Cosmin Bărcăuan (born 5 August 1978) is a Romanian football coach and a former player.[2] At the beginning of his career, Bărcăuan played as a striker, but when he arrived at Dinamo București, coach Ioan Andone started using him as a defender.[2][3][1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back / Right-back / Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Voluntari II (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1998 | Bihor Oradea[a] | 44 | (7) |
| 1998 | → Gloria Bistrița (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1999–2002 | FC U Craiova | 97 | (16) |
| 2002–2004 | Dinamo București | 51 | (17) |
| 2004–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | (1) |
| 2005 | → Krylya Sovetov (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | → PAOK Thessaloniki (loan) | 26 | (0) |
| 2007–2010 | OFI Crete | 49 | (2) |
| 2010 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 12 | (0) |
| Total | 312 | (43) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Romania | 8 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Astera Sílata | ||
| 2011–2015 | Digenis Lakkoma F.C. | ||
| 2016–2018 | Olympiacos Academy | ||
| 2018 | Voluntari II | ||
| 2020–2022 | Olympiacos Academy | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editFrom 2000 until 2004, Bărcăuan made 8 appearances and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Adrian Mutu in the 52nd minute of a friendly in which he scored the second goal of a 2–1 victory against FR Yugoslavia.[4][5] He scored his second goal for the national team in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Algeria.[4][6] Bărcăuan's last four games for Romania were at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[4]
Career statistics
edit| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 15 November 2000 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania |  FR Yugoslavia |
2–1 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| 2. | 8 December 2000 | Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria |  Algeria |
3–2 | Win | Friendly | |||||
| Correct as of 13 January 2022[7] | |||||||||||
Honours
editPlayer
editBihor Oradea
Dinamo București
Shakhtar Donetsk
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d e f Cosmin Bărcăuan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIV Interviu inedit cu atacantul-fundaș al Diviziei A: "Craiova e numai una. Dar nu știu care!"" [EXCLUSIVE Unusual interview with the striker-defender of Divizia A: "Craiova is only one. But I don't know which one!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "How Bărcăuan was transformed from striker to defender: "I didn't want to sit on the bench or in the stands"" [Bădoi: "Rapid is the most beautiful period of my career"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ a b c "Cosmin Bărcăuan". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Yugoslavia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ "Algeria - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
- ^ Football PLAYER: Cosmin Bărcăuan
- ^ a b c Cosmin Bărcăuan at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
edit- Cosmin Bărcăuan at WorldFootball.net
- Cosmin Bărcăuan at superleaguegreece.net
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