Sorin Vlaicu

Sorin Vlaicu
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-06-03) 3 June 1965
Place of birth Șimian, Romania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Politehnica Timișoara (youth coach)
Youth career
1979–1982 Mecanizatorul Șimian
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Mecanizatorul Șimian
1985–1986 Armata Craiova
1986–1987 UM Timișoara
1987–1992 Politehnica Timișoara 122 (14)
1992–1993 Red Star Belgrade 13 (0)
1993–1995 Politehnica Timișoara 71 (7)
1995–1996 Békéscsaba 14 (2)
1996–1999 Politehnica Timișoara 95 (8)
1999–2000 Drobeta-Turnu Severin 37 (10)
2000–2002 UM Timișoara 63 (7)
2003 CFR Timișoara
Total 415 (48)
International career
1991–1992 Romania 4 (0)
Managerial career
2005–2006 Timișul Albina
2014–2015 ACS Poli Timișoara (assistant)
Medal record
Politehnica Timișoara
Runner-up Romanian Cup 1992
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sorin Vlaicu (born 3 June 1965) is a retired Romanian international footballer.

Club career

Vlaicu was born on 3 June 1965 in Șimian, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1979, aged 14 at local club Mecanizatorul.[1][2][3] He started his senior career at Mecanizatorul, going afterwards to Armata Craiova, and then in 1986 to Divizia C club UM Timișoara.[1][2][3]

In 1987, Vlaicu signed with Politehnica Timișoara where coach Ion Ionescu gave him his Divizia A debut on 14 May 1988 in a 6–0 away loss to Dinamo București.[1][2][3] At the end of his first season, the team was relegated to Divizia B, but he stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back after one year, contributing with four goals scored, including one in a 3–1 West derby victory against UTA Arad.[1][4] He played four matches in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup edition under coach Constantin Rădulescu, as in the first round they got past Atlético Madrid with 2–1 on aggregate, being eliminated in the next round by Sporting Lisbon against whom he scored once.[1][3][5] Subsequently, the club reached the 1992 Cupa României final, where coach Ionescu used him the entire match in the loss at the penalty shoot-out to Steaua București, Vlaicu missing his spot kick.[1][6]

Vlaicu was transferred in 1992 by the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade.[1][2][3] He left the Yugoslavs after only half a season to return to Politehnica, but they still managed to win the Yugoslavia Cup without him.[1][2] The White-Purples were relegated at the end of the 1993–94 season, Vlaicu spending one more year with them in Divizia B.[1] In 1995 he moved to Hungary to play for Békéscsaba, making his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 10 May under coach József Pásztor in a 0–0 draw against Újpest.[7][8] Five days later, Vlaicu scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Győr.[7] He made his last Nemzeti Bajnokság I on 23 June 1996 in a 3–1 home win over Győr, having a total of 14 games with two goals scored in the competition.[1][7] Subsequently, he made a third comeback at Politehnica.[1][2] In the 1996–97 season the club was relegated once again to the second division, where Vlaicu spent another one and a half years.[1][2]

In 1999 he signed a contract with Drobeta-Turnu Severin in Divizia B.[1][9] In April 2000, together with 16 other players, Vlaicu accused the board of inducing the players to lose a match against Chimica Târnăveni.[9] After examining the case, the Romanian Football Federation punished the clubs with mutual walkovers for both league matches and deducted six points from Drobeta-Turnu Severin.[9] He then moved to UM Timișoara, managing to earn promotion to the first league in the 2000–01 season.[1][2] Vlaicu made his last Divizia A appearance on 1 June 2002 in UM's 1–0 home loss to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, having a total of 214 matches with 19 goals scored in the competition.[1][2] He ended his career one year later, playing with UM and CFR Timișoara in the Romanian lower leagues.[1][2]

International career

Vlaicu played four friendly games for Romania, making his debut on 17 April 1991 when coach Mircea Rădulescu sent him to replace captain Gheorghe Hagi in the 61st minute of a 2–0 away victory against Spain.[2][3][10][11] He made his last appearance for the national team on 8 April 1992 in a 2–0 home win over Latvia.[2][10]

Managerial career

Vlaicu coached Timișul Albina during the 2005–06 Divizia D season, at the end of which the team earned promotion to Divizia C.[3][12][13] In March 2014 he was brought by Dan Alexa to be his assistant at ACS Poli Timișoara.[12] He also coached juniors.[3]

Honours

Player

Politehnica Timișoara

Red Star Belgrade

UM Timișoara

Manager

Timișul Albina

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Sorin Vlaicu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Sorin Vlaicu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Timișoara: Sorin Vlaicu încă mai bate mingea pe teren" [Timișoara: Sorin Vlaicu is still hitting the ball on the field] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 6 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  4. ^ "Ultima legendă" [The last legend] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Trei decenii de la o mare victorie: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0" [Three decades since a great victory: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
    "Sorin Vlaicu. UEFA Cup 1990/1991". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 February 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1991 - 1992". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "Sorin Vlaicu profile" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Archived from the original on 5 June 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Békéscsaba - Újpest 0 : 0" (in Hungarian). Magyarfutball.hu. Archived from the original on 21 April 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
    "Sorin Vlaicu profile" (in Hungarian). Nela.hu. Archived from the original on 2 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  9. ^ a b c "Seismul Drobeta-Chimica" [Drobeta-Chimica earthquake] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 28 April 2000. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  10. ^ a b "Sorin Vlaicu". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Spain 0-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  12. ^ a b "Vlaicu, alaturi de Alexa pe banca tehnica a lui Poli" [Vlaicu, alongside Alexa on Poli's technical bench] (in Romanian). Debanat.ro. 18 March 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Ion Roșu, marcatorul veteran" [Ion Roșu, the veteran scorer] (in Romanian). Debanat.ro. 30 May 2006. Retrieved 12 March 2025.

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