Corneliu Codreanu (footballer)

Corneliu Ioan Codreanu (born 11 February 1977) is a Romanian former football right back. Codreanu played in his career mainly for FCM Bacău, but he also spent some periods at teams like: Laminorul Roman, UTA Arad, Aerostar Bacău or Botoşani. In 2011 Codreanu signed with Unirea Mircești, a lower leagues side from Iași County and automatically becoming an important name of the small team. He won afterwards two times Liga IV with Unirea, in 2015 and 2017, but lost in both times the Liga III promotion play-off, in 2015 against Voința Răucești and in 2017 against Oțelul Galați.[1][2][3]

Corneliu Codreanu
Personal information
Full name Corneliu Ioan Codreanu
Date of birth (1977-02-11) 11 February 1977
Place of birth Roman, Romania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right Back
Youth career
Laminorul Roman
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Laminorul Roman 78 (5)
2001–2006 FCM Bacău 102 (2)
2006–2007 UTA Arad 3 (0)
2008–2009 FCM Bacău 13 (0)
2008 → Aerostar Bacău (loan)
2009–2010 Botoşani 26 (0)
2010–2011 FCM Bacău 21 (2)
2011–2018 Unirea Mircești
Total 243 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2019

Codreanu was badly injured in the left knee in summer of 2003. He was operated in May 2004 at Leverkusen and was out till the end of the year. The German doctor said that the operation made by Romanian doctors was made in mockery.[4]

References
  1. Unirea Mircești atacă promovarea în Liga a III-a. infois.ro (in Romanian)
  2. Unirea Mirceşti, noua campioană a judeţului. frf.ro (in Romanian)
  3. Ziua cea mare pentru oţelari: Unirea Mirceşti – Oţelul Galaţi. ascotelul.ro (in Romanian)
  4. In 2005, Cornel Codreanu a revenit pe teren dupa o accidentare care l-a tinut pe tusa 20 de luni / Luptatorul de pe gazon. desteptarea.ro (in Romanian)
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