Gheorghe Leahu

Club career Leahu, nicknamed Cuchi, was born on 30 September 1968 in Fieni, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1981 at local club Cimentul. Leahu helped the club win the 1994–95 Cupa României, with coach Ion using him the entire match in the penalty shoot-out victory against Rapid in the final. He started the next season by playing in the 2–0 loss to Steaua București in the 1995 Supercupa României. Then he made four appearances in the 1995–96 Cup Winners' Cup campaign as The Yellow Wolves got past Wrexham in the qualifying round, being eliminated by Rapid Wien in the following one.

In the middle of the 1997–98 season, Leahu left Petrolul to join Gloria Bistrița who paid $5,000 for his transfer.

Honours Petrolul Ploiești Cupa României: 1994–95 Supercupa României runner-up: 1995