Octavian Chihaia
Romanian footballer
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Octavian Chihaia (born 18 March 1981) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a striker, who is currently in charge at Rapid București U17.
Date of birth
18 March 1981
Place of birth
Bucharest, Romania
Height
1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position
Striker
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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 | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid București U17 (head coach) | ||
| 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 (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | CFR Cluj | 8 | (2) |
| 2007 | → Naţional București (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2008 | Dacia Mioveni | 11 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Otopeni | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | Tianjin Teda | 0 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Sportul Studenţesc | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 221 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Romania U21 | 9 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2019 | Voluntari U19 | ||
| 2016 | Voluntari II | ||
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Voluntari (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2024 | Rapid București U19 | ||
| 2024– | Rapid București U17 | ||
| 2025 | Rapid București (caretaker) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
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.
Personal life
He is the son of former football International, Romulus Chihaia.[1][2]
