Florentina Spânu

Florentina Olar-Spânu
Personal information
Full name Florentina Olar-Spânu
Birth name Florentina Spânu
Date of birth (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
 Fortuna Hjørring
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Clujana
2008–2009 → Lazio 13 (4)
2009–2013 Apollon Limassol
2013–2019 Fortuna Hjørring 30 (7)
2019–2021 Nordsjælland 43 (9)
2021– Fortuna Hjørring 14 (4)
International career
2001– Romania 180 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Florentina Olar-Spânu (born 6 August 1985), née Spânu, is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Elitedivisionen club Fortuna Hjørring and the Romania women's national team.

Career

Spânu has been a member of the Romanian national team from the beginning of her career, having made her debut in September 2001, in a tie 2003 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Croatia.[2] She played for Clujana, which dominated the Romanian First League throughout the decade, until 2009 when she moved abroad. Following a short stint in the Italian Serie A with Lazio, she signed for Apollon Limassol.[3][4] In 2013 she accompanied compatriot Laura Rus in signing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark's Elitedivisionen, with which she has reached the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.[5]

Personal life

Spânu is married and has a son with her husband.[6]

Career statistics

Goals for the Romanian WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2005 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2003–08–10 Bucharest  Malta 1 3–0 6
2003–10–12 Câmpina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2–0
2003–10–18 Belišće  Croatia 1 3–2
2004–05–01 Bucharest  Republic of Ireland 1 1–1
2004–05–08 Hamrun  Malta 1 8–0
2004–10–02 Otopeni  Croatia 1 10–0
2009 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2006–11–18 Mogoşoaia  Azerbaijan 1 4–1 5
2006–11–23 Mogoșoaia  Estonia 1 5–0
2007–05–05 Debrecen  Hungary 1 3–3
2008–05–24 Buftea  Italy 1 1–6
2008–05–28 Oradea  Hungary 1 3–1
2011 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2009–09–23 Buftea  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 4–0 2
2010–08–25 Mogoșoaia  Hungary 1 2–3
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014–08–21 Mogoșoaia  North Macedonia 1 6–1 1
2014–09–17 Iaşi  Estonia 2 0–3 1
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–11–27 Katerini  Greece 1 3–1 1

1 Romania won 2–0 with both goals scored by Spânu, but the result was overruled by UEFA for fielding an ineligible player.[7]

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 September 2001 Osijek, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 2–2 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 13 October 2001 Câmpina, Romania  Estonia 1–0 6–1
3. 6–0
4. 9 June 2002 Pärnu, Estonia  Estonia 6–1 6–1
5. 10 August 2003 Bucharest, Romania  Malta 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
6. 12 October 2003 Câmpina, Romania  Romania 1–0 2–0
7. 18 October 2003 Belišće, Croatia  Croatia 1–0 3–2
8. 1 May 2004 Bucharest, Romania  Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–1
9. 8 May 2004 Hamrun, Malta  Malta 2–0 9–0
10. 2 October 2004 Otopeni, Romania  Croatia 10–0 10–0
11. 20 August 2005 Senec, Slovakia  Slovakia 1–0 1–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12. 29 October 2005 Mogoșoaia, Romania  Northern Ireland 2–0 3–2
13. 18 November 2006  Azerbaijan 1–0 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
14. 23 November 2006  Estonia 1–0 5–0
15. 5 May 2007 Debrecen, Hungary  Hungary 1–0 3–3
16. 24 May 2008 Buftea, Romania  Italy 1–2 1–6
17. 28 May 2008 Oradea, Romania  Hungary 2–1 3–1
18. 23 September 2009 Buftea, Romania  Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 25 August 2010 Mogoșoaia, Romania  Hungary 1–2 2–3
20. 21 August 2014 Mogoșoaia, Romania  North Macedonia 6–1 6–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21. 17 September 2014 Iași, Romania  Estonia 1–0 2–0
22. 2–0
23. 27 November 2014 Katerini, Greece  Greece 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
24. 12 July 2024 Almaty, Kazakhstan  Kazakhstan 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2025 qualifying

Honours

Club

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Florentina Olar". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  3. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ^ Statistics in Football.it
  5. ^ Leonidou, John (21 August 2013). "Rus aims to take Fortuna to final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ Brumar, Dan L. (6 October 2019). "Viața în ghete cu crampoane. Mămicile de la naționala de fotbal feminin a României își iau copiii la antrenamente". Perfecte (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ UEFA
  8. ^ "Ea e cea mai buna jucatoare de fotbal din Romania. A dat un gol de poveste si ar putea concura la trofeul Ferenc Puskas: VIDEO". sport.ro. 5 December 2015.


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