Mihai Pintilii

Doru Mihai Pintilii (born 9 November 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who serves as an assistant for Liga I club FCSB.

Mihai Pintilii

Pintilii in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Doru Mihai Pintilii[1]
Date of birth	(1984-11-09) 9 November 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Iași, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FCSB (assistant)
Youth career
0000–2002	Noua Generație Iași
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	Viitorul Hârlău
2004–2006	Auxerre Lugoj	15	(1)
2007–2009	Jiul Petroșani	85	(8)
2010	Internațional Curtea de Argeș	15	(0)
2010–2012	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	59	(7)
2012–2014	Steaua București	53	(5)
2014–2015	Al-Hilal	12	(0)
2015	→ Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	10	(1)
2015	Hapoel Tel Aviv	14	(0)
2016–2020	FCSB	72	(4)
Total		335	(26)
International career
2011–2018	Romania	46	(1)
Managerial career
2020–	FCSB (assistant)
2022	FCSB (caretaker)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

A midfielder known for his combative playing style, Pintilii started out at Viitorul Hârlău and Auxerre Lugoj. He then appeared in over 210 top flight matches for Jiul Petroșani, Internațional Curtea de Argeș, Pandurii Târgu Jiu and FC Steaua București combined. During his career, he also had brief stints abroad with Al-Hilal and Hapoel Tel Aviv, respectively.

Internationally, Pintilii amassed 46 caps for the Romania national team between 2011 and 2018, and represented the country in the UEFA Euro 2016.

Club career

Steaua București

In May 2012, Steaua București signed Mihai Pintilii from Pandurii Târgu Jiu for undisclosed fee. They also loaned Mihai Răduț to Pandurii.^[2] On 2 March 2013, he scored two goals in a Liga I game against Gaz Metan Mediaș.^[3]

Al-Hilal

On 7 June 2014, Pintilii signed a three-year $3.9 million plus bonuses contract with Al-Hilal.^[4] He was an important part of the team that reached the final of the 2014 AFC Champions League, where Al-Hilal were defeated by Western Sydney Wanderers.

Hapoel Tel Aviv

Al Hilal had not paid Pintilii for five months and on 19 June 2015, he signed a three-year contract with Israeli club Hapoel Tel Aviv.^[5]

International career

Pintilii made his debut for the Romania national team on 10 August 2011, in a 1–0 friendly win over San Marino.^[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[7]

Club	Season	League			National cup[a]		League cup[b]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre Lugoj	2005–06	Liga III	15	1	0	0	—		—		—		15	1
Jiul Petroșani	2006–07	Liga I	11	0	0	0	—		—		—		11	0
	2007–08	Liga II	30	4	2	0	—		—		—		32	4
	2008–09	Liga II	30	3	0	0	—		—		—		30	3
	2009–10	Liga II	14	1	0	0	—		–		—		14	1
	Total		85	8	2	0	—		—		—		87	8
Internațional Curtea de Argeș	2009–10	Liga I	15	0	—		—		—		—		15	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu	2010–11	Liga I	29	3	0	0	—		—		—		29	3
	2011–12	Liga I	30	4	1	0	—		—		—		31	4
	Total		59	8	1	0	—		—		—		60	8
Steaua București	2012–13	Liga I	30	5	0	0	—		13[c]	0	—		43	5
	2013–14	Liga I	23	0	4	0	—		9[d]	1	1[e]	1	37	2
	Total		53	5	4	0	—		22	1	1	1	80	7
Al-Hilal	2014–15	Saudi Professional League	12	0	1	0	0	0	6[f]	0	—		19	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	2014–15	Liga I	10	1	—		2	0	—		—		12	1
Hapoel Tel Aviv	2015–16	Israeli Premier League	14	0	0	0	—		—		—		14	0
FCSB	2015–16	Liga I	11	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	2016–17	Liga I	21	3	2	0	1	0	4[g]	0	—		28	3
	2017–18	Liga I	26	1	0	0	—		7[h]	0	—		33	1
	2018–19	Liga I	9	0	0	0	—		6[c]	0	—		15	0
	2019–20	Liga I	5	0	0	0	—		2[c]	0	—		7	0
	Total		72	4	3	0	1	0	19	0	—		95	4
Career total			335	26	11	0	3	0	47	1	1	1	397	28

1. Includes Cupa României, Saudi Crown Prince Cup
2. Includes Cupa Ligii
3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League
5. Appearance in Supercupa României
6. Appearances in AFC Champions League
7. Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League
8. Three appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[8]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Romania	2011	3	0
	2012	6	0
	2013	6	1
	2014	7	0
	2015	7	0
	2016	7	0
	2017	7	0
	2018	3	0
Total		46	1

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pintilii goal.

List of international goals scored by Mihai Pintilii

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	6 September 2013	Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania	Hungary	2–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Managerial

As of match played 13 November 2022

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record
			P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
FCSB (caretaker)	1 November 2022	29 November 2022	4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00
Total			4	2	1	1	5	4	+1	050.00

Honours

Auxerre Lugoj

• Divizia C: 2005–06

Steaua București^[7]

• Liga I: 2012–13, 2013–14
• Cupa României runner-up: 2013–14
• Supercupa României: 2013
• Cupa Ligii: 2015–16

Al-Hilal^[7]

• Saudi Crown Prince Cup runner-up: 2014–15
• AFC Champions League runner-up: 2014

Pandurii Târgu Jiu^[7]

• Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2014–15