Liviu Ganea

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Liviu Ganea
Personal information
Full name Liviu Adrian Ganea
Date of birth (1988-02-23) 23 February 1988 (age 37)
Place of birth Brăila, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1994–2001 Farul Constanța
2001–2004 Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu
2004–2005 Dinamo București
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2005–2011 Dinamo II București 42 (11)
2005–2011 Dinamo București 55 (11)
2008–2009 → Otopeni (loan) 25 (7)
2009–2010 → Astra Ploiești (loan) 27 (11)
2012–2015 CFR Cluj 6 (0)
2013–2014 → Concordia Chiajna (loan) 11 (0)
2014–2015 → Brașov (loan) 23 (2)
2015–2016 CSMS Iași 3 (0)
2016 Academica Clinceni 13 (3)
2017–2019 Carmen București
Total206(45)
International career
2004–2005 Romania U-17 6 (5)
2006–2007 Romania U-19 6 (5)
2007–2011 Romania U-21 20 (6)
2010 Romania U-23 1 (0)
2011 Romania 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 October 2017

Liviu Adrian Ganea (born 23 February 1988) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker. [1]

Contents

Club career

Ganea was born on 23 February 1988 in Brăila, Romania, and began playing junior-level football at six years old in 1994 at Farul Constanța. [2] [3] In 2001, he moved to Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu. [4] Four years later he started his senior career at Dinamo București, making his Liga I debut on 15 October 2005 when coach Ioan Andone sent him in the 80th minute to replace Alexandru Bălțoi in a 5–0 home win over CFR Cluj. [2] [4] [5] In the following season, he scored two goals in the league, the first one on 18 March 2007 in a 1–1 draw against UTA Arad, and the second on 29 April in a 2–0 win over Gloria Bistrița, totaling nine league games under coach Mircea Rednic, as the team won the title. [2] [6] [7] Ganea was loaned by Dinamo to Otopeni for the 2008–09 season where he managed to score seven goals but the club was relegated to Liga II. [2] [8] [9] For the next season he was loaned to Astra Ploiești where he netted a personal record of 11 goals, one in each of the two victories against Rapid București and two doubles in the wins against Unirea Alba Iulia and Brașov. [2] [8] [10] In 2010, Ganea returned to Dinamo, scoring eight goals during the 2010–11 season, most notably managing a brace in a 3–2 win in a derby against Rapid as the club made a comeback from 0–2. [2] [3]

In the middle of the 2011–12 season he left Dinamo to go to CFR Cluj where coaches Jorge Costa and Ioan Andone used him in five league matches as the team won the championship. [2] [6] [11] In the following two seasons, CFR loaned him to Concordia Chiajna and Brașov, at the latter managing to score his last two goals in the Romanian league in a draw against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and a loss to Universitatea Craiova. [2] [12] Afterwards he joined CSMS Iași where he made his last Liga I appearances, having a total of 150 matches with 31 goals scored in the competition, and also totaling seven games with one goal scored in European competitions. [2] [13]

Ganea ended his career in 2019, after playing a few years in the Romanian lower leagues for Academica Clinceni and Carmen București. [14]

International career

Ganea played one friendly game at the Cyprus International Football Tournament for Romania, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Sabrin Sburlea in the 68th minute of a 2–2 (2–4, after penalty kicks) loss against Ukraine. [15]

