Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 February 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
–1986 | Rapid București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1986–1988 | Rapid București | 54 | (0) |
1988–1989 | Victoria București | 30 | (0) |
1989–1993 | Dinamo București | 79 | (2) |
1994 | Sportul Studențesc | 12 | (2) |
1994–1996 | Rapid București | 65 | (4) |
1997–1999 | Steaua București | 65 | (3) |
1999–2002 | Național București | 63 | (1) |
Total | 368 | (12) | |
International career | |||
1995 | Romania | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2004 | FC Vaslui | ||
2004–2006 | Minerul Lupeni | ||
2006 | UFC Chitila | ||
2006–2007 | Rocar București | ||
2007–2008 | FCM Târgoviște | ||
2008–2009 | Rocar București | ||
2009 | Știința Bacău | ||
2009–2010 | Luceafărul Oradea | ||
2012–2013 | Metaloglobus București | ||
2013 | Berceni | ||
2016 | Unirea Tărlungeni | ||
2017–2019 | Carmen București | ||
2019–2021 | Rapid București U19 | ||
2021–2022 | Rapid București (assistant) | ||
2022–2023 | Mioveni (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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