FC Unirea Dej

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Unirea Dej
FC Unirea Dej logo.png
Full nameFotbal Club Unirea Dej
Nickname(s)Uniriștii
Alb-Albaștrii
(The White and Blues)
Short nameUnirea Dej
Founded1921;103 years ago (1921)
Ground Unirea
Capacity6.000
Owner Dej Municipality
ChairmanAdrian Gavriș
Head coachDragoș Militaru
League Liga III
2023–24 Liga II, 17th of 20 (relegated)
Website Club website
Soccerball current event.svg Current season

Fotbal Club Unirea Dej, commonly known as Unirea Dej, is a Romanian professional football club based in Dej, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga III.

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It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, founded in 1921, although it never reached the Liga I.

Unirea's home field, Stadionul Unirea, has 5,000 seats. In 2004 Unirea Dej became the reserve team of CFR Cluj, until the summer of 2007. It has an average audience of about 300 fans.

The team coached by Dragoș Militaru finished 9th in the 2021–22 regular season of Liga II. In the play-out, the blue-and-whites achieved five victories and suffered only one defeat, ranking in second place.

History

It is one of Romania's oldest football teams, founded in 1921, although it never reached the Liga I.

Unirea's home field, Stadionul Unirea, has 5,000 seats. In 2004 Unirea Dej became the reserve team of CFR Cluj, until the summer of 2007. It has an average audience of about 300 fans.

Since September 2008 the club has collaborated with AC Milan. The Italian club wishes to build a sports base for young players. "We will be an associated club with AC Milan, and Unirea shorts will have Milan's crest," said a staff member. Eusebiu Şuvagău has been the head coach until summer 2010. He was replaced by Constantin Olariu who left the team in October 2010 being replaced by Ioan Tătăran. When Tătăran became technical director of FC Maramureş Universitar Baia Mare in July 2011, Şuvagău returned as head coach. [1]

In the 2020–21 season, Unirea Dej finished the 9th series of 3rd league in 2nd place and reached the promotion play-off. Unirea defeated Minaur Baia Mare (0–0 at Baia Mare and 3–1 at Dej) and SCM Zalău (0–0 in at home, 1–1 at Zalău) and after 14 years of absence, exactly when the club celebrated 100 years since it was founded, it promoted back to the Liga II. [2]

The team coached by Dragoș Militaru finished 9th in the 2021–22 regular season of Liga II. In the play-out, the blue-and-whites achieved five victories and suffered only one defeat, ranking in second place.

Honours

Liga III

Liga IV – Cluj County

Players

First-team squad

As of 22 March 2024

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer
1 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Rareș Pop
2 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Zanc
3 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Darius Șuteu
6 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Marius Cătinean
7 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Denis Golda
8 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Victor Stancovici(on loan from FCSB II )
9 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Marcus Georgiu
10 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Florin Blaj(Vice-captain)
11 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Dulca
12 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Sebastian Moroz
14 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Cosmin Bîrnoi
15 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Aurelian Ciuciulete (on loan from FCSB )
No.Pos.NationPlayer
17 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Albert Hofman (on loan from Universitatea Cluj )
18 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Gabriel Fulga (on loan from FCSB II )
19 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Denis Roș
20 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Militaru(on loan from Politehnica Iași )
21 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Daniel Pop
22 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Tudor Telcean
30 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Alexandru Șuteu(on loan from FCSB II )
33 DF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Marian Pruteanu(on loan from FCSB II )
39 GK Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Eusebiu Urian
77 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Ciprian Călugăr(on loan from Universitatea Cluj )
80 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Vlad Stancovici(on loan from FCSB II )
98 FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Mircea Manole
99 MF Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Adrian Pop

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.Pos.NationPlayer}
— FW Flag of Romania.svg  ROU Andrei Pop(to Minerul Ocna Dej)

Club Officials

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level and/or significant caps for FC Unirea Dej.

Romania
Moldova

Notable former managers

League history

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References

  1. ↑ "Eusebiu Şuvagău a revenit pe banca Unirii Dej". dejeanul.ro. July 21, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Unirea Dej, promovare dramatică în Liga 2, după ce a marcat în ultima secundă la Zalău. VIDEO / Meciul s-a terminat cu o bătaie generală, urmată de festivitatea de premiere a campioanei" [Unirea Dej, dramatic promotion in Liga 2, after scoring in the last second in Zalău. VIDEO / The match ended with a general fight, followed by the award ceremony of the champion]. liga2.prosport.ro. Retrieved 31 May 2021.(in Romanian)
  3. ↑ "History & Statistics". romaniansoccer.ro.
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