Mircea Bolba

Mircea Bolba was a Romanian football midfielder and manager.

Career

As a footballer, Bolba played for Olimpia Satu Mare, Steaua București, ASA [Târgu Mureș (1962)|ASA Târgu Mureș], Politehnica Timișoara and FC [Bihor Oradea (1958)|FC Bihor Oradea], among others. After retirement, Bolba started his career as a manager, coaching over years especially teams from Satu [Mare County], such as Olimpia Satu Mare, Fink Fester Petrești, Talna Orașu Nou or Turul Micula. Bolba also managed other teams, especially from the region of Transylvania, among them ACS [Sticla Arieșul Turda|Arieșul Turda], Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei, Unirea Dej or Someșul Dej.
Mircea Bolba died in the morning of 6 January 2021, at the age of 59. At the moment of death, he was the manager of Olimpia MCMXXI Satu Mare, a fan-owned football club and also a phoenix club of Olimpia Satu Mare.
Bolba died from COVID-19 in 2020.