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Sorin Cigan
Sorin Cigan (born 29 May 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker and currently a manager. In Romania Cigan played mostly for Bihor Oradea, but he had his best seasons at Brașov, then he played for rest of his career in Hungary, where he was a well known player, playing along his career for Budapest most important clubs Ferencváros and Újpest among other clubs.
| Sorin Cigan while playing for Ferencváros. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Tușnad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Füzesgyarmat (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1987 | Bihor Oradea | 42 | (3) |
| 1984–1985 | → UTA Arad (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1988–1990 | Brașov | 67 | (15) |
| 1989 | → Victoria București | 12 | (2) |
| 1990 | Bihor Oradea | 14 | (1) |
| 1991 | Szeged | 14 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Újpest | 24 | (5) |
| 1992–1993 | Ferencváros | 19 | (3) |
| 1994 | Vasas | 5 | (2) |
| 1994 | Stadler Akasztó | 7 | (0) |
| 1995 | Kabai Cukor | 13 | (5) |
| 1995–1996 | Matáv Sopron | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1997 | Szeged | 6 | (1) |
| Total | 223 | (43) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1988 | Romania Olympic | 1 | (0) |
| 1989 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Tricotaje Ineu | ||
| 2003 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2004 | Tricotaje Ineu | ||
| 2006–2007 | Arieșul Turda | ||
| 2007 | Stăruința Săcueni | ||
| 2008 | Avântul Reghin | ||
| 2010 | Liberty Salonta | ||
| 2010 | Viitorul Popești | ||
| 2011 | Tricolorul Alparea | ||
| 2012 | Bihorul Beiuș | ||
| 2013 | Europa Alba Iulia | ||
| 2013–2014 | Sighetu Marmației | ||
| 2020– | Füzesgyarmat | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2017 | |||
His son, Cristian Cigan is also a footballer.[1]
In June 2009 Cigan was involved in a scandal of match fixing, he was accused of receiving money from ACU Arad to convince Bihor Oradea players to let ACU win. In 2013 he was convicted at 3 years of suspended sentence.[2]
Honours
- Újpest
- Ferencváros
References
External links
- Sorin Cigan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Sorin Cigan at Magyarfutball.hu