Claudiu Dorin Tudor (born 29 April 1985) is a Romanian retired footballer who is the sporting director of Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Claudiu Dorin Tudor | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-04-29) 29 April 1985 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth | Ploiești, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Petrolul Ploiești (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2001 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2002 | Petrolul Ploiești | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2008 | FC U Craiova | 6 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Sheriff Tiraspol (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2008 | → Juventus București (loan) | 58 | (28) |
| 2008–2011 | Astra Ploiești | 31 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Studențesc Iași (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2011–2013 | Studențesc Iași | 58 | (4) |
| 2013–2014 | SC Bacău | 35 | (3) |
| 2015 | UTA Arad | 29 | (9) |
| 2015 | Afumați | ||
| 2016 | Voința Snagov | 8 | (2) |
| 2016–2018 | Petrolul Ploiești | 30 | (10) |
| Total | 271 | (61) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Romania U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2021– | Petrolul Ploiești (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018 | |||
He played as a midfielder for teams such as Petrolul Ploiești, FC Universitatea Craiova, Juventus București, Astra Ploiești or Studențesc Iași, among others.
Claudiu Tudor made his debut in Divizia B at the age of just 17 for Petrolul Ploiești.[1]
In 2002, he moved to Universitatea Craiova.[2] Not making an impact, he was loaned to Sheriff Tiraspol and Juventus București.[3]
He moved to Astra Ploiești in 2009 and helped them gain promotion to the liga I.[1] Later that year he damaged his Achilles tendon and was sidelined for almost a year due to that injury.[4]
In January 2011 he moved to Politehnica Iași, becoming captain of the team after just six months.[5] At the end of the 11–12 season, CSMS Iași gained promotion to the Liga I, as Tudor scored three goals from 27 games.[6]