Dorinel Munteanu

Longevity is its own kind of genius, and Dorinel Munteanu is my favorite proof of it. Becoming Romania's most-capped player ever, with 134 appearances, is not something flair alone delivers; it takes a decade of showing up, winning the ball, and quietly running the engine room. I love that he was a midfielder, the position fans forget and managers cannot live without. His move into coaching feels inevitable for a man who clearly read the game from the inside. He may never trend, but to me he is exactly the sort of dependable, hard-running professional who deserves more reverence than he gets.

Dorinel Ionel Munteanu (Romanian pronunciation: [doriˈnel munˈte̯anu]; born 25 June 1968) is a Romanian football manager and former player. A former midfielder, Munteanu is the most capped Romanian player of all time, with a total of 134 appearances and 16 goals.

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Name (English)

Dorinel Munteanu

Name (Japanese)

ドリネル・ムンテアヌ

Reading

どりねる・むんてあぬ

Born

June 25, 1968 (age 57)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Cancer / Monkey

Origin

Grădinari, Caraș-Severin County, Romania

Blood type

Private

Height

169 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• Sport Merit Order

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%89%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A0%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8C

Tags

• Caraș-Severin County
• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.