Cosmin Bărcăuan (born 5 August 1978 in Oradea) is a retired Romanian footballer and current manager.[2] At the beginning of his career, Bărcăuan played as a striker, but when he arrived at Dinamo București, coach Ioan Andone started using him as a defender.[2][3][1]
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1978-08-05) 5 August 1978 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Oradea, Romania | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back / Right-back / Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Voluntari II (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1998 | Bihor Oradea[lower-alpha 1] | 44 | (7) |
1998 | → Gloria Bistrița (loan) | 0 | (0) |
1999–2002 | FC U Craiova | 97 | (16) |
2002–2004 | Dinamo București | 51 | (17) |
2004–2007 | Shakhtar Donetsk | 23 | (1) |
2005 | → Krylya Sovetov (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2005–2006 | → Dinamo București (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2006–2007 | → PAOK Thessaloniki (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2007–2010 | OFI Crete | 49 | (2) |
2010 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ | 12 | (0) |
Total | 312 | (43) | |
National team | |||
2000–2004 | Romania | 8 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2010–2011 | Astera Sílata | ||
2011–2015 | Digenis Lakkoma F.C. | ||
2016–2018 | Olympiacos Thessaloniki Academy | ||
2018– | Voluntari II | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
From 2000 until 2004, Bărcăuan made 8 appearances and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Adrian Mutu in the 52nd minute of a friendly in which he scored the second goal of a 2–1 victory against FR Yugoslavia.[4][5] He scored his second goal for the national team in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Algeria.[4][6] Bărcăuan's last four games for Romania were at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[4]
Bihor Oradea
Dinamo București
Shakhtar Donetsk
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