| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1968-09-19)19 September 1968 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Baia Mare, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sănătatea Cluj (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1988 | Maramureș Baia Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Maramureș Baia Mare | ||
| 1991–1992 | Dinamo București | 15 | (1) |
| 1991 | →Gloria Bistrița (loan) | 14 | (3) |
| 1992 | →Győr (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Győr | 28 | (3) |
| 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) |
| 2003 | MSV Duisburg | 12 | (0) |
| 2003 | Győr | 15 | (4) |
| 2004 | Budapest Honvéd | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2006 | SV Stegersbach | ||
| 2006–2007 | Délegyháza KSE | ||
| 2007–2009 | Semjénháza SE | ||
| 2009–2010 | Törökbálinti TC | ||
| Total | 354 | (70) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Hungary | 9 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Energie Cottbus (assistant) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Energie Cottbus U19 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Minaur Baia Mare | ||
| 2021–2023 | Minaur Baia Mare (technical director) | ||
| 2023 | Minaur Baia Mare | ||
| 2023 | Chindia Târgoviște | ||
| 2024–2025 | Sănătatea Cluj | ||
| 2025 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 2025– | Sănătatea Cluj | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Vasile Miriuță (born 19 September 1968) is a professionalfootballmanager and former player who is currently in charge ofLiga III clubSănătatea Cluj.
Famous for hisfree kicks and tactical cleverness, theattacking midfielder most notably played forEnergie Cottbus in the late 1990s and early 2000s, with whom he was promoted to theBundesliga in 2000. Born in Romania, Miriuță played nine matches for theHungary national team, in which he scored one goal.[1]
Miriuță debuted as a player in 1986 forMaramureș Baia Mare. In 1991, he was signed byDinamo București. At Dinamo, Miriuță became an undisputed regular, until new coachFlorin Halagian allegedly told him that he's not going to play a single game in his term, prompting him to leave forGloria Bistrița in 1991. After one season at Gloria, he returned at Dinamo.
In 1992, tired with his status as a substitute at Dinamo, Miriuță signed with Hungarian sideGyőr. He soon became a popular figure among the supporters. In 1993, Miriuță was signed by French sideBourges, but returns to Győr after only one season. In 1996, Miriuță moved toVideoton, but after playing four games and scoring three goals for the Székesfehérvár club, he is signed byFerencváros. After two years at Ferencváros, Miriuță signed with rivalsÚjpest, but did not play on league games for the Purples.
In 1998, Miriuța signed with2. Bundesliga sideEnergie Cottbus. He soon became undisputed regular for the club and helped the team avoid relegation in theRegionalliga Nordost in his first season for the club. In 2000, Miriuță promoted inBundesliga 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.
In 2002, he signed with 2. Bundesliga sideMSV 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 withBudapest Honvéd, but ended his contract following a dispute with the coach, then retired.
In 2000, Miriuță received a phone call from a messenger of Prime MinisterViktor Orbán announcing him that he obtainedHungarian citizenship, for which he applied in 1994, and asking him to play for the national team.[2] He made his debut for Hungary in a 1–0 friendly win overMacedonia.
In three years playing for Hungary, Miriuță earned 9 caps and scored a goal in a 1–1 friendly draw againstSpain.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 2000 | 1 | 0 |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 3 | 1 | |
| 2003 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 9 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 August 2002 | Ferenc Puskás Stadion,Budapest, Hungary |  Spain | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly | [1] |
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