Florin Costea

Florin Costea

Costea playing for Universitatea Craiova
Personal information
Full name Florin Constantin Costea
Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985
Place of birth Drăgășani, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Râmnicu Vâlcea
Number 10
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 Universitatea 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)
2016– Râmnicu Vâlcea 2 (5)
National team‡
2008–2009 Romania 6 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 September 2016.

‡ 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 plays for Râmnicu Vâlcea as a striker.[1]

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.[2]

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.[3] It was later discovered that he had broken his Medial collateral ligament and Cruciate ligament. He was sidelined for 8 months.[4]

After Universitatea Craiova was disaffiliated he became a Free Agent.[5]

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.[6]

Statistics

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rarora Râmnicu Vâlcea 2003–04 12300000000123
Total 12300000000123
CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 2005–06 10400000000104
Total 10400000000104
U Craiova 2006–07 22510000000235
2007–08 3015100000003115
2008–09 3317110000003418
2009–10 219330000002412
2010–11 11100000000111
Total 117476400000012351
Steaua Bucureşti 2011–12 18120006100262
2012–13 100000100020
Total 19120007100282
Turnu Severin 2012–13 14800000000148
Total 14800000000148
CFR Cluj 2013–14 28310000000293
2014–15 12120004000181
Total 40430004000474
Career total 21267114001110023472

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

  1. ↑ http://www.csmrmvl.ro/stiri/florin-costea-e-vipera-albastra
  2. ↑ Costea
  3. ↑ Costea
  4. ↑ Costea
  5. ↑ Costea
  6. ↑ "Florin Costea a semnat cu Steaua" (in Romanian). steauafc.com. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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