Romulus Chihaia (born 4 March 1952) is a Romanian former professional footballer and manager. He is the father of Octavian Chihaia. He won the Universiade gold medal with Romania's students football team in the 1974 edition that was held in France, playing alongside László Bölöni, Gheorghe MulÃÂescu, Dan PÃÂltiniÃÂanu and Paul Cazan.