Ștefan Grigorie

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Ștefan Grigorie
Personal information
Full name Ștefan Costel Grigorie
Date of birth (1982-01-31) 31 January 1982 (age 43)
Place of birth Segarcea, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Tunari (assistant)
Youth career
–1999 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2002 Universitatea Craiova 58 (7)
2000 → Electro Craiova (loan) 9 (1)
2002–2006 Dinamo București 101 (30)
2006–2007 Politehnica Timișoara 20 (2)
2007–2013 Rapid București 136 (13)
2013 Apollon Limassol 8 (0)
2014 FC Brașov 26 (5)
2015 Concordia Chiajna 11 (1)
2015 CSMS Iași 18 (1)
2016–2017 FC Brașov 31 (8)
2017 UTA Arad 1 (0)
Total419(68)
International career
1998 Romania U16 2 (0)
1999–2000 Romania U18 3 (0)
2000–2002 Romania U21 18 (5)
2003–2006 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Rapid București (youth)
2018–2019 Rapid București (assistant)
2019 Rapid București U19 (manager)
2020 Rapid București (assistant)
2020–2021 Rapid București (assistant)
2021–2022 CSM Reșița (assistant)
2022–2023 FC Brașov (assistant)
2023 Botoșani (assistant)
2024– Tunari (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ștefan Costel Grigorie (born 31 January 1982) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Tunari.

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Club career

Grigorie was born on 31 January 1982 in Segarcea, Romania, starting his career at Universitatea Craiova, making his Divizia A debut on 2 June 1999 in a 1–0 loss against CSM Reșița. [1] [2] He was loaned for a half of year in 2000 at neighboring Craiova team, Electro in Divizia B, afterwards returning at Universitatea where he made his European competitions debut in the 2001 Intertoto Cup, scoring five goals in four appearances. [1] [2] [3]

In 2002 when Craiova owner Gheorghe Nețoiu left the team to go at Dinamo București, he took players Grigorie, Dan Alexa, Flavius Stoican, Ovidiu Burcă, Ciprian Danciu, Ștefan Preda, Cornel Frăsineanu and Cosmin Bărcăuan with him. [4] He helped the club win the 2003–04 Divizia A, being used by coach Ioan Andone in 25 matches in which he scored eight goals. [1] [2] [5] During his four seasons spent with The Red Dogs in which developed an appetite for goals, scoring 30 goals in 101 Divizia A matches, he also won three Cupa României, scoring the only goal from the 2005 final against Farul Constanța. [1] [2] [6] He won the 2005 Supercupa României, being used by Andone all the minutes in the 3–2 victory against rivals Steaua București. [1] [7] He also made some European performances as getting past Shakhtar Donetsk in the 2003–04 UEFA Cup, then in the 2005–06 edition of the same competition, they eliminated Everton with a historical 5–2 win on aggregate, reaching the group stage. [1] [8]

In the summer of 2006 he was bought together with Dan Alexa from Dinamo by Politehnica Timișoara where he spent only one season, not accommodating, being transferred at Rapid București in exchange for Ionel Ganea. [1] [2] [9] Grigorie spent six seasons with The Railwaymen , playing a total of 136 Divizia A matches, scoring 13 goals, winning the 2007 Supercupa României against his former team Dinamo. [1] [2] [10] Under the guidance of coach Răzvan Lucescu, he helped the team eliminate Śląsk Wrocław with 4–2 on aggregate in the play-offs of the 2010–11 Europa League, reaching the group stage of the competition. [1] [2] [11]

In 2013, Grigorie had his first and only experience outside Romania, playing for half of year in the Cypriot First Division at Apollon Limassol, afterwards returning to play in Divizia A for three years and a half at FC Brașov, Concordia Chiajna and CSMS Iași. [1] [2] [12] He ended his career by spending two seasons in Liga II at FC Brașov and UTA Arad. [1] [2] [13] [14] Grigorie has a total of 368 Divizia A matches in which he scored 59 goals and 38 appearances with five goals scored in European competitions (including four appearances and five goals in the Intertoto Cup). [1] [15]

International career

Grigorie played two friendly games for Romania, making his debut under coach Anghel Iordănescu on 12 February 2003, when he came as a substitute and replaced Mirel Rădoi in the 82nd minute of a 2–1 win over Slovakia. [2] [16] [17] His second and final appearance for the national team was under coach Victor Pițurcă on 16 August 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Cyprus. [2] [16] [18]

