Mugurel Buga

Mugurel Mihai Buga (born 16 December 1977), nicknamed "Pele" by the fans, is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Mugurel Buga

Personal information
Full name	Mugurel Mihai Buga
Date of birth	(1977-12-16) 16 December 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Brașov, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	FC Brașov (sporting manager)
Youth career
1987–1996	Brașov
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2005	Brașov	199	(47)
2000	→ Rapid București (loan)	3	(0)
2005–2009	Rapid București	105	(36)
2008–2009	→ Brașov (loan)	12	(1)
2010–2011	Skoda Xanthi	23	(3)
2011–2016	Brașov	121	(21)
2016–2019	AFC Hărman	44	(19)
2019–2020	Corona Brașov	15	(8)
Total		522	(135)
International career
2006–2007	Romania	6	(1)
Managerial career
2016	Brașov (assistant)
2017–2019	AFC Hărman (assistant)
2024–	SR Brașov (Sporting Director)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

On 31 December 2009, he was declared a free agent by LPF. On 8 January 2010 he agreed terms with Skoda Xanthi, where he played until the summer of 2011, before returning to his youth club FC Brașov on 15 July.

Honours

FC Brașov

• Liga II: 1998–99

Rapid București

• Cupa României: 2005–06, 2006–07
• Supercupa României: 2007