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Bucurel Adrian “The Cobra” Ilie (born 20 April 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Adrian Ilie

Personal information
Full name	Bucurel Adrian Ilie[1]
Date of birth	(1974-04-20) 20 April 1974 (age 48)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Left winger Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1993	Electroputere Craiova	31	(12)
1993–1996	Steaua București	85	(28)
1996–1998	Galatasaray	30	(12)
1998–2002	Valencia	84	(29)
2002–2003	Deportivo Alavés	22	(6)
2003–2004	Beşiktaş	13	(6)
2004–2005	Zürich	23	(7)
Total		287	(100)
National team
1993–2005[2]	Romania	55	(13)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He represented the Romania national team in one World Cup and two European Championships.

Club career

Ilie began his career with his local club Electroputere Craiova before transferring to Romania's biggest club Steaua Bucuresti in 1993. During his three years with Steaua, Ilie helped the club to three consecutive Romanian league titles and the 1995–96 Cupa României.

In 1996, Ilie was purchased by Turkish side Galatasaray for an amount of €2.35 million, where he won the Turkish championship in 1996–97. After an impressive season, he moved from Galatasaray to Valencia CF for a reported US$ 7 million, where he replaced in the squad the Brazilian star Romário and took over his no. 11 jersey. At Valencia he impressed from his debut, scoring twelve goals in 17 matches, and thus getting the nickname of "Cobra" from coach Claudio Ranieri, because he was as "lethal as a cobra".[3] At the Mestalla, Ilie made a remarkable attacking duo together with teammate Claudio López, helping Los Che to win the 1998–99 Copa del Rey. In 2000, under Héctor Cúper's command, Valencia reached the final of the UEFA Champions League, where Ilie appeared as a substitute for Gerardo in a 3–0 loss to Real Madrid CF. Two years later, Ilie was a member of Rafael Benítez's 2001–02 La Liga winning squad, scoring only two goals in 10 matches because of injuries.

In 2002, Ilie left Valencia to join Deportivo Alavés but the club was relegated to the Segunda División in his only season. He then returned to Turkey to play for Beşiktaş J.K. before transferring to Switzerland's FC Zürich a year later. In 2005, he signed with Belgian side Beerschot AC but never played with the club due to a severe ankle injury,[4] resulting in his retirement from football at the age of only 31.

However, in 2009, he decided to come back into professional football after some discussions with Russian club FC Terek Grozny but he had to quit after failing his medical tests.

International career

At the international level, Ilie won 55 caps for Romania, scoring 13 goals. He played at the 1996 European Football Championship, 1998 FIFA World Cup and 2000 European Football Championship.[5] At 1998 FIFA World Cup, he scored against Colombia one of the most spectacular goals of the tournament. In the period between 1997–2000, alongside teammate Gheorghe Hagi, he was Romania's national team leader, scoring important goals and impressing with his skills. In 1998, he won the title of Romania's footballer of the year.

Personal life

He is the older brother of fellow footballer Sabin Ilie.[6]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Supercup		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Electroputere Craiova	1991–92	Divizia A	1	0			—		—		1	0
	1992–93		30	12			—		1	0	31	12
	Total		31	12					1	0	32	12
Steaua București	1993–94	Divizia A	23	3		0	—		4	0	27	3
	1994–95		28	11			1	0	6	3	35	14
	1995–96		24	12			—		7	2	31	14
	1996–97		10	1			—		5	5	15	6
	Total		85	27			1	0	22	10	108	37
Galatasaray	1996–97	1.Lig	18	6			1	0	—		19	6
	1997–98		12	6			—		7	5	19	11
	Total		30	12			1	0	7	5	38	17
Valencia	1997–98	La Liga	17	12	3	1	—		—		20	13
	1998–99		24	10	4	0	—		5	2	33	12
	1999–00		22	5	1	0	1	0	12	3	36	8
	2000–01		10	0	1	0	—		2	0	13	0
	2001–02		10	2	0	0	—		3	3	13	5
	Total		83	29	9	1	1	0	22	8	115	38
Alavés	2002–03	La Liga	22	6	1	0	—		2	0	25	6
Beşiktaş	2003–04	Süper Lig	13	6			—		2	0	15	6
Zürich	2004–05	Swiss Super League	23	7	4	4	—		—		27	11
Career total			287	99	14	5	3	0	56	23	360	127

International

List of international goals scored by Adrian Ilie

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 August 1996	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Israel	1–0	2–0	Friendly
2	30 April 1997	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Republic of Ireland	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	3 June 1998	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Paraguay	1–0	3–2	Friendly
4				2–1
5	15 June 1998	Stade de Gerland, Lyon, France	Colombia	1–0	1–0	1998 FIFA World Cup Group G
6	2 September 1998	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania	Liechtenstein	3-0	7–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
7				4–0
8				5–0
9	5 June 1999	Steaua Stadium, Bucharest, Romania,	Hungary	1–0	2–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
10	4 September 1999	Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia	Slovakia	0–1	1–5	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
11	16 August 2000	Stadionul Cotroceni, Bucharest, Romania	Poland	1–0	1–1	Friendly
12	6 June 2001	Darius and Girėnas Stadium, Kaunas, Lithuania,	Lithuania	0–1	1–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
13	5 September 2001	Ferenc Puskás Stadium, Budapest, Hungary	Hungary	0–1	0–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Steaua Bucharest[7]

• Romanian League: 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96
• Romanian Cup: 1995–96
• Romanian Supercup: 1994, 1995

Galatasaray[8]

• Turkish League: 1996–97, 1997–98
• Turkish Supercup: 1997

Valencia[9]

• La Liga: 2001–02
• Spanish Cup: 1998–99
• Supercopa de España: 1999
• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 1998
• UEFA Champions League Runner-up: 1999–2000, 2000–01

Zürich[10]

• Swiss Cup: 2004–05

Individual

• Romanian Footballer of the Year: 1998

References

На других языках

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[de] Adrian Ilie

Adrian Bucurel Ilie (* 20. April 1974 in Craiova, Kreis Dolj) ist ein ehemaliger rumänischer Fußballspieler. Der Stürmer bestritt insgesamt 305 Spiele in der rumänischen Liga 1, der spanischen Primera División, der türkischen Süper Lig und der Schweizer Super League. Als Nationalspieler nahm er an der Europameisterschaft 1996, der Weltmeisterschaft 1998 und der Europameisterschaft 2000 teil. Er ist der Bruder des ehemaligen Bundesligaspielers Sabin Ilie.

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- [en] Adrian Ilie

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[es] Adrian Ilie

Adrian Bucurel Ilie (Craiova, Rumania, 24 de abril de 1974) es un exfutbolista rumano. Jugaba de delantero, y entre otros equipos defendió al Valencia de la Primera División de España y a la selección rumana.

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[fr] Adrian Ilie

Adrian Bucurel Ilie est un footballeur roumain né le 20 avril 1974 à Craiova.

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[it] Adrian Ilie

Adrian Bucurel Ilie (Craiova, 24 aprile 1974) è un dirigente sportivo ed ex calciatore rumeno, di ruolo attaccante e ala. Lavora nel settore degli affari legati al turismo ed al calcio ed è direttore sportivo della Steaua Bucarest.

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[ru] Илие, Адриан

Адриа́н Букурэ́л Или́е (рум. Adrian Bucurel Ilie ; род. 20 апреля 1974, Крайова) — румынский футболист. Провел 55 матчей за сборную Румынии. Завершил карьеру в 2005 году. Ныне занимается предпринимательской и агентской деятельностью.

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