Mihai Neșu

Mihai Mircea Neșu (nickname: "Bișonul", "The Bichon"; born 19 February 1983) is a Romanian former football player who played most of his career for Steaua București. 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.

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)
Playing position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Steaua București 87 (1)
2008–2012 FC Utrecht 86 (2)
National team‡
2003–2005 Romania U–21 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.[1]

On 10 May 2011 Neșu suffered a bad injury during a training session with his team. Nesu collided with his team mate Alje Schut, during training and broke his cervical vertebrae.[2] The doctors were unsure how long it would take to recover.[3] In June 2012 his contract with Utrecht expired and Neșu officially ended his career in professional football.

Titles
Season Club Title
2000–2001Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2000–2001Steaua BucureștiSupercupa României
2004–2005Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–2006Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–2006Steaua BucureștiSupercupa României

Personal life

Neșu is the son of Mircea Neşu, a footballer at Universitatea Cluj, referee, and doctor.[4][5] Neșu's nephew, Nikos Barboudis, is also a football player.[6][7]

References
  1. FC Utrecht rondt transfer Mihai Nesu af Archived 22 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Picture". mpinteractiv.ro. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
  3. "Mihai Nesu: The footballer, the victim of cruel fate, the fighter". Sports Keeda. 26 August 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2013.
  4. "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.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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