Daniel Pancu
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| Daniel Pancu | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Daniel Gabriel Pancu | |
| Date of birth | August 17, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Iaşi, Romania | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Rapid Bucureşti | |
| Number | 19 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994–1997 1997–1999 1999–2000 2000–2002 2002–2006 2006 2006–2008 2008– |
FC Politehnica Iaşi Rapid Bucureşti A.C. Cesena Rapid Bucureşti Beşiktaş J.K. → Rapid Bucureşti (loan) Bursaspor Rapid Bucureşti |
55 (4) 77 (23) 34 (3) 44 (28) 80 (16) 13 (2) 20 (3) 1 (1) |
| National team2 | ||
| 2001– | Romania | 27 (9) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Daniel Gabriel Pancu (born August 17, 1977 in Iaşi) is a Romanian footballer currently playing for Rapid Bucureşti.
[edit] Biography
Daniel Pancu began his playing career at FC Politehnica Iaşi. He made his debut in the Romanian First Division in 1995. In the winter of 1996 he was transferred to Rapid Bucureşti for the sum of US$200 000. He was, at that time, the most expensive player who has left from Iaşi. After two and a half seasons, he moved to A.C. Cesena, in the Italian Serie B, for a transfer fee of $1 200 000. After a year, Cesena was relegated from the Serie B and Pancu returned to Rapid for a transfer fee of $800 000, where he stayed for two seasons. During this tenure he gained the nickname "Ronaldo of Giuleşti". He gained his first cap for the Romanian National Team, he even became captain for a few matches. In 2002 he was bought by Beşiktaş, at the request of the manager that discovered him, Mircea Lucescu, for a fee of $2 250 000. In the winter of 2005/2006 he returned to Rapid, as a loan with the possibility of becoming a permanent transfer in the summer. Then he was bought by Bursaspor, but he returned to Rapid in the spring of 2008 and score one goal in first match for Rapid in 2008
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