Sorin Vlaicu

Sorin Vlaicu

Personal information
Date of birth	(1965-06-03) 3 June 1965
Place of birth	Șimian, Romania
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Politehnica Timișoara (youth coach)
Youth career
1979–1982	Mecanizatorul Șimian
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1982–1984	Mecanizatorul Șimian
1985–1986	AS Armata Craiova
1986–1987	UM Timișoara
1987–1992	Politehnica Timișoara	122	(14)
1992–1993	Red Star Belgrade	13	(0)
1993–1995	Politehnica Timișoara	71	(7)
1995–1996	Békéscsaba	14	(2)
1996–1999	Politehnica Timișoara	95	(8)
1999–2000	Drobeta-Turnu Severin	37	(10)
2000–2002	UM Timișoara	63	(7)
2003	CFR Timișoara
Total		415	(48)
International career
1991–1992	Romania	4	(0)
Medal record Politehnica Timișoara Runner-up Romanian Cup 1992
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sorin Vlaicu (born 3 June 1965) is a retired Romanian international footballer.

Club career

He started his career in 1987 in Politehnica Timișoara, where he spent most of his career. Soon he began to show himself as a very strong offensive midfielder. After becoming an international player, he was brought in 1992 by the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade from Yugoslavia. In 1993, he returned to Timișoara where he continued playing until January 1995, when he moved to Hungary to play with Békéscsaba Elöre, where he played until January 1996. Since then, he has been the pillar of the Politehnica Timișoara team, having, in total, played an impressive 288 games, and scored 29 goals.

International career

After becoming an important Politehnica player, in the years of 1991 and 1992, he got four caps for the Romania national football team. His debut was on 17 April 1991 under coach Mircea Rădulescu against Spain when he came as a substitute and replaced Gheorghe Hagi in the 61st minute in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Spain.

Honours

Politehnica Timișoara

• Divizia B: 1988–89
• Cupa României runner-up: 1991–92

Red Star Belgrade

• FR Yugoslav Cup: 1992–93

UM Timișoara

• Divizia B: 2000–01

External sources

• Sorin Vlaicu at WorldFootball.net