Florian Dan Lăcustă (born 22 March 1977 in Piteşti) is a retired Romanian footballer.

Dan Lăcustă
Personal information
Full name Florian Dan Lăcustă
Date of birth (1977-03-22) 22 March 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Piteşti, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1998 Argeș Pitești 74 (1)
1998–1999 Sheriff Tiraspol 20 (2)
1999–2003 Astra Ploieşti 79 (1)
2003–2005 Sheriff Tiraspol 51 (2)
2005–2006 FC Vaslui 22 (0)
2006 Sheriff Tiraspol ? (0)
2007 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț ? (?)
2007–2010 Argeş Piteşti 61 (2)
International career
2000–2001 Romania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2008

Club career

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Lăcustă has appeared in 160 Romanian Liga I matches and 71 Moldovan National Division matches over his 16-year football career.[1] He joined Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ in January 2007.[2][3] In September 2007, he returned to FC Argeş Piteşti, where manager Ionuţ Badea expected him to be a powerful and experienced central defender for the club.[4]

He appeared in four qualifying matches for the 2005–06 UEFA Champions League with FC Sheriff Tiraspol.[5]

International career

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Lăcustă has made three appearances for the senior Romania national football team. He made his debut in a friendly match against Algeria on 8 December 2000.[6] He played in one qualifying match for the 2002 FIFA World Cup, a 1–1 draw against Georgia on 6 October 2001.[7]

Honours

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FC Argeş Piteşti
FC Sheriff Tiraspol

References

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  1. ^ "Players - Florian Dan Lăcustă". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Dan Lăcustă, singura noutate la reunirea lotului Ceahlăului". Monitorul de Neamt. 9 January 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  3. ^ "Dan Lacusta va juca la Ceahlaul". Onlinesport.ro. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  4. ^ "Lacusta a semnat cu FC Arges". CETATEANULUI ARGESEAN. 26 September 2007. Archived from the original on 28 May 2007. Retrieved 27 November 2008.
  5. ^ "UEFA Champions League 2005/06 Qualifying Details". RSSSF. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  6. ^ "National team - 2000". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
  7. ^ "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan Preliminaries: Romania - Georgia". FIFA. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 26 November 2008.
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