Florentina Olar-Spânu (born 6 August 1985), née Spânu, is a Romanian footballer who plays as a forward for Danish Elitedivisionen club Fortuna Hjørring and the Romania women's national team.

Florentina Olar-Spânu
Personal information
Full name Florentina Olar-Spânu
Birth name Florentina Spânu
Date of birth (1985-08-06) 6 August 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Constanța, Romania
Position(s) Forward[1]
Team information
Current team
Fortuna Hjørring
Number 11
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2009 Clujana
2008–2009Lazio 13 (4)
2009–2013 Apollon Limassol
2013–2019 Fortuna Hjørring 30 (7)
2019–2021 Nordsjælland 43 (9)
2021– Fortuna Hjørring 14 (4)
International career
2001– Romania 180 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Spânu has been a member of the Romanian national team from the beginning of her career, having made her debut in September 2001, in a tie 2003 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Croatia.[2] She played for Clujana, which dominated the Romanian First League throughout the decade, until 2009 when she moved abroad. Following a short stint in the Italian Serie A with Lazio, she signed for Apollon Limassol.[3][4] In 2013 she accompanied compatriot Laura Rus in signing for Fortuna Hjørring in Denmark's Elitedivisionen, with which she has reached the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.[5]

Personal life

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Spânu is married and has a son with her husband.[6]

Career statistics

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Goals for the Romanian WNT in official competitions
Competition Stage Date Location Opponent Goals Result Overall
2005 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2003–08–10 Bucharest   Malta 1 3–0 6
2003–10–12 Câmpina   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 2–0
2003–10–18 Belišće   Croatia 1 3–2
2004–05–01 Bucharest   Republic of Ireland 1 1–1
2004–05–08 Hamrun   Malta 1 8–0
2004–10–02 Otopeni   Croatia 1 10–0
2009 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2006–11–18 Mogoşoaia   Azerbaijan 1 4–1 5
2006–11–23 Mogoșoaia   Estonia 1 5–0
2007–05–05 Debrecen   Hungary 1 3–3
2008–05–24 Buftea   Italy 1 1–6
2008–05–28 Oradea   Hungary 1 3–1
2011 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2009–09–23 Buftea   Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 4–0 2
2010–08–25 Mogoșoaia   Hungary 1 2–3
2015 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2014–08–21 Mogoșoaia   North Macedonia 1 6–1 1
2014–09–17 Iaşi   Estonia 2 0–3 1
2017 UEFA Euro Qualifiers 2015–11–27 Katerini   Greece 1 3–1 1

1 Romania won 2–0 with both goals scored by Spânu, but the result was overruled by UEFA for fielding an ineligible player.[7]

International goals

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No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 30 September 2001 Osijek, Croatia   Croatia 1–0 2–2 2003 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
2. 13 October 2001 Câmpina, Romania   Estonia 1–0 6–1
3. 6–0
4. 9 June 2002 Pärnu, Estonia   Estonia 6–1 6–1
5. 10 August 2003 Bucharest, Romania   Malta 2–0 3–0 UEFA Women's Euro 2005 qualifying
6. 12 October 2003 Câmpina, Romania   Romania 1–0 2–0
7. 18 October 2003 Belišće, Croatia   Croatia 1–0 3–2
8. 1 May 2004 Bucharest, Romania   Republic of Ireland 1–1 1–1
9. 8 May 2004 Hamrun, Malta   Malta 2–0 9–0
10. 2 October 2004 Otopeni, Romania   Croatia 10–0 10–0
11. 20 August 2005 Senec, Slovakia   Slovakia 1–0 1–2 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
12. 29 October 2005 Mogoșoaia, Romania   Northern Ireland 2–0 3–2
13. 18 November 2006   Azerbaijan 1–0 4–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2009 qualifying
14. 23 November 2006   Estonia 1–0 5–0
15. 5 May 2007 Debrecen, Hungary   Hungary 1–0 3–3
16. 24 May 2008 Buftea, Romania   Italy 1–2 1–6
17. 28 May 2008 Oradea, Romania   Hungary 2–1 3–1
18. 23 September 2009 Buftea, Romania   Bosnia and Herzegovina 4–0 4–0 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
19. 25 August 2010 Mogoșoaia, Romania   Hungary 1–2 2–3
20. 21 August 2014 Mogoșoaia, Romania   North Macedonia 6–1 6–1 2015 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
21. 17 September 2014 Iași, Romania   Estonia 1–0 2–0
22. 2–0
23. 27 November 2014 Katerini, Greece   Greece 3–1 3–1 UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying

Honours

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Club

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Individual

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Florentina Olar". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  2. ^ Statistics in FIFA's website
  3. ^ Profile in UEFA's website
  4. ^ Statistics in Football.it
  5. ^ Leonidou, John (21 August 2013). "Rus aims to take Fortuna to final". UEFA.com. Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  6. ^ Brumar, Dan L. (6 October 2019). "Viața în ghete cu crampoane. Mămicile de la naționala de fotbal feminin a României își iau copiii la antrenamente". Perfecte (in Romanian). Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ UEFA
  8. ^ "Ea e cea mai buna jucatoare de fotbal din Romania. A dat un gol de poveste si ar putea concura la trofeul Ferenc Puskas: VIDEO". sport.ro. 5 December 2015.