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.