Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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International career

He played his first match for

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in 2010, being used by coach

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to replace

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in the last 7 minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory. His second game was a 1–1 against

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at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against

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in a friendly. He was an unused member at

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. In 2020 he announced his international retirement, after having no caps in the last 6 years.

Personal life

Lung's

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and older brother Tiberiu were also professional footballers.

Career statistics

International

Honours

Astra Giurgiu *

Liga I The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: 2015–16 * Cupa României: 2013–14; runner-up: 2016–17 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 ...

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, 2016 Kayserispor *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup (Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

runner-up: 2021–22

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* * * * * 1989 births Living people Sportspeople from Craiova Romanian footballers Association football goalkeepers Liga I players Süper Lig players Saudi Professional League players FC U Craiova 1948 players FC Astra Giurgiu players Kayserispor footballers Al-Raed FC players Romania under-21 international footballers Romania international footballers UEFA Euro 2016 players Romanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Turkey Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia {{Romania-footy-goalkeeper-stub