Vasile Miriuță

Vasile Miriuță (born 19 September 1968) is a Romanian-born naturalized Hungarian football manager and former footballer. From December 2020, he is the head coach of Liga III side Minaur Baia Mare.[1]

Vasile Miriuță
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-09-19) 19 September 1968
Place of birth Baia Mare, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Minaur Baia Mare (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1990 Baia Mare
1990–1991 Dinamo București 15 (1)
1991–1992 Gloria Bistrița 14 (3)
1992–1993 Győr 43 (5)
1993–1994 Bourges 27 (3)
1994–1995 Győr 39 (14)
1996 Videoton 14 (5)
1996–1998 Ferencváros 54 (12)
1998 Újpest 0 (0)
1998–2002 Energie Cottbus 121 (23)
2002–2003 MSV Duisburg 12 (0)
2003–2004 Győr 15 (4)
2004 Budapest Honvéd 0 (0)
Total 354 (70)
National team
2000–2003 Hungary 9 (1)
Teams managed
2010–2011 Energie Cottbus U-19
2011–2013 Energie Cottbus II
2013 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2013–2014 CFR Cluj
2014–2015 Győr
2015 ASA Târgu Mureș
2015–2016 Energie Cottbus
2016–2017 CFR Cluj
2017 Concordia Chiajna
2017–2018 Dinamo București
2018–2019 Hermannstadt
2019 Kisvárda
2020 Hermannstadt
2020– Minaur Baia Mare
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

The midfielder played nine matches for the Hungarian national team, in which he scored one goal in a friendly on 21 August 2002 against Spain.[2] Famous for his free kicks and tactical cleverness, he promoted in the Bundesliga with Energie Cottbus in 2000, but was released at the end of 2002 despite having been an important player for the club. Most of his time at MSV Duisburg he spent outside the starting eleven.

Playing career

Miriuță debuted as a player in 1988 for FCM Baia Mare. In 1990, he was signed by Dinamo București. At Dinamo, Miriuță became an undisputed regular, until new coach Florin Halagian allegedly told him that he's not going to play a single game in his term, prompting him to leave for Gloria Bistrița in 1991. After one season at Gloria, he returned at Dinamo.

Hungary

In 1992, tired with his status as a substitute at Dinamo, Miriuță signed with Hungarian side Győr. He soon became a popular figure among the supporters. In 1993, Miriuță was signed by French side Bourges, but returns to Győr after only one season. In 1996, Miriuță moved to Videoton, but after playing 4 games and scoring three goals for the Székesfehérvár club, he is signed by Ferencváros. After two years at Ferencváros, Miriuță signed with rivals Újpest, but didn't play on league games for the Purples.

Energie Cottbus

In 1998, Miriuța signed with 2. Bundesliga side Energie Cottbus. He soon became undisputed regular for the club and helped the team avoid relegation in the Regionalliga Nordost in his first season for the club. In 2000, Miriuță promoted in Bundesliga with Cottbus, and during their first season in the top tier became one of the regulars of the famous all-foreign line-up. He scored 12 goals in Bundesliga in the 2000–01 season and was voted into the Bundesliga Best XI. Despite this, Miriuță was released in 2002.

Late career

In 2002, he signed with 2. Bundesliga side MSV Duisburg, but was mostly used as a substitute.

In 2003, Miriuță returned to Győr for the third time in his career, for a season. In 2004, he signed with Budapest Honvéd, but ended his contract following a dispute with the coach, then retired.

International career

In 2000, Miriuță received a phone call from a messenger of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announcing him that he obtained Hungarian citizenship, for which he applied in 1994, and asking him to play for the national team.[3] He made his debut for Hungary in a 1–0 friendly win over Macedonia.

In three years playing for Hungary, Miriuță earned 9 caps and scored a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw against Spain.

International goal
Score and result list Hungary's goal tally first.
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef
1.21 August 2002Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest Spain1–11–1Friendly[2]

Managerial statistics
As of 22 November 2020
Team Nat From To Record
GWDLGFGAWin %
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț Romania 17 June 2013 25 December 2013 20 7 6 7 20 21 035.00
CFR Cluj Romania 26 December 2013 23 November 2014 37 19 8 10 52 28 051.35
Győr Hungary 24 November 2014 15 June 2015 14 5 4 5 20 20 035.71
ASA Târgu Mureș Romania 9 July 2015 20 September 2015 13 5 5 3 13 11 038.46
Energie Cottbus Germany 24 September 2015 12 April 2016 25 6 12 7 26 29 024.00
CFR Cluj Romania 27 June 2016 6 June 2017 42 20 9 13 66 51 047.62
Concordia Chiajna Romania 19 July 2017 19 September 2017 9 1 2 6 7 12 011.11
FC Dinamo București Romania 20 September 2017 26 February 2018 12 6 2 4 16 13 050.00
Hermannstadt Romania 9 October 2018 12 June 2019 33 11 8 14 32 37 033.33
Kisvárda Hungary 13 June 2019 8 October 2019 8 3 1 4 11 14 037.50
Hermannstadt Romania 7 January 2020 14 June 2020 8 1 4 3 9 11 012.50
Total 221 84 61 76 272 247 038.01

References
  1. Anghel, Marius (9 December 2020). "Minaur Baia Mare l-a anunțat ca antrenor pe Vasile Miriuță: "Are ca obiectiv imediat promovarea în Liga 2." Ce se întâmplă cu Dorin Toma". Liga2.ro (in Romanian). Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  2. Kun, Zoltán (21 August 2002). "Szép emléknek jó a döntetlen". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). Retrieved 4 December 2014.
  3. Vasile Miriuță: La Budapesta, mă iubea lumea. 20.000 de oameni strigau; Miriuță Laci!, Miriuță Laci! În România, unii nu mă scot din bozgor Lead.ro, Retrieved 5 May 2017 (in Romanian)
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