| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Eugen Trică | ||
| Date of birth | 5 August 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Teslui, Dolj, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Retired | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1994 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1994–1998 | Universitatea Craiova | 91 | (14) |
| 1998–2003 | Steaua Bucureşti | 130 | (21) |
| 2003–2005 | Litex Lovech | 54 | (22) |
| 2005 | Maccabi Tel Aviv | 10 | (1) |
| 2005–2007 | CSKA Sofia | 34 | (17) |
| 2007–2009 | CFR Cluj | 46 | (15) |
| 2009 | Anorthosis | 12 | (2) |
| 2009 | CFR Cluj | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Universitatea Craiova | 16 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Concordia Chiajna | 22 | (6) |
| National team | |||
| 1999–2007 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Eugen Trică (born 5 August 1976) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.
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Trică started his career at Universitatea Craiova as a youth, being promoted in the first team in 1995.
He then joined Steaua Bucureşti in 1998, winning the championship in 2001.
Litex Lovech was the third club Trică played for, after being transferred in 2003, then after two years he joined the squad of Maccabi Tel Aviv but after only few months he returned to Bulgaria, this time at PFC CSKA Sofia.
In May 2007, Trică returned to Romania after he could not agree on a contract with CSKA, signing with CFR Cluj. At Cluj he was part of the team that won for the first time in the club's history the championship and the cup in 2008, playing in Champions League.
He moved in 2009 to Cyprus first division at Anorthosis Famagusta FC, just after the team was eliminated from Champions League group stage. However, after the end of the season, he returned to Cluj.
In 25 August 2009, Eugen Trică signed to the first love Universitatea Craiova.
After a year, in August 2010, he joined Concordia Chiajna, a team from the second Romanian division. Trică helped the group promote to Liga I for the first time in history. After a few games in the first division for Concordia, in October 2011, Trică decided to quit.
He was one of the best players of the national U21 team, but has only four caps for Romania.
Trică is married to Lorena, daughter of Ilie Balaci, one of the best Romanian football players from the past.