Adrian Ropotan
Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]
| With Volga NN in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 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, correct as of 2 June 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2016 | |||
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
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| 2004–05 | Dinamo II București | Liga II | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2005–06 | Dinamo București | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2006–07 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Dynamo Moscow | Russian Premier League | 18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 |
| 2010 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 11 | 0 | |||
| Tom Tomsk (loan) | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | Dynamo Moscow | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | 7 | 0 | ||
| Volga | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 15 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | Gabala | Azerbaijan Premier League | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Petrolul Ploiești | Liga I | 18 | 2 | 3[b] | 0 | - | 21 | 2 | |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2016–17 | Hatta Club | UAE Pro-League | 22 | 3 | 5 | 0 | - | 27 | 3 | |
| 2017–18 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Concordia Chiajna | Liga I | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - | 19 | 2 | |
| Total | Romania | 146 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 168 | 5 | |
| Russia | 93 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 99 | 3 | ||
| Azerbaijan | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 0 | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 41 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 296 | 11 | 22 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 336 | 11 | ||
- ^ Includes one match in the 2007 Supercupa României
- ^ Includes one match in the 2015–16 Cupa Ligii
International
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011[26]
Honours
Dinamo București
References
- ^ Un campion cu Dinamo a revenit în Liga 1! Dorinel Munteanu l-a convins să semneze cu Chiajna. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e f "A. ROPOTAN". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Adrian Ropotan transferat la Dinamo Moscova" [Adrian Ropotan transferred to Dynamo Moscow] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Ropotan, patru ani la Dinamo Moscova!" [Ropotan, four years at Dinamo Moscow!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Ропотан – в "Волге" 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "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.
- ^ ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c "Adrian Ropotan". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Georgia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Romania - Luxembourg 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Congo D.R. - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "A. ROPOTAN". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2007–08 Romanian Cup appearances". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2007 Romanian Super Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "Adrian Ropotan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 December 2014.