achievements
As a player
- World Cup qualifiers: 1994, 1998
- European Football Cup: 1996, 2000
- Romanian champion: 1992, 2004
- Balkan Cup: 1991
As a coach
- Romanian champions: 2010/11
- Romanian Football Supercup: 2011
Awards
On 25 March 2008 Munteanu was " sporty Meritul " III by Romanian President Traian Basescu for the achievements in the national team with the Order of Merit. Class excellent.
Others
Munteanu is married and has one daughter.