Raul Florucz

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Raul Florucz
Personal information
Full name Raul Alexander Florucz
Date of birth (2001-06-10) 10 June 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Vöcklabruck, Austria [1]
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Union Saint-Gilloise
Number 30
Youth career
2009–2013 DSG Union Haid
2013–2015 FC Pasching You
2015–2019 LASK
2019–2020 Lokomotiva
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020–2023 Lokomotiva 8 (0)
2020–2021Sesvete (loan) 12 (0)
2021Hrvatski Dragovoljac (loan) 13 (2)
2022Jarun (loan) 13 (6)
2022–2023Jarun (loan) 24 (12)
2023–2025 Olimpija Ljubljana 58 (24)
2025– Union Saint-Gilloise 6 (4)
International career
2020 Austria U19 3 (0)
2025– Austria 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 20 March 2025

Raul Alexander Florucz (born 10 June 2001) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Belgian Pro League club Union Saint-Gilloise and the Austria national team.

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Club career

Florucz made his debut in the Croatian First League for Lokomotiva Zagreb on 17 July 2021 in a match against Hajduk Split. [2]

In January 2023, he agreed to join Slovenian PrvaLiga team Olimpija Ljubljana during the summer transfer window (before the 2023–24 season), signing a three-year contract. [3] He made his debut for Olimpija on 11 July in the first leg of the 2023–24 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against Valmiera, which Olimpija won 2–1. [4] [5]

On 17 June 2025, Florucz joined Belgian Pro League side Union Saint-Gilloise by signing a contract until 2029. [6]

International career

In March 2025, Ralf Rangnick, the manager of the Austria national team, called up Florucz for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Serbia. [7]

Personal life

Florucz was born in Austria to Romanian parents from Arad. His maternal grandfather, Mihai Mironiuc, was an international handball player for Romania. [8]

Honours

Hrvatski Dragovoljac

Olimpija Ljubljana

Union Saint-Gilloise

Individual

References

  1. "Raul Florucz". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. "Lokomotiva Zagreb vs. Hajduk Split". Soccerway. 17 July 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  3. "Raul Florucz danes prvič v Stožicah: Ljubljana je prečudovito mesto, dvojno krono želimo zadržati v prestolnici" (in Slovenian). Nogomania. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  4. "Raul Florucz » Champions League Qual. 2023/2024". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  5. "Sânge proaspăt pentru naționala lui Edi Iordănescu? Raul Florucz a debutat cu assist în preliminariile Champions League!". ProSport (in Romanian). 16 July 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  6. "Austrian striker Raul Florucz signs with Union until 2029". Royale Union Saint-Gilloise. 17 June 2025.
  7. ""Eine unglaubliche Ehre": So reagiert Florucz auf seine erstmalige ÖFB-Nominierung". Kicker (in German). 11 March 2025. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  8. "VIDEO | Nepotul internaționalului sucevean de handbal Mihai Mironiuc, aproape de naționala de fotbal a României". GazetaSV.ro (in Romanian). 16 October 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2025.
  9. "Florucz najboljši igralec sezone, Sešlar naj mladi nogometaš" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 29 May 2025.
  10. "Znana najboljša enajsterica sezone po izboru Spinsa" (in Slovenian). RTV Slovenija. 27 May 2025. Retrieved 27 May 2025.