Mihai Mocanu

Mihai Mocanu (24 February 1942 – 18 June 2009) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a defender.

Club career Mocanu was born on 24 February 1942 in Constanța, Romania and began playing football in 1952 at local club Locomotiva. He then played for Rafinăria Câmpina before returning to his hometown's Electrica to conclude his junior career. He helped the Yellow Wolves win the 1965–66 title, being used by coach Constantin Cernăianu in 26 matches. He played three games for Petrolul in the first round of the 1966–67 European Cup against Liverpool that included a 3–1 victory, but they did not manage to qualify to the next round. Mocanu also appeared in five games in which he scored one goal over the course of two seasons in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. Afterwards, Mocanu went to play in Cyprus at Omonia Nicosia for two seasons with fellow Romanian Constantin Frățilă, winning the title and the cup in 1974. He returned in Romania, playing another two seasons for Petrolul, this time in Divizia B, retiring in 1976. He played four games in the Euro 1968 qualifiers and two during the successful 1970 World Cup qualifiers. Coach Angelo Niculescu used him for the entirety of all three games in the 1970 World Cup final tournament which were a win against Czechoslovakia and losses to England and Brazil, as his side failed to progress from their group. He played three matches during the 1972 Euro qualifiers, including his last appearance that took place on 22 September 1971 in a 4–0 away victory against Finland.

Managerial career Mocanu coached Petrolul Ploiești for one year in Divizia B, and also worked at the club's youth center. During his coaching career, he worked for Steaua Mizil and Metalul Plopeni, and from 1991 until 2005, he coached Conpet Ploiești, with all these spells occurring in the Romanian lower leagues.

Honours Petrolul Ploiești Divizia A: 1965–66 Omonia Nicosia Cypriot League: 1973–74 Cypriot Cup: 1973–74