| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 March 1952 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Galați, Romania | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 1964–1969 | Oțelul Galați | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 1969–1971 | Oțelul Galați | 54 | (7) | |||||||||||
| 1971–1972 | FC Galaţi | 23 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1972–1985 | Sportul Studențesc | 309 | (37) | |||||||||||
| Total | 386 | (44) | ||||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 1971–1973 | Romania U-21 | 5 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1973–1975 | Romania U-23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 1979–1985 | Romania | 1 | (0) | |||||||||||
| Managerial career | ||||||||||||||
| 1990–1991 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
| 1994–1995 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
| 1998 | Sportul Studențesc | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | Naţional București (caretaker) | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 May 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 May 2016 | ||||||||||||||
Romulus Chihaia (born 4 March 1952) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. He is the father of Octavian Chihaia. He won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe Mulțescu, Dan Păltinișanu and Paul Cazan.
