Personal information | |||
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Full name | Sorin Frunză | ||
Date of birth | 29 March 1978 | ||
Place of birth | Jorăşti, Romania | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Left Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Oţelul Galaţi | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
1997 | Dunărea Galaţi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
1997–1998 | Dunărea Galaţi | 28 | (4) |
1999 | Cimentul Fieni | 31 | (5) |
2000 | Politehnica Timişoara | 7 | (1) |
2000–2002 | Jiul Petroşani | 28 | (7) |
2002–2008 | Vaslui | 114 | (35) |
2004 | → U Craiova (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2007 | → FC Botoşani (loan) | 15 | (2) |
2008–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | 63 | (5) |
2010–2011 | Rapid Bucureşti | 24 | (2) |
2011– | Oţelul Galaţi | 13 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
Sorin Frunză (born 29 March 1978 in Jorăşti, Romania) is a Romanian football player currently playing for Oţelul Galaţi. He started his career at Dunarea Galati, and after a few years at Cimentul Fieni, Poli Timisoara and Jiul Petrosani, he signed for FC Vaslui, when the team was in the 3rd Division. He managed to win the promotion with Vaslui and became the team captain because of his good display. After a two year contract at Unirea Urziceni where he managed to win the league and a short spell at Rapid Bucureşti, he signed up for Oţelul Galaţi[1]
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In the 2004/2005 summer, he signed for Universitatea Craiova, but he stayed there only half of season, after that he returned at Vaslui, where he succeeded promotion for the first time in history club, in Liga I.
He played only half of the season at FC Vaslui in the 2005/2006 season, an injury causing him troubles for playing in that season. In the next season, he played only 2 matches, because a conflict with the coach Viorel Hizo, and in the second part of the season, he was loaned to FC Botosani.
He returned in the next season, where he was chosen vice-captain from the team, after Bogdan Panait. Because of his good performance, he was named captain of the team, and he was one of the best assisters from the Championship. He scored 2 goals in the FC Vaslui 2-1 victory against the champions, Dinamo Bucureşti, and he scored one of the most beautiful goals from the Romanian Championship history, against Universitatea Craiova, recovering in his own half, and after dribling 3 players, he shot with his right foot, right to the bottom corner. At the end of the season he was sold to Unirea Urziceni, for almost 200.000 $.
Frunza quickly established himself as a key member in Dan Petrescu's team and helped the side to its first championship title in history in the 2008/2009 season. Frunza was a starter in all 6 Champions League matches for Unirea as the team finished third with 8 points, behind FC Sevilla and Vfb Stuttgart, but ahead of Rangers. On 6 March 2010 Frunza was named best player of Unirea in the derby against Steaua Bucharest after scoring once and providing an assist for team-mate Marius Onofras.[2]
Despite his solid performances, he is yet to be called up to the Romanian national football team.
Season | Club | Title |
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2008-09 | Unirea Urziceni | Liga I |
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dunărea Galaţi | 1997-98 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 |
1998-99 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | |||
Total | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | |||
Cimentul Fieni | 1998-99 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
1999-00 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | |||
Total | 31 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |||
Poli Timişoara | 1999-00 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
Jiul Petroşani | 2000-01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
2001-02 | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||
Total | 28 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 7 | |||
SC Vaslui | 2002-03 | 27 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 18 |
2003-04 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 12 | |||
Total | 54 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 30 | |
U Craiova | 2004-05 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 |
Total | 15 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
SC Vaslui | 2004-05 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 |
2005-06 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
2006-07 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Total | 30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 3 | |
FC Botoşani | 2006-07 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 |
Total | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | |
SC Vaslui | 2007-08 | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 |
Total | 30 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 4 | |
Unirea Urziceni | 2008-09 | 25 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
2009-10 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42 | 5 | |
2010-11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
Total | 63 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 | 8 | |
Rapid | 2010-11 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 |
Total | 24 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 4 | |
Oţelul Galaţi | 2011-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Career total | 326 | 62 | 16 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 355 | 70 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 14 August 2011
Sorin Frunză's profile on romaniansoccer.ro
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Preceded by None / Unknown |
FC Vaslui captain 2003–2008 |
Succeeded by Gabriel Cânu |
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