Florin Laurențiu Popete (born 27 December 1977) is a

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n former professional

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player who played as a

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for teams such as

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, Farul Constanța or Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, among others. Popete played almost all his career for the team from his hometown,

. After retirement, he started to work as a manager for

Football Academy.

Honours

;Pandurii Târgu Jiu *

Divizia C The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. It was founded in 1936 and was called Divizia C until 2006. An exception was the seasons 1992–93 to 1996–97, in which the league was call ...

: 1999–2000 *

Liga II The Liga 2, most commonly spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07 football season. It is currently Sponso ...

: 2004–05 ;Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești *

Liga IV Liga IV is the fourth level of the Romanian football league system and is run in all 41 counties and in the Municipality of Bucharest. It was known as the Regional Championship, County Championship, Divizia C – County Phase and Divizia D. Its ...

–

Gorj County Gorj County () is a county () of Romania, in Oltenia, with its capital city at Târgu Jiu. ''Gorj'' comes from the Slavic ''Gornji'' Jiu (“upper Jiu”), in contrast with Dolnji (“lower Jiu”). Demographics At the 2011 census, the count ...

: 2018–19

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* * 1977 births Living people Footballers from Târgu Jiu Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players FCV Farul Constanța players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players {{Romania-footy-defender-1970s-stub