Florin Gardoș
 Gardoș training for Steaua in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florin Gardoș[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Satu Mare, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) [2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Southampton | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 2001–2003 | CSȘ Satu Mare | ||
| 2003–2004 | Florența Odoreu | ||
| 2004–2006 | Someșul Satu Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2010 | Concordia Chiajna | 51 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Steaua București | 81 | (3) |
| 2014– | Southampton | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Romania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2011– | Romania | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 February 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Florin Gardoș (Romanian pronunciation: [flɔ'rin 'gardɔʃ]; born 29 October 1988)[3] is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as centre back for Premier League club Southampton and the Romania national team.
Club career
Steaua București
Gardoș was born in Satu Mare. On 17 June 2010 he was transferred to Steaua București.[4] On 16 August 2010 Gardoș made his team debut for Steaua in Liga I against Victoria Brăneşti.[5] In September 2011, he was suspended 10 games for breaking the leg of Băcilă, Pandurii Târgu Jiu's player.[6]
Southampton
On 14 August 2014, he joined Premier League side Southampton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €7.5 million, signing a four-year deal.[7][8]
He made his first appearance as a substitute in a 3–1 victory at West Ham. His first start came on 23 September in a 2–1 League Cup victory over Arsenal in the League Cup.[9]
International career
He made his debut for the senior team in a friendly game on 8 February 2011, against Ukraine.[10]
Personal life
Gardoș was born in Satu Mare to his parents, Traian and Dorina.[11][12]
Honours
Club
- Steaua București
Career statistics
- As of 1 March 2015
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2006–07 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | |||
| 2007–08 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | ||||
| 2008–09 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | ||||
| 2009–10 | ? | ? | ? | ? | - | - | - | ? | ? | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 51 | 1 | |
| Steaua București | 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | - | 5 | 1 | - | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | 8 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 11 | 0 | - | - | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 4 | |
| Southampton | 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | ||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
| Career totals | 143 | 4 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 188 | 5 | |
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists". Premier League. 3 September 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Florin Gardos". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "F. GARDOŞ" (in Romanian). soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ Mihai Răduț și Florin Gardoș au semnat cu Steaua! (Romanian)
- ↑ "DUM-DUM-DUMI! Steaua - Victoria Brăneşti 2-1" (in Romanian). Prosport. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gardoş a fost suspendat 10 etape" (in Romanian). ziuadecj.realitatea.net. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton sign defender Gardos". BBC Sport. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "Southampton sign Shane Long from Hull and Florin Gardos from Steaua". The Guardian. 2014-08-14. Retrieved 2014-08-14.
- ↑ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Romania - Ucraina 2-2, 2-4 (lov. dep.)/ Revansa amanata" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Reportaj acasă la Florin Gardoș, cel mai curtat stelist al momentului" (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Gardos, romanul de milioane de euro pe care Ungaria il visa la nationala sa" (in Romanian). sport.ro. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 "F. Gardos". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ "Dinamo Bucureşti vs. Steaua Bucureşti 1 - 2 (Cupa României)". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ Gafiuc, Justin (11 July 2013). "Trei goluri cu executare » Petrolul a capitulat în faţa Stelei, 0-3. Trupa lui Reghe, a şasea Supercupă din istorie!". gsp.ro. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
External links
- Florin Gardoș career statistics at Soccerbase
- Florin Gardoș at National-Football-Teams.com
- (Romanian) Official FCSB profile
- Florin Gardoş' career - RomanianSoccer.ro
- Florin Gardoş' profile - Soccerway.com
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