Mihai Neșu

Mihai Mircea Neșu (nickname: "Bișonul", "The Bichon"; born 19 February 1983) is a Romanian former football player.[2] His career came to an end when he suffered a severe neck injury, which left him paralyzed. He officially ended his career in 2012, as he mainly wanted to focus on his rehabilitation.[1]

Mihai Neșu
Neșu with Utrecht in 2008
Personal information
Full name Mihai Mircea Neșu
Date of birth (1983-02-19) 19 February 1983
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Bihor Oradea[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Steaua București 87 (1)
2008–2012 FC Utrecht 86 (2)
Total 173 (3)
National team‡
2003–2005 Romania U21 12 (0)
2005–2010 Romania 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2011
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010

Club career

Neșu completed a transfer deal with FC Utrecht which saw him move to the club on 27 August 2008. He replaced Erik Pieters who left for PSV in the summer.[3]

On 10 May 2011 Neșu suffered a bad injury during a training session with his team. Nesu collided with his teammate Alje Schut, during training and broke his cervical vertebrae.[4] The doctors were unsure how long it would take to recover.[5] In July 2012 his contract with Utrecht expired and Neșu officially ended his career in professional football.[1]

International career

Mihai Neșu played 8 games at international level for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Răzvan Raț in the 80th minute of a friendly which ended with a 2–1 loss against Ivory Coast.[6][7] He also played in a 1–0 away victory against Faroe Islands at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers.[6][8] Mihai Neșu's last game for the national team was a friendly which ended with a 2–0 loss against Israel.[6][9]

Personal life

Neșu is the son of Mircea Neşu, a footballer at Universitatea Cluj, referee, and doctor.[10][11] Neșu's nephew, Nikos Barboudis, is also a football player.[12][13]

He married Maria Laura Gherman in June 2006, but got divorced in 2012.[14]

Honours

Steaua București

References
  1. "FOTO Mihai Neşu şi-a încheiat contractul cu Utrecht şi, o dată cu el, cariera de sportiv: "Ultima mea zi ca fotbalist"" [PHOTO Mihai Neşu concluded his contract with Utrecht and, with him, his sports career: "My last day as a footballer"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  2. Mihai Neșu at WorldFootball.net
  3. FC Utrecht rondt transfer Mihai Nesu af Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Picture". mpinteractiv.ro. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  5. "Mihai Nesu: The footballer, the victim of cruel fate, the fighter". Sports Keeda. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  6. "Mihai Neșu". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. "Romania - Côte d'Ivoire 1:2". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. "Faroe Islands - Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  9. "Romania - Israel 0:2". European Football. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  10. "Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu, fostul jucător şi arbitru Mircea Neşu, a murit" [The father of Mihai Neşu, the former player and referee Mircea Neşu, died] (in Romanian). digi24.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  11. "Tatăl lui Mihai Neşu a murit. Mircea Neşu ajunsese la spital după o supradoză de medicamente, Mihai Neşu: E un an foarte trist, dar ăsta e cursul vieţii" [Mihai Neşu's father died. Mircea Neşu arrived at the hospital after an overdose of drugs, Mihai Neşu: It's a very sad year, but this is the course of life] (in Romanian). mediafax.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  12. "EXCLUSIV Nikos Barboudis, nepotul lui Mihăiță Neșu: "Torje poate fi decisiv"" [EXCLUSIVELY Nikos Barboudis, nephew of Mihăiţă Neşu: "Torje can be decisive"] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  13. "Foto: Nikos Barboudis, nepotul lui Mihăiţă Neşu: "Mihai mi-e ca un frate!"" [Photo: Nikos Barboudis, nephew of Mihăiţă Neşu: "Mihai is like a brother!"] (in Romanian). libertatea.ro. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  14. "Fosta soţie a lui Mihai Neşu şi-a refăcut viaţa după divorţ. Ce face acum Maria Gherman" [Mihai Neşu's ex-wife resurrected her life after divorce. What is Maria Gherman doing now?] (in Romanian). Prosoprt.ro. 1 April 2017. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  15. Mihai Neșu at Soccerway
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