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Adrian Ropotan

Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[1]

Adrian Ropotan
Ropotan with Volga NN in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38)
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

Career

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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] In the following season The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which however was lost with 4–2 on aggregate.[2][6][7][8][9][10] He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for 3 million € on 13 February 2009.[11][12] In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo Moscow to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae.[13] After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo Moscow where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu.[14] After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga as a free agent where he was teammate with compatriot Mihăiță Pleșan.[15][16] On 22 June 2014 Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu.[17][18] 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][19] He went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai Răduț.[20] Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu.[2][21]

International career

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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.[22][23] 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.[22][24][25] His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended 1–1.[22][26]

Statistics

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Club

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As of match played 27 September 2019[2][27][28][29][30]
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
  1. ^ Includes one match in the 2007 Supercupa României
  2. ^ Includes one match in the 2015–16 Cupa Ligii

International

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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[31]

Honours

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Dinamo București

References

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  1. ^ Un campion cu Dinamo a revenit în Liga 1! Dorinel Munteanu l-a convins să semneze cu Chiajna. gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "A. ROPOTAN". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ ""Doar" un egal: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!" ["Just" a draw: Lazio 1 - 1 Dinamo!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 14 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Liga Campionilor - Lazio - Dinamo 1 -1 - Ingerul cu mănuşi" [Champions League - Lazio - Dinamo 1 -1 - The angel with gloves] (in Romanian). Jurnalul.ro. 15 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Rapusi in 20 de minute" [Destroyed in 20 minutes] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Dinamo: Visul frumos s-a terminat" [Dinamo: The beautiful dream is over] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  10. ^ "Dezastru pentru echipa lui Rednic: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio" [Disaster for Rednic's team: Dinamo 1 - 3 Lazio] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  11. ^ "Adrian Ropotan transferat la Dinamo Moscova" [Adrian Ropotan transferred to Dynamo Moscow] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Ropotan, patru ani la Dinamo Moscova!" [Ropotan, four years at Dinamo Moscow!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 9 February 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.
  15. ^ Ропотан – в "Волге" Archived 8 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  16. ^ "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.
  17. ^ ""Qəbələ"də iki yeni futbolçu". gabalafc.az (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  18. ^ "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.
  19. ^ "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.
  20. ^ "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.
  21. ^ "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.
  22. ^ a b c "Adrian Ropotan". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  23. ^ "Romania - Georgia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  24. ^ "Bosnia and Herzegovina - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  25. ^ "Romania - Luxembourg 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  26. ^ "Congo D.R. - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  27. ^ "A. ROPOTAN". uk.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
  28. ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2006–07 Romanian Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  29. ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2007–08 Romanian Cup appearances". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  30. ^ "Adrian Ropotan's 2007 Romanian Super Cup appearance". romaniansoccer.ro. RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  31. ^ "Adrian Ropotan". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
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