Tomi Petrescu
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| Date of birth | 24 June 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Jyväskylä, Finland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Winger / Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Current club | CSMS Iași | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1995–2001 | JJK | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2004 | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Leicester City | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2006 | Inter Turku | 44 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2010 | Tampere United | 76 | (15) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | → Ascoli | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | Panthrakikos | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | FC Honka | 32 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | FC Haka | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013 | CSMS Iași | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014- | FC Ilves | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2001–2003 | Finland U-17 | 25 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004–2008 | Finland U-21 | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Finland | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2013. † Appearances (Goals). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tomi Petrescu (born 24 June 1986 in Jyväskylä) is a Finnish footballer of Romanian descent who plays as a winger or an attacking midfielder for Finnish Division 1 club Ilves.
Career
Petrescu played for Finnish club Tampere United and has also played for another Finnish Veikkausliiga-side, F.C. International Turku.[1] He has also played for Leicester City F.C. in the English league, making just one appearance. During the second qualifying round of the 2007/2008 Champions League edition, Petrescu scored a goal to help Tampere secure a prestigious 1:0 win against Bulgarian champions Levski Sofia in their home game. Tampere repeated the feat in the away game and became the first Finnish side to eliminate a Bulgarian club from the high profile competition. However, the Finns were unable to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League, as they were eliminated by Norwegian side Rosenborg BK in the third qualifying round.
International
Petrescu became well known after playing in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, which were held in Finland where he scored two of three goals of Finland. He scored a goal in the opening game against China in the tournament. He was nominated for the Finland national football team on 5 February 2009.[2]
Personal life
Petrescu's father is Romanian and he has got an older brother, Stefan Petrescu, who also plays football.
References
External links
- Tomi Petrescu at CSM Studențesc Iași (Romanian)
- Tomi Petrescu at transfermarkt.co.uk (English) (German)
- Tomi Petrescu at Soccerway.com
- Veikkausliigan stats
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