Mihai Adam

Adam, the 11th child of his parents, was born on 3 July 1940 in Câmpia Turzii, Romania, and began playing football in 1956 for local club Industria Sârmei. In 1962, he was transferred to Universitatea Cluj, where on 19 August he made his Divizia A debut under coach Constantin Rădulescu in a 2–1 home victory against Politehnica Timișoara. In the 1964–65 Divizia A season, Adam who partnered with Zoltán Ivansuc in the team's attack, won the top-scorer of the season title for the first time, netting 18 goals. He also helped the club win the Cupa României, having been used by coach Andrei Sepci in the entire game of the 2–1 victory in the final against Argeș Pitești.

Subsequently, Adam played four games in the 1965–66 European Cup Winners' Cup, scoring one goal which helped "U" Cluj eliminate Austrian team Wiener Neustadt in the first round, being eliminated in the following round by Atlético Madrid. In the 1967–68 season he scored 15 goals in 26 league appearances, winning his second top-scorer title, seven of these being scored in two victories over Dinamo București. In the next season he was selected to do his military service in Arad, so he played for local club Vagonul. Afterwards he returned to play for three more seasons at "U" Cluj. In the last one, Adam scored 10 goals which helped the club finish in third position. Then he was transferred to CFR Cluj in exchange for Vasile Șoo, where he reunited with coach Constantin Rădulescu and scored the decisive goal in the 2–1…

Between 1963 and 1965, Adam made several appearances for Romania's under-23 and B teams. However, he never played for Romania's senior team and on 13 May 2020, Gazeta Sporturilor included him in a first XI of best Romanian players who never played for the senior national team.

After he ended his playing career, Adam became a referee, officiating games including in Romania's top-league, Divizia A.

Club

Universitatea Cluj

Cupa României: 1964–65

Individual

Divizia A top-scorer: 1965, 1968, 1974