Raul Răzvan Costin (born 29 January 1985) is a former

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footballer who played as a

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. He was best known for his simple distribution and long shots.

Early career

Costin is a product of the Național București youth academy making his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season against

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coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss. Before his Național debut, he has played one season loaned to

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during the 2005–06 season. In the 2008 summer, because of Progresul's (former Național) disaffiliation, he signed for

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where he managed 12 goals, in 32 matches, finishing 6th with his team.

FC Vaslui

On 18 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with SC Vaslui for an undisclosed fee. He made his first-team debut on 12 August, against

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coming as a substitute in a 2–1 win and he scored his first goal against Poli Iași in the Moldavian Derby, also in a 2–1 win. He helped his team reaching the Romanian Cup final after scoring the first goal, in the 4–0 win against FC Brașov in the semi-finals. On 15 April 2012 he scored an amazing goal against

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in a 3–0 victory.

Simurq

In August 2013, Costin signed for

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side Simurq. Costin made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for

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. Costin's first goal for Simurq was the winning goal in the 89th minute against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.

Universitatea Cluj

After one season at Simurq, Costin moved to Universitatea Cluj in June 2014.

Statistics

''Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2023''

Honours

Rapid București *

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: 2015–16

References

1985 births Living people Footballers from Ilfov County Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders FC Progresul București players CS Mioveni players FC Vaslui players FC Universitatea Cluj players FC Botoșani players FC Rapid București players Simurq PIK players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Argeș Pitești players Liga I players Liga II players Azerbaijan Premier League players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-midfielder-1980s-stub