Mihaita Plesan
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Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan is a Romania
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player who currently plays for Volga Nizhny Novgorod
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, with Craiova was relegated at the end of the season, the team's star moved to Dinamo Bucureşti. His stay there was, however, a short one, not only due to his mediocre performances, but also because Gheorghe Hagi
wanted him at Poli. Consequently, after just a few months at Dinamo, Plesan moved to Timişoara
, declaring he had never really adapted to the lifestyle in Bucharest
, nor to his role on the pitch at the league runners up. The transfer fee was about $800,000. He is usually used as a central midfielder
although he primarily is an attack minded defensive midfielder
.
1,3m.
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In October 2009 was got back to first team.
. The Russian team paid 100,000 EUR to Steaua Bucureşti in order to sign Pleşan.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
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Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
player who currently plays for Volga Nizhny Novgorod
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1963. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. It finished First Division as 4th in 2009 and finished one as 2nd in 2010 and...
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Club career
Pleşan started his career at Universitatea CraiovaFC Universitatea Craiova
Fotbal Club Universitatea Craiova is a Romanian professional football club from Craiova. They became the first Romanian football team to reach the semi-finals of a European tournament, during the UEFA Cup in 1982–83...
, with Craiova was relegated at the end of the season, the team's star moved to Dinamo Bucureşti. His stay there was, however, a short one, not only due to his mediocre performances, but also because Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe Hagi is a former Romanian footballer. He was famous for his passing, close control, long shots and was regarded as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe during the 1980s and 1990s and is considered the greatest Romanian footballer of all time...
wanted him at Poli. Consequently, after just a few months at Dinamo, Plesan moved to Timişoara
Timisoara
Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...
, declaring he had never really adapted to the lifestyle in Bucharest
Bucharest
Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River....
, nor to his role on the pitch at the league runners up. The transfer fee was about $800,000. He is usually used as a central midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
although he primarily is an attack minded defensive midfielder
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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Steaua Bucureşti
Pleşan signed a 5 years contract with Steaua Bucureşti on the 6 August 2007, Steaua Bucureşti paying for him around €Euro
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1,3m.
Steaua II Bucureşti
In 2009-10, Pleşan was demoted to the B squadFC Steaua II Bucuresti
FC Steaua II Bucureşti was a Romanian professional football club from Bucharest, Romania, founded in 2004 and dissolved in 2011. It was the reserve team of Steaua Bucureşti.-Honours:Liga III:*Winners : 2008-09...
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In October 2009 was got back to first team.
Nizhny Novgorod
On 30 July 2010 Pleşan signed a contract with FC Volga Nizhny NovgorodFC Volga Nizhny Novgorod
FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod is a Russian football club from Nizhny Novgorod, founded in 1963. In 2008, FC Volga won the Ural-Povolzhye zone of the Russian Second Division and advanced to the Russian First Division. It finished First Division as 4th in 2009 and finished one as 2nd in 2010 and...
. The Russian team paid 100,000 EUR to Steaua Bucureşti in order to sign Pleşan.
International career
He really came into the spotlight after an amazing goal against the German national football team in a 2004 friendly.International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 April 2004 | Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu, Bucharest Bucharest Bucharest is the capital municipality, cultural, industrial, and financial centre of Romania. It is the largest city in Romania, located in the southeast of the country, at , and lies on the banks of the Dâmbovița River.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea... |
1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly Exhibition game An exhibition game is a sporting event in which there is no competitive value of any significant kind to any competitor regardless of the outcome of the competition... |