Mihai Țârlea (footballer, born 1938)

Not to be confused with Mihai Țârlea (footballer, born 1964).

Mihai Țârlea
Țârlea standing in UTA jersey for the 1965–66 season
Personal information
Date of birth (1938-04-19)19 April 1938[1]
Place of birth Livada de Bihor, Romania[1]
Date of death 28 February 1984(1984-02-28) (aged 45)
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position Forward[1]
Youth career
Indagrara Arad
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1968 UTA Arad[a] 206 (80)
International career
1964 Romania Olympic 1 (2)
Managerial career
1969–1972 Vulturii Textila Lugoj
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mihai Țârlea (19 April 1938 – 28 February 1984) was a Romanian football forward and manager.[1][2]

Club career

Țârlea was born on 19 April 1938 in Livada de Bihor, Romania.[1] He began playing football at Indagrara Arad.[1] Subsequently, he joined UTA Arad, making his Divizia A debut on 18 August 1957 under coach Eugen Mladin in a 1–0 away victory against Dinamo București.[1]

Țârlea (fifth from the right, back row) with UTA in 1966

Țârlea remained at UTA for the rest of his career, consisting of 11 seasons, a personal highlight being a third place as the top-scorer of the 1963–64 season with 16 goals alongside Steaua București's Florea Voinea.[1][3] They also reached the 1966 Cupa României final, where coach Nicolae Dumitrescu used him the entire match in the 4–0 loss to Steaua.[4] Subsequently, the team earned a fourth place in the 1967–68 season.[1] Țârlea's last Divizia A appearance occurred on 26 May 1968 in a 2–0 away loss to Universitatea Craiova, totaling 206 games with 80 goals in the competition.[1] Among these goals, six were scored in the West derby against Politehnica Timișoara, contributing to two victories, two draws, and one loss for his side.[5]

International career

Țârlea played one game and scored two goals for Romania's Olympic team in a 4–1 friendly victory against Czechoslovakia.[6]

Managerial career

Țârlea worked as a coach, leading alongside his assistant, Christos Metskas, Vulturii Textila Lugoj from 1969 to 1972, helping it earn promotion from Divizia C to Divizia B in the 1970–71 season.[7][8]

Personal life

His son, who is also named Mihai Țârlea, was also a footballer who played for UTA.[9]

Death

Țârlea died on 28 February 1984 at the age of 45.[1]

Honours

Player

UTA Arad

Manager

Vulturii Textila Lugoj

See also

Notes

  1. ^ The 1957 championship called Cupa Primăverii is unofficial, so the appearances and goals scored at that competition for UTA Arad are not official.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Mihai Țârlea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Mihai Țârlea at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ "Top Scorers" (in Romanian). RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1965–1966". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Șapte decenii în cifre! Statistica derby-urilor Poli – UTA, disputate la Timișoara" [Seven decades in numbers! Poli - UTA derby statistics, played in Timișoara] (in Romanian). Druckeria.ro. 13 October 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
    "De 70 de ani avem UTA – Poli! Rezultatele, marcatorii și statistica derby-urilor găzduite de arădeni" [For 70 years we have had UTA - Poli! The results, scorers and statistics of the derbies hosted by the people of Arad] (in Romanian). Druckeria.ro. 22 April 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Olympic 1964". Retrieved 13 May 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Parfumul fotbalului anilor '70-'80: zborul Vulturilor de la Obilici la Calafat" [The scent of football from the 70s-80s: the flight of the Eagles from Obilici to Calafat] (in Romanian). Redesteptarea.ro. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  8. ^ "La 100 de ani de la înființare, foștii jucători de la echipa de fotbal Vulturii Textila Lugoj s-au reîntâlnit pe Stadion" [100 years after its foundation, former players from the Vulturii Textila Lugoj football team reunited at the Stadium] (in Romanian). Ziarulactualitatea.ro. 20 November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
    "Află povestea primului "stranier" sosit în România după instaurarea comunismului. Patimile lui Christos" [Find out the story of the first "foreigner" who arrived in Romania after the establishment of communism. The passions of Christ] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 March 2010. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
    "120 de ani de fotbal la Arad: Christos Metskas, o legendă a UTA-ei" [120 years of football in Arad: Christos Metskas, a legend of UTA] (in Romanian). Ajfarad.ro. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  9. ^ "Interviu cu fostul atacant Mihai Țârlea. "M-am născut cu ghetele în picioare!"" [Interview with former striker Mihai Țârlea. "I was born with my boots on my feet!"] (in Romanian). Sportarad.ro. 19 May 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
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