Răzvan Cociș
With FC Rostov in 2011 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Răzvan Gigel Cociș | ||
Date of birth | 19 February 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Slatina, Romania | ||
Height | 1.42 m (4 ft 8 in) | ||
Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Hoverla Uzhhorod. | ||
Number | 58 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2001 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2001–2004 | Universitatea Cluj | 37 | (14) |
2004–2006 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 56 | (24) |
2007–2009 | Lokomotiv Moscow | 54 | (4) |
2010 | Politehnica Timişoara | 9 | (3) |
2010–2011 | Al-Nassr | 12 | (2) |
2011 | → Karpaty Lviv (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2011–2013 | FC Rostov | 42 | (5) |
2013– | Hoverla Uzhhorod | 10 | (1) |
National team‡ | |||
2003–2005 | Romania U–21 | 12 | (4) |
2005– | Romania | 49 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Răzvan Vasile Cociș (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ˈkɔtʃiʃ]; (born 19 February 1983 in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian footballer. He currently plays for Hoverla Uzhhorod. In February 2010 he was close to signing for Portsmouth in the Premier League, but had problems securing a work permit.[1] He is usually an attacking midfielder, but can play in a variety of other midfield positions as well as up-front. He is also well known for his close control.
Club career
Cociș is one of the graduates of the prolific school of football at Universitatea Cluj where, amongst other team mates, won a national youth title. After earning a regular first team spot at not even 21 years of age, there were rumours that clubs made offers for him, including Stade Rennais FC, but at the end of the season he was sold to Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol alongside another player of his generation, George Florescu.[2]
He has signed a contract that expired on 31 December 2009 with the Lokomotiv,[3] which cost Locomotive 2.6 million euros to sign.[4] He scored his first goal in the Russian league against Rubin Kazan. His former clubs include U Cluj and Sheriff Tiraspol. He signed a three-month contract on 1 March 2010 with FC Timişoara until the summer, with option to renewal for 5 years. On 22 May, it was announced that Răzvan Cociș signed a contract with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.
On 25 February 2011, he moved to Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv on loan from Al-Nassr. He scored his first goal for Karpaty, in their 1–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. In June, he signed a permanent deal with Karpaty after the 2010–11 season.
International career
Cociș made his national debut on 17 August 2005 against Andorra in a 2–0 win
International goals
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |||||
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1 | 28 February 2006 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus | Armenia | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match | |||||
2 | 10 September 2008 | Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands | Faroe Islands | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification | |||||
Correct as of 11 November 2011 |
Honours
References
External links
- Răzvan Cociș at National-Football-Teams.com
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