Raul Costin
Raul Rǎzvan Costin (born 29 January 1985) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a central midfielder.[1] He was best known for his simple distribution and long shots.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | January 29, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Mogoșoaia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2004 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Național București | 24 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Sibiu (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | Dacia Mioveni | 32 | (12) |
| 2009–2013 | Vaslui | 101 | (5) |
| 2013–2014 | Simurq | 30 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Universitatea Cluj | 26 | (1) |
| 2015 | Botoșani | 11 | (0) |
| 2016 | Rapid București | 17 | (1) |
| 2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Concordia Chiajna | 34 | (2) |
| 2017–2019 | Argeș Pitești | 62 | (8) |
| 2019–2020 | Mioveni | 25 | (5) |
| 2020–2022 | Rapid București | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 401 | (39) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 14 June 2021 (UTC) | |||
Early career
Costin is a product of the Naţional București youth academy making his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season against CFR Cluj coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss. Before his Naţional debut, he has played one season loaned to FC Sibiu during the 2005–06 season. In the 2008 summer, because of Progresul's (former Naţional) disaffiliation, he signed for Dacia Mioveni where he managed 12 goals, in 32 matches, finishing 6th with his team.
FC Vaslui
On 18 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with SC Vaslui for an undisclosed fee. He made his first-team debut on 12 August, against Gaz Metan Mediaş coming as a substitute in a 2–1 win and he scored his first goal against Poli Iaşi in the Moldavian Derby, also in a 2–1 win. He helped his team reaching the Romanian Cup final after scoring the first goal, in the 4–0 win against FC Brașov in the semi-finals. On 15 April 2012 he scored an amazing goal against CS Mioveni in a 3–0 victory.
Simurq
In August 2013, Costin signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.[2] Costin made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Stjepan Poljak.[3] Costin's first goal for Simurq was the winning goal in the 89th minute against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.[4]
Universitatea Cluj
After one season at Simurq, Costin moved to Universitatea Cluj in June 2014.[5]
Statistics
Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2023[6][7][8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sibiu (loan) | 2005–06 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 16 | 2 | ||
| Total | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 2 | |
| Naţional Bucureşti | 2006–07 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 27 | 0 | |
| Dacia Mioveni | 2008–09 | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 33 | 12 | ||
| Total | 32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 33 | 12 | |
| Vaslui | 2009–10 | 24 | 2 | 5 | 2 | - | 1 | 0 | 30 | 4 | |
| 2010–11 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2011–12 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |||
| Total | 101 | 5 | 11 | 3 | - | - | 12 | 0 | 124 | 8 | |
| Simurq | 2013–14 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 30 | 3 | ||
| Total | 30 | 3 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 30 | 3 | |
| Universitatea Cluj | 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 29 | 1 | |
| Total | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 1 | |
| Botoșani | 2015–16 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Rapid București | 2015–16 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 1 | ||
| Total | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 1 | |
| Târgu Mureș | 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 | |
| Concordia Chiajna | 2016–17 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 32 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 34 | 2 | |
| Argeș Pitești | 2017–18 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 31 | 7 | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 62 | 8 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 63 | 8 | |
| Mioveni | 2019–20 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 5 | |
| Total | 25 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 28 | 0 | |
| Rapid București | 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 21 | 0 | |
| Career total | 401 | 39 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 445 | 42 | |
References
- "Mărturia dură a unui fotbalist retras din Liga 1: "Fotbalul e doar o bulă în care neglijezi dezvoltarea ta. Am facultate, master, dar nu știu să fac nimic. După fotbal, te lovește viața în plin"" [The hard testimony of a footballer retired from League 1: "Football is just a bubble in which you neglect your development. I have a university degree, a master's degree, but I don't know how to do anything. After football, life hits you in full."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- "Inter Raul officially! (FOTO) (PHOTO)" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
- "Khazar 0-0 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- "Inter Baku 1-2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- "Bine ai venit, Raul Costin!". www.universitateacluj.ro/ (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj.
- Raul Costin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Raul Costin at Soccerway
- Raul Costin at WorldFootball.net