Sorin Vlaicu

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Sorin Vlaicu
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-05-03) 3 May 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Șimian, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Politehnica Timișoara (youth coach)
Youth career
1979–1982 Mecanizatorul Șimian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Mecanizatorul Șimian
1985–1986 AS Armata Craiova
1986–1987 UM Timișoara
1987–1992 Politehnica Timișoara 122 (14)
1992–1993 Red Star Belgrade 13 (0)
1993–1995 Politehnica Timișoara 71 (7)
1995–1996 Békéscsaba 14 (2)
1996–1999 Politehnica Timișoara 95 (8)
1999–2000 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 37 (10)
2000–2002 UM Timișoara 63 (7)
2003 CFR Timișoara
Total 415 (48)
International career
1991–1992 Romania 4 (0)
Medal record
Politehnica Timișoara
Runner-up Romanian Cup 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sorin Vlaicu (born 3 May 1965) is a retired Romanian international footballer.

Club career[edit]

He started his career in 1987 in Politehnica Timișoara, where he spent most of his career.[1] Soon he began to show himself as a very strong offensive midfielder. After becoming an international player, he was brought in 1992 by the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade from Yugoslavia. In 1993, he returned to Timișoara where he continued playing until January 1995, when he moved to Hungary to play with Békéscsaba Elöre, where he played until January 1996.[2] Since then, he has been the pillar of the Politehnica Timișoara team, having, in total, played an impressive 288 games, and scored 29 goals.[3]

International career[edit]

After becoming an important Politehnica player, in the years of 1991 and 1992, he got four caps for the Romania national football team.[4][5] His debut was on 17 April 1991 under coach Mircea Rădulescu against Spain when he came as a substitute and replaced Gheorghe Hagi in the 61st minute in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Spain.[4][6]

Honours[edit]

Politehnica Timișoara

Red Star Belgrade

UM Timișoara

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Ultima legendă" [The last legend] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Sorin Vlaicu". nela.hu.
  3. ^ a b c d "Sorin Vlaicu". RomanianSoccer.ro.
  4. ^ a b "Sorin Vlaicu". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ a b Sorin Vlaicu at National-Football-Teams.com
  6. ^ "Spain 0-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 1991 - 1992". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 April 2021.

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