Honours

Dinamo București

CFR Cluj

References

  1. ↑ "VIDEO Liviu Ganea și Costin Ștucan au discutat despre Dinamo: "Prefeream vechea conducere, când echipa lua campionate"" [VIDEO Liviu Ganea and Costin Ștucan discussed Dinamo: "I preferred the old management, when the team won championships"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
    "VIDEO EXCLUSIV Liviu Ganea, fost campion cu CFR Cluj, acuză: "Nici acum nu mi-am primit banii! O judecătoare i-a ajutat pe cei de la CFR"" [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Liviu Ganea, former champion with CFR Cluj, accuses: "Even now I haven't received my money! A judge helped those from CFR"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 January 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Liviu Ganea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. 1 2 "Liviu Ganea: "Îmi place Ciprian Marica, dar o să-i iau locul la națională"" [Liviu Ganea: "I like Ciprian Marica, but I will take his place in the national team"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 ""Ni l-au furat pe Liviu Ganea" O poveste uluitoare despre cum a fost "racolat" Ganea de la Constanta!" ["They stole Liviu Ganea from us" An amazing story about how Ganea was "taken away" from Constanta!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 5 October 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Dinamo București - CFR Cluj 5:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  7. ↑ "UTA-Dinamo 1-1 (VIDEO). Al treilea egal consecutiv pentru lider" [UTA-Dinamo 1-1 (VIDEO). Third straight tie for the leader] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 18 March 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Dinamo mai are nevoie de un singur punct pana la titlu. Farul s-a indepartat la sase puncte de retrogradare" [Dinamo needs only one more point until the title. Farul has moved to six relegation points] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 29 April 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Dinamo, 99% campioana" [Dinamo, 99% champion] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Liviu Ganea: "Cu ce mă încălzește, dacă Dinamo ia campionatul și eu nu joc?"" [Liviu Ganea: "How does it warm me, if Dinamo wins the championship and I don't play?"] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  9. ↑ "L. Ganea: "De mic visez să joc la Universitatea!"" [L. Ganea: "I've dreamed of playing at the Universitatea since I was little!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    ""E greu să motivezi jucătorii când știi că ești retrogradat"" ["It's hard to motivate the players when you know you're relegated"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  10. ↑ "Astra - Rapid 3-1, după ce oaspeții au deschis scorul. Fanii giuleșteni au vrut să intre pe teren" [Astra - Rapid 3-1, after the visitors opened the scoring. Giulești fans wanted to enter the field] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 29 August 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Astra a castigat meciul cu Unirea Alba Iulia" [Astra won the match with Unirea Alba Iulia] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 18 September 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Astra - FC Brașov 2-1. Liviu Ganea îi ridică pe ploieșteni în clasament" [Astra - FC Brasov 2-1. Liviu Ganea lifts Ploiești in the ranking] (in Romanian). Antena3.ro. 28 February 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Manea nu demisioneaza: Fanii sa strige cat vor" [Manea is not resigning: Fans should shout as much as they want] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 28 March 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ↑ "TRANSFER: CFR Cluj l-a achiziționat pe Liviu Ganea" [TRANSFER: CFR Cluj acquired Liviu Ganea] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 21 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Liviu Ganea a primit cadoul perfect de ziua lui: transferul la CFR" [Liviu Ganea received the perfect gift for his birthday: the transfer to CFR] (in Romanian). Stirileprotv.ro. 22 February 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  12. ↑ "Liviu Ganea, împrumutat un an la Concordia Chiajna" [Liviu Ganea, on loan for one year at Concordia Chiajna] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Liviu Ganea a fost împrumutat de CFR Cluj la FC Brașov, un an" [Liviu Ganea was loaned by CFR Cluj to FC Brașov for one year] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "După ani și ani! Marcator surpriză în meciul Ceahlăul - FC Brașov 2-2: nu a mai înscris de 1.127 de zile!" [After years and years! Surprise scorer in the Ceahlăul - FC Brașov 2-2 match: he hasn't scored in 1,127 days!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "FOTO și VIDEO CS U Craiova se impune pe terenul lui FC Brașov, scor 3-2, după un meci nebun" [PHOTO and VIDEO CS U Craiova prevails on the field of FC Brașov, score 3-2, after a crazy match] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  13. ↑ "Iașiul se desparte de Liviu Ganea. Prunea: "I-am făcut o ofertă pentru rezilierea contractului"" [Iași splits from Liviu Ganea. Prunea: "I made him an offer to terminate the contract"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 November 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  14. ↑ "Liviu Ganea a semnat cu Academica Clinceni" [Liviu Ganea signed with Academica Clinceni] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 6 February 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Renașterea lui Carmen București, de la club de "dușmani ai sportului" la echipa care a spulberat visul Stelei" [The rebirth of Carmen București, from the "enemies of sport" club to the team that shattered Steaua's dream] (in Romanian). Theplaymaker.ro. 6 June 2019. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  15. ↑ "Liviu Ganea". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
    "Romania – Ukraine 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  16. 1 2 3 Liviu Ganea at National-Football-Teams.com
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