department. During his time at the club, the First Team won two major trophies, the Romanian League title and Romanian Super Cup, in the 2000-01 season. In June 2002, after a stint as manager of Romanian second tier side Rocar Bucharest, Mihail moved to the Middle East, where he had successful spells in the top flight football, first in Syria with Al-Qardaha, and then in Saudi Arabia with Al-Riyadh. In June 2004, Mihail returned home to Romania in order to complete his UEFA Pro Licence with the Romania Football Federation (FRF). During that period, he was employed by the Romania Football Federation (FRF) as youth technical adviser, and also helped them to set up the Romanian national youth program. He also had a short stint as manager of Romanian second tier side Sibiu. In May 2006, Mihail moved back to the Middle East, where he signed a two-year contract with the Syrian giants Al-Jaish Damascus. His first competitive match in charge was a 1-3 loss away to Enppi Cairo in the 2006-07 Arab Champions League. In June 2008, Mihail was appointed as manager of Kuwaiti top flight side Al-Jahra, on a one-year contract. In between, Mihail returned home to Romania for his third spell as manager of Sportul Studentesc Bucharest, in Romania`s second tier. At a ceremony marking the centenary of the Romania Football Federation (FRF) held in Bucharest on 12 May 2009, Mihail received the Order of Merit in Ruby for his services to Romanian football. In June 2009, Mihail signed a two-year contract as technical director of Al-Wahda Abu Dhabi, one of the most prestigious club in the United Arab Emirates, where he was responsible for the club′s youth academy and the reserve team. Mihail`s primary focus was to develop a strong academy set up and ensure that all the Al-Wahda youth teams play the same style. Under his stewardship, the academy won two national titles at the U17 and U19 levels in the 2009-10 season. In August 2011, Mihail was appointed as National Technical Director of the Romania Football Federation (FRF) and coordinator of all the youth national teams, on a three-year term. The position was new in the FRF at the time and included responsibility for the overall development and direction of football in Romania. Mihail's main task was to restore the competitiveness of Romanian football. After becoming familiar with the situation in Romanian football and