Mihai Neșu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mihai Mircea Neșu | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Oradea, Romania | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Bihor Oradea[1] | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2001–2008 | Steaua București | 87 | (1) |
2008–2012 | FC Utrecht | 86 | (2) |
Total | 173 | (3) | |
International career‡ | |||
2003–2005 | Romania U21 | 12 | (0) |
2005–2010 | Romania | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 March 2010 |
Mihai Mircea Neșu (nickname: "Bișonul", "The Bichon"; born 19 February 1983) is a Romanian former football player.[2] His career came to an end when he suffered a severe neck injury, which left him paralyzed. He officially ended his career in 2012, as he mainly wanted to focus on his rehabilitation.[1]
Club career
Neșu completed a transfer deal with FC Utrecht which saw him move to the club on 27 August 2008. He replaced Erik Pieters who left for PSV in the summer.[3]
On 10 May 2011 Neșu suffered a bad injury during a training session with his team. Nesu collided with his teammate Alje Schut, during training and broke his cervical vertebrae.[4] The doctors were unsure how long it would take to recover.[5] In July 2012 his contract with Utrecht expired and Neșu officially ended his career in professional football.[1]
International career
Mihai Neșu played 8 games at international level for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Răzvan Raț in the 80th minute of a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss against Ivory Coast.[6][7] He also played in a 1–0 away victory against Faroe Islands at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[6][8] Mihai Neșu's last game for the national team was a friendly which ended with a 2–0 loss against Israel.[6][9]
Personal life
Neșu is the son of Mircea Neşu, a footballer at Universitatea Cluj, referee, and doctor.[10][11] Neșu's nephew, Nikos Barboudis, is also a football player.[12][13]
He married Maria Laura Gherman in June 2006, but got divorced in 2012.[14]
Honours
Steaua București
References
- ^ a b c "FOTO Mihai Neşu şi-a încheiat contractul cu Utrecht şi, o dată cu el, cariera de sportiv: "Ultima mea zi ca fotbalist"" [PHOTO Mihai Neşu concluded his contract with Utrecht and, with him, his sports career: "My last day as a footballer"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Mihai Neșu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ FC Utrecht rondt transfer Mihai Nesu af Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Picture". mpinteractiv.ro. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Mihai Nesu: The footballer, the victim of cruel fate, the fighter". Sports Keeda. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
- ^ a b c "Mihai Neșu". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Côte d'Ivoire 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Faroe Islands - Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Israel 0:2". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu, fostul jucător şi arbitru Mircea Neşu, a murit" [The father of Mihai Neşu, the former player and referee Mircea Neşu, died] (in Romanian). digi24.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu a murit. Mircea Neşu ajunsese la spital după o supradoză de medicamente, Mihai Neşu: E un an foarte trist, dar ăsta e cursul vieţii" [Mihai Neşu's father died. Mircea Neşu arrived at the hospital after an overdose of drugs, Mihai Neşu: It's a very sad year, but this is the course of life] (in Romanian). mediafax.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Nikos Barboudis, nepotul lui Mihăiță Neșu: "Torje poate fi decisiv"" [EXCLUSIVELY Nikos Barboudis, nephew of Mihăiţă Neşu: "Torje can be decisive"] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Foto: Nikos Barboudis, nepotul lui Mihăiţă Neşu: "Mihai mi-e ca un frate!"" [Photo: Nikos Barboudis, nephew of Mihăiţă Neşu: "Mihai is like a brother!"] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
- ^ "Fosta soţie a lui Mihai Neşu şi-a refăcut viaţa după divorţ. Ce face acum Maria Gherman" [Mihai Neşu's ex-wife resurrected her life after divorce. What is Maria Gherman doing now?] (in Romanian). Prosoprt.ro. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ a b Mihai Neșu at Soccerway
External links
- Mihai Neșu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Mihai Neșu – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mihai Neșu at Voetbal International (in Dutch)
- Mihai Neșu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mihai Neșu at ESPN FC
- 1982 births
- Living people
- Romanian footballers
- Association football defenders
- Romania international footballers
- FC Steaua București players
- FC Utrecht players
- Eredivisie players
- Liga I players
- Romanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Sportspeople from Oradea