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Nicolae Tilihoi

Tilihoi with Universitatea Craiova in the 1980s
Personal information
Date of birth	(1956-12-09)9 December 1956
Place of birth	Brăila, Romania
Date of death	25 March 2018(2018-03-25) (aged 61)
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Defender
Youth career
	Comerțul Brăila
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1974–1976	FC Brăila
1976	Metalul Bocșa
1976–1987	Universitatea Craiova	290	(6)
Total		290	(6)
National team‡
1979–1981	Romania	10	(0)
Teams managed
1993	Electroputere Craiova
Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 March 2018. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2018

Nicolae "Nae" Tilihoi (9 December 1956 – 25 March 2018) was a Romanian professional footballer. He played as a defender.

He spent most of his career with Universitatea Craiova, where he was an indispensable member of the golden generation known as Craiova Maxima. Tilihoi was often nicknamed "the Iron Guard of Craiova".

Tilihoi made ten appearances for the Romania senior team between 1979 and 1981.