Adrian Ropotan

Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Adrian Ropotan
Ropotan with Volga NN in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986
Place of birth Galați, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000 Salbero Galați
2000–2003 Dunărea Galați
2003–2004 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2006 Dinamo II București 28 (0)
2005–2009 Dinamo București 71 (0)
2009–2012 Dynamo Moscow 54 (2)
2011–2012 → Tom Tomsk (loan) 18 (1)
2013–2014 Volga N.Novgorod 21 (0)
2014–2015 Gabala 16 (0)
2015 Petrolul Ploiești 18 (2)
2016 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 10 (1)
2016–2018 Hatta Club 41 (3)
2018–2019 Concordia Chiajna 19 (2)
Total 296 (11)
International career
2006–2008 Romania U21 16 (0)
2008–2016 Romania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Adrian Ropotan was born in Galați on 8 May 1986, playing his first Divizia A match for Dinamo București on 18 March 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[2] In the following season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the 2006–07 Liga I title, also appearing in 8 matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the sixteenths-finals where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica.[2][3][4][5] Ropotan was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for 3 million euros on 13 February 2009.[6][7] In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo Moscow to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae.[8] After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo Moscow where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu.[9] After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga as a free agent where he was teammate with fellow Romanian Mihăiță Pleșan.[10][11] On 22 June 2014 Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu.[12][13] In the 2015–16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul Ploiești and in the second for Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[2][14] He went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai Răduț.[15] Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu.[2][16]

International career

Adrian Ropotan played 7 games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in order to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Georgia.[17][18] He appeared in two games at the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 home victory against Luxembourg.[17][19][20] His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended 1–1.[17][21]

Statistics

Club
As of match played 27 September 2019[2][22][23][24][25]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2004–05Dinamo II BucureștiLiga II7000-70
2005–0621000-210
2005–06Dinamo BucureștiLiga I50000050
2006–072101080300
2007–083004[lower-alpha 1]040380
2008–091500020170
2009Dynamo MoscowRussian Premier League1820020202
201020010-210
2011–1210010-110
Tom Tomsk (loan)18110-191
2012–13Dynamo Moscow6010-70
Volga6000-60
2013–1415000-150
2014–15GabalaAzerbaijan Premier League1601020190
2015–16Petrolul PloieștiLiga I1823[lower-alpha 2]0-212
Pandurii Târgu Jiu10100-101
2016–17Hatta ClubUAE Pro-League22350-273
2017–1819040-230
2018–19Concordia ChiajnaLiga I19200-192
Total Romania 1465801401685
Russia 9334020993
Azerbaijan 1601020190
United Arab Emirates 4139000503
Career total 2961122018033611
  1. Includes one match in the 2007 Supercupa României
  2. Includes one match in the 2015–16 Cupa Ligii

International
Romania national team
YearAppsGoals
200810
200900
201010
201130
201620
Total70

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011[26]

Honours

Dinamo București

References
  1. Un campion cu Dinamo a revenit în Liga 1! Dorinel Munteanu l-a convins să semneze cu Chiajna. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "A. ROPOTAN". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Adrian Ropotan, analiză dură a situației de la Dinamo: "De la eșecul cu Lazio, lucrurile au luat-o la vale!" Exclusiv" [Adrian Ropotan, harsh analysis of the situation at Dinamo: "Since the failure with Lazio, things have taken a turn for the worse!" Exclusive] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 20 October 2021. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  4. "Benfica – Dinamo, ultima deplasare a "câinilor" în primăvara europeană" [Benfica – Dinamo, the last trip of the "dogs" in the European spring] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. "Dinamo – Benfica 1-2 (Cupa UEFA, 22 februarie 2007 – turul 3)" [Dinamo – Benfica 1-2 (UEFA Cup, February 22, 2007 – round 3)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. "Adrian Ropotan transferat la Dinamo Moscova" [Adrian Ropotan transferred to Dynamo Moscow] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  7. "Ropotan, patru ani la Dinamo Moscova!" [Ropotan, four years at Dinamo Moscow!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  8. "Ropotan a fost împrumutat de Dinamo Moscova. Vezi la ce echipă!" [Ropotan was loaned by Dinamo Moscow. See which team!] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  9. "Trimis să se antreneze cu juniorii lui Dinamo Moscova, Ropotan ar putea fi salvat de Dan Petrescu" [Sent to train with Dinamo Moscow's juniors, Ropotan could be saved by Dan Petrescu] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  10. Ропотан – в "Волге" Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  11. "Ropotan s-a întors în Rusia. Va fi coleg cu Pleşan la Volga Novgorod" [Ropotan returned to Russia. He will be a colleague of Pleşan at the Volga Novgorod] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 5 February 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  13. "Andrei Cristea și Ropotan se duc la Qabala, cu Dorinel Munteanu: "Vrem în grupele Europa League!"" [Andrei Cristea and Ropotan go to Qabala, with Dorinel Munteanu: "We want in the Europa League groups!"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 22 June 2014. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  14. "Ropotan a profitat de contractul cu Petrolul și a semnat cu Pandurii!" [Ropotan took advantage of the contract with Petrolul and signed with Pandurii!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 16 January 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  15. "Mihai Răduţ şi Adrian Ropotan au semnat cu Hatta Club, din Dubai" [Mihai Răduţ and Adrian Ropotan signed with Hatta Club, from Dubai] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  16. "Transfer-surpriză realizat azi de Concordia! Dorinel Munteanu a convins un fotbalist cu nume să revină în Liga 1" [Surprise transfer made today by Concordia! Dorinel Munteanu convinced a named footballer to return to Liga 1] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 27 September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  17. "Adrian Ropotan". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  18. "Romania - Georgia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  19. "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  20. "Romania - Luxembourg 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  21. "Congo D.R. - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  22. "A. ROPOTAN". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  23. "Adrian Ropotan's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  24. "Adrian Ropotan's 2007–08 Romanian Cup appearances". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  25. "Adrian Ropotan's 2007 Romanian Super Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  26. "Adrian Ropotan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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