Gheorghe Leahu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Gheorghe Aurelian Leahu | ||
| Date of birth | 30 September 1968[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fieni, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Left defender / Central defender / Defensive midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1981–1990 | Cimentul Fieni | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1992 | Flacăra Moreni | ||
| 1992 | Argeș Pitești | 0 | (0) |
| 1993–1997 | Petrolul Ploiești | 136 | (1) |
| 1998–1999 | Gloria Bistrița | 30 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Midia Năvodari | 29 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Astra Ploiești | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 215 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Romania B | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Gheorghe Aurelian Leahu (born 30 September 1968) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.[1][2][3][4]
Club career
Leahu, nicknamed Cuchi was born on 30 September 1968 in Fieni, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1981 at local club, Cimentul.[1][3][4] In 1990 he started his senior career at Divizia B club, Flacăra Moreni.[1] In 1992 he went to play for first league side, Argeș Pitești but did not made any league appearances.[1]
In the middle of the season he went at Petrolul Ploiești where he made his Divizia A debut on 14 March 1993 in a 1–0 away loss to Rapid București.[1] Leahu helped the club win the 1994–95 Cupa României, playing all the minutes under the guidance of coach Marin Ion in the penalty shoot-out victory against Rapid from the final.[1][3][4][5] He started the next season by playing in the 2–0 loss to Steaua București from the 1995 Supercupa României, then he made four appearances in the 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup campaign as The Yellow Wolves got past Wrexham in the qualifying round, being eliminated by Rapid Wien in the following one.[1][6][7]
In the middle of the 1997–98 season, Leahu left Petrolul to go at Gloria Bistrița who paid 5.000$ for his transfer.[1][4] In 1999 he went to play for one season in Divizia B for Midia Năvodari.[1] Afterwards, Leahu returned to Divizia A football at Astra Ploiești where until 2001 he made his last Divizia A appearances, having a total of 186 matches with one goal netted in the competition.[1]
International career
Leahu made one appearance for Romania's B squad, playing in a 3–2 loss to Moldova.[8]
Honours
Petrolul Ploiești
- Cupa României: 1994–95[1]
- Supercupa României runner-up: 1995[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Gheorghe Leahu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Gheorghe Leahu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c "Amintirile lui Leahu de la finala Cupei din '95: "Am chefuit cu lăutari pînă la 6 dimineața"" [The memories of Leahu from the Cup final of '95: "I partied with singers until 6 in the morning"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Șocantul destin al unui învingător în Cupa României" [The shocking fate of a Romanian Cup winner] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 30 June 2008. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Fantasticele culise ale "lupilor"! Amintiri inedite de la celebra finală a Cupei României din '95, Petrolul - Rapid" [The fantastic behind-the-scenes of the "wolves"! Unpublished memories from the famous Romanian Cup final of '95, Petrolul - Rapid] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 13 August 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
"Romanian Cup – Season 1994–1995". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 May 2025. - ^ a b "Romanian Supercup – Season 1995". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Gheorghe Leahu. Cup Winners Cup Qualifiers 1995/1996". WorldFootball. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
"Gheorghe Leahu. Cup Winners Cup 1995/1996". WorldFootball. Retrieved 7 May 2025. - ^ "Gheorghe Leahu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 May 2025.