Sorin Vlaicu (born 3 June 1965) is a retired Romanian international footballer.
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 June 1965 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Șimian, Romania | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Politehnica Timișoara (youth coach) | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 1979–1982 | Mecanizatorul Șimian | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 1982–1984 | Mecanizatorul Șimian | ||||||||||
| 1985–1986 | AS Armata Craiova | ||||||||||
| 1986–1987 | UM Timișoara | ||||||||||
| 1987–1992 | Politehnica Timișoara | 122 | (14) | ||||||||
| 1992–1993 | Red Star Belgrade | 13 | (0) | ||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Politehnica Timișoara | 71 | (7) | ||||||||
| 1995–1996 | Békéscsaba | 14 | (2) | ||||||||
| 1996–1999 | Politehnica Timișoara | 95 | (8) | ||||||||
| 1999–2000 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | 37 | (10) | ||||||||
| 2000–2002 | UM Timișoara | 63 | (7) | ||||||||
| 2003 | CFR Timișoara | ||||||||||
| Total | 415 | (48) | |||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||
| 1991–1992 | Romania | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||
Club career
editHe started his career in 1987 in Politehnica Timișoara, where he spent most of his career.[1] Soon he began to show himself as a very strong offensive midfielder. After becoming an international player, he was brought in 1992 by the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade from Yugoslavia. In 1993, he returned to Timișoara where he continued playing until January 1995, when he moved to Hungary to play with Békéscsaba Elöre, where he played until January 1996.[2] Since then, he has been the pillar of the Politehnica Timișoara team, having, in total, played an impressive 288 games, and scored 29 goals.[3]
International career
editAfter becoming an important Politehnica player, in the years of 1991 and 1992, he got four caps for the Romania national football team.[4][5] His debut was on 17 April 1991 under coach Mircea Rădulescu against Spain when he came as a substitute and replaced Gheorghe Hagi in the 61st minute in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Spain.[4][6]
Honours
editPolitehnica Timișoara
Red Star Belgrade
UM Timișoara
References
edit- ^ "Ultima legendă" [The last legend] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Sorin Vlaicu". nela.hu.
- ^ a b c d "Sorin Vlaicu". RomanianSoccer.ro.
- ^ a b "Sorin Vlaicu". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ a b Sorin Vlaicu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Spain 0-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1991 - 1992". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
External sources
edit- Sorin Vlaicu at WorldFootball.net
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