Ionuţ Laurian Tîrnăcop (born 22 April 1987) is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ionuț Laurian Tîrnăcop | ||
| Date of birth | (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Turnu Măgurele, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chimia Turnu Măgurele | |||
| Turris Turnu Măgurele | |||
| Rulmentul Alexandria | |||
| 2004–2005 | ȘF "Marius Lăcătuș" | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2012 | Sportul Studențesc | 38 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Bihor Oradea | 11 | (1) |
| 2013–2014 | Universitatea Cluj | 30 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | Universitatea Craiova | 28 | (3) |
| Total | 107 | (6) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017 | |||
Tîrnăcop started playing football when he was eight years old at Chimia, a team from his home town, Turnu Măgurele. When he was fifteen, he made his debut in Liga III with another local team, Turris Turnu Măgurele.[1] One year later he joined Rulmentul Alexandria and in 2004 he moved to the Marius Lăcătuș football school.[2]
In 2005, Tîrnăcop was transferred to Sportul Studențesc where he spent five years before debuting in Liga I in a match against FC Timișoara. In August 2011, he scored his first goal in the first Romanian league against CFR Cluj.[3] At the beginning of 2012, he missed a transfer to the Liga I side, Petrolul Ploiești but, in November 2012, he joined FC Bihor as a free agent.[4]
In April 2013, he was brought to Universitatea Cluj by the manager of the team at that time, Ioan Viorel Ganea,[5] and scored the first goal for his new team in a match against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.
In September 2014, he signed a contract with Universitatea Craiova.