Cornel Cernea

Cornel Cernea
Personal information
Full name	Cornel Cernea
Date of birth	(1976-04-22) 22 April 1976
Place of birth	Slobozia, Romania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft ¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1996	Griviţa IRA Bucureşti
1997–1999	Minerul Motru	22	(0)
1999	Griviţa Bucureşti	0	(0)
2000–2003	Petrolul Ploieşti	39	(0)
2003–2005	Oţelul Galaţi	36	(0)
2005–2009	Steaua Bucureşti	24	(0)
2009–2010	Unirea Alba Iulia	16	(0)
2010	Victoria Brăneşti	6	(0)
2010–2011	Unirea Urziceni	12	(0)
2011–2012	Farul Constanţa	8	(0)
2014	FC Progresul Bucuresti
Teams managed
2014–	Fortuna Poiana Câmpina (goalkeeper coach)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 July 2014. † Appearances (Goals).

Cornel Cernea (born 22 April 1976 in Slobozia) is a former Romanian football goalkeeper.

Club career

Cernea played for Griviţa IRA until 1997, when he joined the Divizia B team Minerul Motru. In 1999 he returns to Griviţa IRA but after only few weeks joins Petrolul Ploieşti and makes Divizia A debut. In 2003 he joins Oţelul Galaţi for a couple of seasons, before being bought by Steaua Bucureşti in 2005 for a fee of € 75.000. From 1 March 2014 he plays for Progresul Bucuresti.