Mihai Mocanu was a retired Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n football defender.

He was born in Constanţa

Constanta

Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region....

 and debuted in Divizia A with Petrolul Ploieşti

Petrolul Ploiesti

Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...

 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

Romania national football team

The Romania national football team is the national football team of Romania and is controlled by the Romanian Football Federation.Romania is one of only four national teams, the other three being Brazil, France, and Belgium, that took part in the first three World Cups.However, after that...

 between 1967 and 1978. He represented his country at the 1970 FIFA World Cup

1970 FIFA World Cup

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.

In July 2006, Mocanu had part of his foot removed during surgery due to health concerns.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Country	Matches	Goals
1963–64	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	17	2
1964–65	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	13	1
1965–66	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	26	0
1966–67	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	26	1
1967–68	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	24	2
1968–69	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	21	0
1969–70	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	30	0
1970–71	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	30	0
1971–72	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	14	0
1972–73	Omonia Nicosia	Cyprus	N/A	N/A
1973–74	Omonia Nicosia	Cyprus	N/A	N/A
1974–75	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	N/A	N/A
1975–76	Petrolul Ploieşti Petrolul Ploiesti Fotbal Club Petrolul Ploiești is a Romanian professional football club based in Ploiești, Prahova County, currently playing in the Liga I.-History:...	Romania	N/A	N/A

Club

Petrolul Ploieşti

• Romanian League: 1965-66

Omonia Nicosia

• Cypriot League
  Cypriot First Division
  The Cypriot Championship First Division is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus. As of 2007 it is sponsored by Marfin Popular Bank and is hence officially known as Marfin Laiki League .-Format:...
  
  : 1973-74
• Cypriot Cup: 1973-74

External links

• Profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
• (el) Mocanu's surgery news

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