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Cristian Bălgrădean
Cristian Emanuel Bălgrădean (; born 21 March 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Liga I club CFR Cluj as a goalkeeper. Since making his debut in the first division in 2010, Bălgrădean has amassed over 200 matches in the competition for Dinamo București, Universitatea Craiova, FCSB, and CFR Cluj, among others. With the former team, he won the Cupa României and the Supercupa României in 2012, and with the latter the Liga I and the Supercupa României in 2021. Bălgrădean registered his full debut for the Romania national team in November 2011, in a 3–1 friendly victory over Greece. Club career Bălgrădean started his career as a youngster at Helmuth Duckadam football school in Arad. After the school was disbanded, he joined the junior groups of Atletico Arad. In 2005, he signed his first professional contract with Minerul Lupeni. His evolution was impressive, and he was bought by FC Brașov. In 2008, he was transferred permanently by Liberty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vasutas Sport Club'', when Transylvania was part of Austria-Hungary, and the current name CFR is the acronym for ''Căile Ferate Române'' (i.e. "Romanian Railways"). Before its latest promotion to the Liga I in 2004, the club had spent most of its existence in the lower divisions. CFR Cluj has since relied increasingly on foreign players for its success, and in the 2005–06 season participated in its first European competition, the Intertoto Cup, where it finished as runner-up. With significant financial support from previous owner Árpád Pászkány, CFR took the national title away from capital-based teams after seventeen years and became national champion for the first time in the 2007–08 campaign. Between 2017 and 2022, "the White and Burgundies" w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2011–12 Cupa României
The 2011–12 Cupa României was the seventy-fourth season of the annual Romanian football knockout tournament. The winner of the competition qualified for the play-off round of the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League. Round of 32 The 14 winners of the fifth round entered in this round and were joined by the 18 teams from the 2011–12 Liga I. Round of 16 The 16 winners of the fifth phase entered in this round. Quarterfinals The 8 winners of the fifth phase entered in this round. Semifinals + First leg Second leg Final References {{DEFAULTSORT:Cupa Romaniei 2011-12 Cupa 2012 File:2012 Events Collage V3.png, From left, clockwise: The passenger cruise ship Costa Concordia lies capsized after the Costa Concordia disaster; Damage to Casino Pier in Seaside Heights, New Jersey as a result of Hurricane Sandy; People gather ... 2011–12 domestic association football cups ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gazeta Sporturilor
''Gazeta Sporturilor'' ( en, The Sports Gazette) is a daily Romanian newspaper, and the country's largest and most read sports-related publication. It is owned by Ringier Sportal S.R.L—a joint venture of Ringier Romania S.R.L. and the Bulgarian Sportal Media Group. ''Gazeta Sporturilor'' is mainly focused on association football, but also covers most sports events related to Romania, as well as the most important international sports news. In 2008, the newspaper launched a television channel named GSP TV, but it was closed after only six years. History The newspaper was founded in 1924, even though it did not appear during the Communist period, when it was replaced by the ''Sportul'' newspaper, published by the Romanian Communist Party. In 1990, ''Gazeta Sporturilor'' was re-established, being one of the first privatised newspapers in the country. The headquarters is in Bucharest. On 25 July 2008, GSP TV and GSP TV 2 were launched in the Intact Television Group. Gazeta Sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristijan Naumovski
Kristijan Naumovski ( mk, Кристијан Наумовски; born 17 September 1988) is a Macedonian international footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Bruneian club DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League. Club career Naumovski signed a two-year contract with Levski Sofia in the summer of 2014. On 11 June 2017, HK Pegasus chairperson Canny Leung revealed that Naumovski would be leaving the club as his contract would not be renewed. In June 2023, he signed for Brunei DPMM FC of the Singapore Premier League. He extended his stay for another season in 2024. International career He made his senior debut for Macedonia in a November 2009 friendly match against Canada and has earned a total of 6 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a March 2015 friendly against Australia. The coach of North Macedonia, Blagoja Milevski has called him up for the 2022 Qatar World Cup qualification playoff after 7 years absence. Career statistics Club National team ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dario Bonetti
Dario Bonetti (; born 5 August 1961) is an Italian football manager and former player. He is the elder brother of Ivano Bonetti. Club career Born in San Zeno Naviglio, Brescia, Italy, Bonetti made his professional debut during the 1978–79 season with Brescia. He then moved to Roma in 1980, and played for the ''giallorossi'' until 1986, except for a one-season spell at Sampdoria during the 1982–83 season; during his time with Roma, he won three Coppa Italia titles. In 1986, he signed for Milan, but failed to impress and moved to Verona only one year later. In 1989, he transferred to Juventus, where he played two seasons, making 63 appearances and scoring 5 goals, winning a Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup double under manager Dino Zoff in 1990. A return to Sampdoria in 1991 was followed by a single season at SPAL in 1992, and retirement in 1993. In all his whole playing career in the Serie A, Dario Bonetti was suspended for a total of 39 matches, this being as of 2009 an absolute ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liviu Ciobotariu
