Mihai Mocanu


Mihai Mocanu was a Romanian football defender.
He was born in Constanţa and debuted in Divizia A with Petrolul Ploieşti in 1963. He remained with Petrolul for the remainder of his career, except for the years 1972–1974 which he spent in Omonia Nicosia.
Mocanu got 33 caps for the Romanian national team between 1967 and 1978. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup, where he attracted attention for the uncompromising vigour of his tackles.
In July 2006, Mocanu had part of his foot removed during surgery due to health concerns.

Career statistics

SeasonClubCountryMatchesGoals
1963–64Petrolul Ploieşti172
1964–65Petrolul Ploieşti131
1965–66Petrolul Ploieşti260
1966–67Petrolul Ploieşti261
1967–68Petrolul Ploieşti242
1968–69Petrolul Ploieşti210
1969–70Petrolul Ploieşti300
1970–71Petrolul Ploieşti300
1971–72Petrolul Ploieşti140
1972–73Omonia NicosiaN/AN/A
1973–74Omonia NicosiaN/AN/A
1974–75Petrolul PloieştiN/AN/A
1975–76Petrolul PloieştiN/AN/A

Honours

Club

;Petrolul Ploieşti
;Omonia Nicosia