Florin Costea

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Florin Costea
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Costea playing for Universitatea Craiova
Personal information
Full name Florin Constantin Costea
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth Drăgășani, Romania
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Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Rarora Râmnicu Vâlcea 12 (3)
2004–2006 Râmnicu Vâlcea 10 (4)
2006–2011 FCU Craiova 125 (55)
2011–2012 Steaua București 19 (1)
2013 Turnu Severin 14 (8)
2013–2015 CFR Cluj 40 (4)
2015 Arsenal Tula 7 (0)
2015 Zakho FC 0 (0)
International career
2008–2009 Romania 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 May 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2009

Florin Constantin Costea (born 16 May 1985 in Drăgășani) is a Romanian professional footballer who last played for Zakho FC as a striker.

Club career

Universitatea Craiova

Costea started in the Romanian Liga 2 for the local team Rarora Râmnicu-Vâlcea, then he transferred to one of the most popular teams in Romania Universitatea Craiova, who competed at the time in the same league.

After his new team was promoted, he became one of their key players and one of the best strikers of the Liga I. The 2008/09 season was great for Florin, finishing the top scorer of the Romanian first division, together with Gigel Bucur after both had scored 17 goals.[1]

On 21 March 2010, while playing a match against Politehnica Iaşi, the opposing goalkeeper made a rash challenge on Florin Costea, injuring him. He was forced to leave the pitch, and realising the severity of his injury he was taken out in tears.[2] It was later discovered that he had broken his Medial collateral ligament and Cruciate ligament. He was sidelined for 8 months.[3]

After Universitatea Craiova was disaffiliated he became a Free Agent.[4]

Steaua Bucureşti

On 3 August 2011 Florin Costea moved to Steaua Bucureşti on a free transfer, later signing a 4-year contract, worth around 300,000 per year. Here he rejoined his brother Mihai Costea.[5]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rarora Râmnicu Vâlcea 2003–04 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
Total 12 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3
CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 2005–06 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
Total 10 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 4
U Craiova 2006–07 22 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 5
2007–08 30 15 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 15
2008–09 33 17 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 18
2009–10 21 9 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 12
2010–11 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Total 117 47 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 123 51
Steaua Bucureşti 2011–12 18 1 2 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 26 2
2012–13 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 19 1 2 0 0 0 7 1 0 0 28 2
Turnu Severin 2012–13 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8
Total 14 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 8
CFR Cluj 2013–14 28 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 3
2014–15 12 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 18 1
Total 40 4 3 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 47 4
Career total 212 67 11 4 0 0 11 1 0 0 234 72

Statistics accurate as of match played 21 December 2014

Honours

Season Club Title
2012–13 Steaua București Liga I

International career

Since 2008 he gathered six selections in the Romanian national football team. His first selection was courtesy to an injury of Romanian star attacker Adrian Mutu.

Personal life

He is the older brother of Mihai Costea. He is dating Adriana Nechita.

References

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