Liviu Ciobotariu (born 26 March 1971) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Romanian club FC Voluntari. His son Denis is also a footballer. Club career Ciobotariu debuted in Divizia A with Progresul București in 1992. International career Ciobotariu made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1997 against Macedonia, and represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000. He played his last international match in 2001, and got 32 caps and 3 goals in total. Managerial career Ciobotariu retired in 2005 and began to coach in 2006. Between July 2011 and April 2012, he was the manager of Dinamo București. In January 2015, he took control of ASA Târgu Mureș. Ciobotariu brought the team to the first position in Liga I, but failed to win the championship after two losses in the last two games of the 2014–15 season. At the end of the season, Ciobotariu ended his contract with ASA on mutual agreement. On 4 June ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emilian Dolha
Emilian Ioan Dolha (born 3 November 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Dolha previously played in his native Romania for Rapid București, Olimpia Satu Mare, Gloria Bistriţa and Dinamo București, he spent two years in Poland, playing for Wisła Kraków and Lech Poznań and he also played in Russia, for Fakel Voronezh. International career Emilian Dolha played two friendly games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 8 December 2000 under coach László Bölöni in a 3–2 victory against Algeria. His second game was a 3–0 victory against Georgia. Honours Rapid București *Liga I: 2002–03 * Cupa României: 2001–02, 2005–06 *Supercupa României: 2002, 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia Space Shuttle Columbia disaster, disintegrated during reentry into Atmosphere of Earth, Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an 2002– ... Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian football coach and former player. Club career Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca and when he was 14 years old he played basketball and football simultaneously, Carol Gal being his first football coach at Școala Sportivă Hunedoara, after which at 16 he decided to concentrate exclusively on his football career when he went at Corvinul Hunedoara's youth center where he was coached by Dumitru Pătrașcu. On 7 March 1979, Andone made his Divizia A debut for Corvinul when coach Mircea Lucescu sent him on the field in order to replace Radu Nunweiller in the last 20 minutes of a 2–0 away loss against Sportul Studențesc București. At the end of his first season spent at Corvinul, the club relegated to Divizia B, but Andone stayed with the club, promoting back to the first division after one year, helping the club finish 3rd in the 1981–82 Divizia A, also appearing in four games in wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CS Gloria Arad
Asociația Fotbal Club Gloria Arad, also known as AFC Gloria Arad, or simply as Gloria Arad is a Romanian football club based in Arad, Arad County, currently playing in the Liga VI. The club was originally founded in 1913 by Dr. E. Veliciuiu and the colors were from the beginning yellow and blue. After the World War II, the club struggled to survive and mainly played at the level of the third and fourth tiers, then in the middle of the 2000s promoted back in the Liga III, where it remained until in the early 2010s, under the ownership of Sandu Ion. Finally, the club went bankrupt in 2014, but was re-founded in the spring of 2021 by a group of persons who owned the brand of Gloria Arad. The best achievement in the history of the "yellow and blues" was a top-flight second place at the end of the 1929–30 season. History The club was born on August 24, 1913. Their colors were yellow and blue. The man behind the club's formation was Dr. E. Veliciuiu and with the help of Dr. Seve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Romania National Under-21 Football Team
The Romania national under-21 football team, also known as Romania under-21s or Romania U21(s), is considered to be the feeder team for the Romania national football team. This team is for Romanian players aged under 21 at the start of the calendar year in which a two-year European Under-21 Football Championship campaign begins, so some players can remain with the squad until the age of 23. As long as they are eligible, players can play for Romania at any level, making it possible to play for the U21s, senior side, and again for the U21s. It is also possible to play for one country at youth level and another at senior level (providing the player has not played a senior competitive game in his previous country.) The U-21 team came into existence, following the realignment of UEFA's youth competitions, in 1976. Romania qualified for the 1998 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, and under Victor Pițurcă reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by the Netherlands. R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
CF Liberty Salonta
Liberty Oradea was a Romanian football club from Pomezeu, Bihor County, founded in 2003 and dissolved in 2017. The club last played in the Liga V in the 2016–17 season. History At the end of the 2005–06 season it promoted for the very first time in its history to the Liga I, after only 3 years of existence. But it never had a chance to play there, because it sold its place to UTA Arad. In its last years the club could be seen playing constantly in the Liga IV, as Liberty Oradea, but the club was relocated from Salonta to Pomezeu. In the summer of 2017 the club was dissolved and the old club of Pomezeu, ''Vida'' was refounded. Stadium The club used to play its home matches on Stadionul Liberty in Salonta, but after the relocation, the club played its home matches on Stadionul Pomezeu in Pomezeu. Honours Liga II: :*Winners (1): 2005–06 Liga III: :*Winners (1): 2006–07 Notable former players The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adevărul
''Adevărul'' (; meaning "The Truth", formerly spelled ''Adevĕrul'') is a Romanian daily newspaper, based in Bucharest. Founded in Iași, in 1871, and reestablished in 1888, in Bucharest, it was the main left-wing press venue to be published during the Romanian Kingdom's existence, adopting an independent pro-democratic position, advocating land reform, and demanding universal suffrage. Under its successive editors Alexandru Beldiman and Constantin Mille, it became noted for its virulent criticism of King Carol I. This stance developed into a republican and socialist agenda, which made ''Adevărul'' clash with the Kingdom's authorities on several occasions. As innovative publications which set up several local and international records during the early 20th century, ''Adevărul'' and its sister daily ''Dimineața'' competed for the top position with the right-wing ''Universul'' before and throughout the interwar period. In 1920, ''Adevărul'' also began publishing its prestigi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
