With FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod in 2011 |
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan | ||
| Date of birth | 19 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Moldova Nouă, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | 67 | (13) |
| 2005 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 12 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | Politehnica Timişoara | 30 | (6) |
| 2007–2010 | Steaua Bucureşti | 40 | (3) |
| 2009 | Steaua II Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
| 2010– | Volga Nizhny Novgorod | 17 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2005 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2003–2008 | Romania | 7 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:27, 26 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mihăiţă Păunel Pleşan (born 19 February 1983 in Moldova Nouă) is a Romanian football player who currently plays for Volga Nizhny Novgorod.
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Pleşan started his career at Universitatea Craiova, with Craiova was relegated at the end of the season, the team's star moved to Dinamo Bucureşti. His stay there was, however, a short one, not only due to his mediocre performances, but also because Gheorghe Hagi wanted him at Poli. Consequently, after just a few months at Dinamo, Plesan moved to Timişoara, declaring he had never really adapted to the lifestyle in Bucharest, nor to his role on the pitch at the league runners up. The transfer fee was about $800,000. He is usually used as a central midfielder although he primarily is an attack minded defensive midfielder.
Pleşan signed a 5 years contract with Steaua Bucureşti on the 6 August 2007, Steaua Bucureşti paying for him around €1,3m.
In 2009-10, Pleşan was demoted to the B squad. In October 2009 was got back to first team.
On 30 July 2010 Pleşan signed a contract with FC Volga Nizhny Novgorod. The Russian team paid 100,000 EUR to Steaua Bucureşti in order to sign Pleşan.[1]
He really came into the spotlight after an amazing goal against the German national football team in a 2004 friendly.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 28 April 2004 | Stadionul Giuleşti-Valentin Stănescu, Bucharest, Romania | Germany | 1–0 | 5–1 | Friendly |
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