Adrian Ropotan

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Adrian Ropotan
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Ropotan with Volga NN in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Salbero Galați
2000–2003 Dunărea Galați
2003–2004 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2004–2006 Dinamo II București 28 (0)
2005–2009 Dinamo București 71 (0)
2009–2012 Dynamo Moscow 54 (2)
2011–2012Tom Tomsk (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2014 Volga N.Novgorod 21 (0)
2014–2015 Gabala 16 (0)
2015 Petrolul Ploiești 18 (2)
2016 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10 (1)
2016–2018 Hatta Club 41 (3)
2018–2019 Concordia Chiajna 19 (2)
Total296(11)
International career
2006–2008 Romania U21 16 (0)
2008–2016 Romania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. [1]

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Career

Adrian Ropotan was born in Galați on 8 May 1986, playing his first Divizia A match for Dinamo București on 18 March 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. [2] In the following season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the 2006–07 Liga I title, also appearing in 8 matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the sixteenths-finals where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica. [2] [3] [4] [5] In the following season The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which however was lost with 4–2 on aggregate. [2] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for 3 million € on 13 February 2009. [11] [12] In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo Moscow to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae. [13] After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo Moscow where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu. [14] After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga as a free agent where he was teammate with compatriot Mihăiță Pleșan. [15] [16] On 22 June 2014 Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu. [17] [18] In the 2015–16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul Ploiești and in the second for Pandurii Târgu Jiu. [2] [19] He went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai Răduț. [20] Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu. [2] [21]

International career

Adrian Ropotan played 7 games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in order to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Georgia. [22] [23] He appeared in two games at the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 home victory against Luxembourg. [22] [24] [25] His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended 1–1. [22] [26]

Statistics

Club

As of match played 27 September 2019 [2] [27] [28] [29] [30]
Club performanceLeagueCupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2004–05 Dinamo II București Liga II 7000-70
2005–06 21000-210
2005–06 Dinamo București Liga I 50000050
2006–07 2101080300
2007–08 3004 [a] 040380
2008–09 1500020170
2009 Dynamo Moscow Russian Premier League 1820020202
2010 20010-210
2011–12 10010-110
Tom Tomsk (loan)18110-191
2012–13 Dynamo Moscow 6010-70
Volga 6000-60
2013–14 15000-150
2014–15 Gabala Azerbaijan Premier League 1601020190
2015–16 Petrolul Ploiești Liga I 1823 [b] 0-212
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10100-101
2016–17 Hatta Club UAE Pro-League 22350-273
2017–18 19040-230
2018–19 Concordia Chiajna Liga I 19200-192
TotalRomania1465801401685
Russia9334020993
Azerbaijan1601020190
United Arab Emirates4139000503
Career total2961122018033611
  1. Includes one match in the 2007 Supercupa României
  2. Includes one match in the 2015–16 Cupa Ligii

International

Romania national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201010
201130
201620
Total70

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011 [31]

Honours

Dinamo București

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