Mircea Neșu
Romanian footballer
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Dr. Mircea Neșu (29 September 1940 – 20 October 2014) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Neșu in 1963 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 September 1940[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Cacica, Romania[2] | ||
| Date of death | 20 October 2014 (aged 74)[2] | ||
| Place of death | Oradea, Romania[2][3] | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[4] | ||
| Position | Midfielder[2][5] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1954–1958 | CS Oradea | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1962 | Crișana Oradea | 33 | (2) |
| 1962 | Viitorul București | ||
| 1964–1970 | Universitatea Cluj | 99 | (5) |
| 1970–1972 | Crișul Oradea | 42 | (0) |
| Total | 174 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 1962–1965 | Romania U23[6] | 7 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 December 2019 | |||
Career
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, 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]
