Lucian Sânmărtean
Romanian footballer (born 1980) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean (born 13 March 1980) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or a winger.
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Full name | Lucian Iulian Sânmărtean | ||
Date of birth | (1980-03-13) 13 March 1980 (age 44) | ||
Place of birth | Bistrița, Romania | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, winger | ||
Youth career | |||
1987–1998 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–2003 | Gloria Bistrița | 89 | (12) |
2003–2007 | Panathinaikos | 24 | (1) |
2007–2008 | Utrecht | 17 | (0) |
2009 | Gloria Bistrița | 26 | (1) |
2010–2014 | Vaslui | 122 | (12) |
2014–2015 | Steaua București | 26 | (5) |
2015–2016 | Al-Ittihad | 31 | (6) |
2016–2017 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 17 | (2) |
2017 | Al-Taawoun | 8 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Voluntari | 5 | (0) |
Total | 365 | (39) | |
International career | |||
2000–2002 | Romania U21 | 12 | (1) |
2002–2016 | Romania | 21 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Regarded by coach Ioan Sabău as the country's most talented player after Gheorghe Hagi,[1][2] he was awarded Romanian Footballer of the Year in 2014.[3] Sânmărtean was often praised for his exceptional passing and uncommon dribbling ability,[4][5][6] however much of his career was marked by injuries.
Sânmărtean gained his first cap for the Romania national team in November 2002. He amassed 21 games for the nation and represented it at the UEFA Euro 2016.