International stats

Romania national team
YearAppsGoals
200310
200400
200500
200610
Total20

Honours

Dinamo București

Rapid București

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ștefan Grigorie at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Primul gol din noul sezon de Liga 1, o adevărată bijuterie! Reluare de mare clasă a lui Ștefan Grigorie" [The first goal of the new Liga 1 season, a real gem! High-class replay of Ștefan Grigorie] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  3. ↑ "Ștefan Grigorie. UI-Cup 2001". WorldFootball. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  4. ↑ "Haosul dinaintea plecării "lotului Nețoiu" la Dinamo și culisele unui caz unic: "A fost stadionul plin și strigau toți pentru rivali!"" [The chaos before the departure of the "Netoiu team" to Dinamo and the behind the scenes of a unique case: "The stadium was full and everyone was shouting for the rivals!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 April 2023. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
    "Una dintre marile trădări din fotbalul românesc! Cum a ajuns lotul "Nețoiu" de la Craiova la Dinamo: "Vrem ca tu să faci asta"" [One of the great betrayals in Romanian football! How the "Netoiu" team from Craiova got to Dinamo: "We want you to do this"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2025.
  5. ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  6. ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 2004–2005". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  7. ↑ "Dinamo invinge Steaua si castiga Supercupa Romaniei" [Dinamo defeats Steaua and wins the Romanian Supercup] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 2 August 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
    "Romanian Super Cup – Season 2005". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dinamo s-a îmbogăţit de pe urma ucrainenilor! A cîştigat milioane de euro şi l-a pus pe Lucescu antrenor la Şahtior" [Dinamo got rich from the Ukrainians! They won millions of euros and made Lucescu coach at Şahtior] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
    "VIDEO 15 ani de la istoricul Dinamo - Everton 5-1. 3 dintre oamenii-cheie au rememorat meciul pentru GSP: "Sincer să fiu, am fost cel mai bun!"" [VIDEO 15 years since the historic Dinamo - Everton 5-1. 3 of the key people recalled the match for GSP:" To be honest, I was the best! "] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 16 September 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
    "Ștefan Grigorie. UEFA Cup 2004/2005". WorldFootball. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    "Ștefan Grigorie. UEFA Cup 2005/2006". WorldFootball. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Pe minus" [On minus] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 22 August 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
    "Vinerea cea Mare la Poli" [The big Friday at Poli] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 26 June 2006. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    "Schimb Ganea - Grigorie între Rapid şi Poli Timişioara" [Ganea - Grigorie interchange between Rapid and Poli Timișioara] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 15 June 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    "Ganea - la Poli, Grigorie - la Rapid" [Ganea - at Poli, Grigorie - at Rapid] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
    "Grigorie a semnat un contract pe trei sezoane cu FC Rapid" [Grigorie signed a contract for three seasons with FC Rapid] (in Romanian). Mediafax.ro. 16 June 2007. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  10. ↑ "Rapid a castigat Supercupa Romaniei la fotbal" [Rapid won the Romanian Super Cup in football] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 25 July 2007. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
    "Romanian Super Cup – Season 2007". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Wroclaw - Rapid 1-3! Vezi reacţia prudentă a lui Răzvan Lucescu!" [Wroclaw - Rapid 1-3! See Răzvan Lucescu's cautious reaction!] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 18 August 2011. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
    "Rapid - Slask Wroclaw 1-1. Rapid se califica fara probleme in grupele Europa League dupa o pauza de 5 ani" [Rapid - Slask Wroclaw 1-1. Rapid qualifies without problems in the Europa League groups after a 5-year break] (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 25 August 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "Braşovul l-a suflat pe Grigorie de sub nasul lui "U" Cluj. "Mă bucur că am ajuns aici", spune mijlocașul" [Braşov blew Grigorie from under the nose of "U" Cluj. "I'm glad to have arrived here," says the midfielder] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "Grigorie și Căucă la UTA" [Grigorie and Căucă at UTA] (in Romanian). Bzb.ro. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  14. ↑ Ștefan Grigorie at Soccerway
  15. ↑ Ștefan Grigorie at WorldFootball.net
  16. 1 2 "Ștefan Grigorie". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  17. ↑ "Romania – Slovakia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
  18. ↑ "Romania – Cyprus 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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