Gabriel Zahiu

Gabriel Zahiu (17 November 1956 – 20 November 2023) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career Zahiu was born on 17 November 1956 in Buzău, Romania and began playing football in 1973 at local club Gloria in Divizia B. In 1975 he joined Steaua București, making his Divizia A debut on 17 August 1975 under coach Emerich Jenei in a 2–1 away loss to FCM Reșița. By the first season, he helped the club win The Double, being used by Jenei in nine league games, but did not play in the 2–1 win over CSU Galați in the Cupa României final. In the following season he reached another Cupa României final, Jenei sending him in the 72nd minute to replace Radu Troi in the 2–1 loss to Universitatea Craiova. In the 1977–78 season, Zahiu had a prolific period as he scored 12 goals in the 22 league games that Jenei used him, being the team's second top-scorer, having seven fewer then Anghel Iordănescu, helping the club win another title. In the first of these, he did not appear in the 3–0 win over Sportul Studențesc București. In 1981 he returned to Gloria Buzău in Divizia B, where in the 1983–84 season he scored a personal record of 15 goals which helped the team gain promotion to the first league.

Honours Steaua București Divizia A: 1975–76, 1977–78 Cupa României: 1975–76, 1978–79, runner-up 1976–77, 1979–80 Gloria Buzău Divizia B: 1983–84