Cosmin Bărcăuan

Cosmin Bărcăuan
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978 (age 46)
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

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]

International career

From 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

# 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

Player

Bihor Oradea

Dinamo București

Shakhtar Donetsk

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 Divizia C seasons are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cosmin Bărcăuan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b c "Cosmin Bărcăuan". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Romania - Yugoslavia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Algeria - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. ^ Football PLAYER: Cosmin Bărcăuan
  8. ^ a b c Cosmin Bărcăuan at National-Football-Teams.com


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