Decebal Virgil Nicolae Gheară (born 12 September 1978), commonly known as Decebal Gheară, is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre back. Gheară started his career at Corvinul Hunedoara football academy. At senior level he made his debut for Corvinul Hunedoara, but his Liga I debut was only on 20 September 2002 for Oțelul Galați, in 1–0 victory against Petrolul Ploiești. He also played in Romania for teams such as: Farul Constanţa, Delta Tulcea or Săgeata Năvodari and in Greece for Panachaiki.

Decebal Gheară
Personal information
Full name Decebal Virgil Nicolae Gheară
Date of birth (1978-09-12) 12 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Hunedoara, Romania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Centre Back
Youth career
Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2003 Corvinul Hunedoara 106 (13)
1996–1998 → Minerul Certej (loan) ? (?)
2003–2005 Oțelul Galați 29 (2)
2005 Panachaiki 0 (0)
2006–2009 Farul Constanţa 53 (1)
2009 Delta Tulcea 5 (0)
2009–2010 Săgeata Stejaru 23 (1)
2010–2012 Săgeata Năvodari 17 (0)
Total 233 (17)
Medal record
Oțelul Galați
Runner-up Romanian Cup 2004
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2018
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