Dacian Varga
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dacian Şerban Varga | ||
| Date of birth | 15 October 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Petroşani, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Playing position | Winger / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | CS Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Mureşul Deva | ||
| 1997–2001 | Dinamo Bucureşti | ||
| 2001–2004 | Sportul Studenţesc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2013 | Sportul Studenţesc | 135 | (22) |
| 2009 | → Unirea Urziceni (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Rapid Bucureşti (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Kuban Krasnodar (loan) | 27 | (1) |
| 2012 | → Vaslui (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2013– | CS Universitatea Craiova | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006 | Romania U–21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009– | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 December 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Dacian Şerban Varga (born 15 October 1984 in Petroşani) is a Romanian footballer who is currently playing for CS Universitatea Craiova. He is the son of Ioan Varga, a former player of Dinamo Bucharest.
Career
Childhood
Varga began his football career at the age of 8, when his father took him at an indoor-football club based in Deva, a neighbour city of Petroşani. He played for this club until 1996, when he moved at Dinamo Bucharest's youngsters.
Dinamo Bucharest
At the age of 12, Varga moved to Dinamo Bucharest's youngsters. He was trained by two former glories, Gheorghe Mihali and Iulian Mihăescu. He became national champion with his team-mates before moving to another football club based in Bucharest, Sportul Studenţesc.
Sportul Studenţesc Youngsters
Varga arrived at Sportul Studenţesc when he was 17. Before playing for the senior team, he played until 2004 at Sportul Studenţesc's Youngsters, a well-known Youth Academy in Bucharest and in Romania. When he arrived at Sportul, he had a controversy with his coach, Cornel Jurcă, in his first match for Sportul's second team, and he was relegated to the Youth Team.[1] The Youth Team coach, Cristian Sava, helped Varga very much, and in 2004, Varga was ready for playing in the Romanian top division, then called Divizia A.[1]
Sportul Studenţesc
His first season at Sportul Studenţesc found his team playing in Liga II. After a good season, the team promoted again in Liga I. His first match in Liga I was, irronically, a match against Dinamo Bucharest, his former club. After playing only eight matches in the first Liga I season, he became again a first-team player for Sportul in the 2005-2006 season. He scored his first Liga I goal in a match against Jiul Petroşani,[2] a team based in his hometown of Petroşani. The second Liga I goal came in a match against Politehnica Timişoara, in 2006.[3] He scored another goal in a thrilling 5-4 victory for Sportul Studenţesc against Dinamo Bucharest, beating Dinamo goalkeeper Cristian Munteanu in the last minute.[4] After Sportul Studenţesc relegated in the second division, Varga became the star-player of the team, after a lot of first-team players, like Ionuţ Mazilu, Stelian Stancu, Costin Lazăr or Eduard Stăncioiu left the team. In 2013, after a litigation with Sportul, when unsuccessfully trying to left the team, Varga was declared free agent by Romanian Football Federation, after 9 years spent here.
Unirea Urziceni
In January 2009, Varga was loaned to FC Unirea Urziceni, thus ending a two-year absence from Liga I. He scored four goals, including a winning strike against title contenders Dinamo Bucureşti, as the team surprisingly finished on top of the table.
During the summer of 2009, Varga was in talks with a number of teams, but ultimately returned to the Ialomiţa-based team for a one year loan. Varga made his debut in European competitions in a UEFA Champions League clash against Sevilla FC on September 16 and scored in a 1-1 draw with VfB Stuttgart two weeks later. It was the first goal ever scored in a European competition by Unirea Urziceni.
CS Universitatea Craiova
On 18 December 2013, Varga joined Liga II side CS Universitatea Craiova on a free transfer.[5]
International career
Dacian Varga is a former member of Romania national under-21 football team. He made his debut for Romania U-21 team in a match against Turkey U-21 football team, in February 2006. Romania lost the match, and Varga played 60 minutes. The second, and also the last match played by Varga for Romania U-21 football team, was against Switzerland U-21 football team, a 3-3 draw.
In February 2009, Dacian made his debut for Romania national football team in a friendly match against Croatia. He came off the bench in the second half as a substitute. He is only the second player in Romania's history to be capped while playing for a second league club.
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2008-09 |  FC Unirea Urziceni | Liga I |
External links
- (English) Dacian Varga profile at RomanianSoccer.ro
- (Romanian) Dacian Varga profile at SportulStudentesc.com
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rebelul Varga". Gazeta Sporturilor. Retrieved 2006-04-08.
- ↑ "Mineri repetenţi". Jurnalul Naţional. Retrieved 2006-03-27.
- ↑ Andrei Crăciun. "Dacian Varga, Messi din Regie". Evenimentul Zilei. Retrieved 2006-04-13.
- ↑ "Sportul a invins cu 5-4 pe Dinamo si este lider". ProSport. Retrieved 2006-04-29.
- ↑ "Dacian Varga: „Am venit să câștig trofee, nu să joc cu Craiova în Liga a 2-a!“". CS Universitatea Craiova Official Website (in Romanian). Retrieved 2013-12-24.
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