Pompiliu Stoica

Pompiliu Stoica
	Stoica with FC Moscow in 2007
Personal information
Full name	Pompiliu Sorin Stoica
Date of birth	10 September 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth	Buzău, Romania
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Plopeni (player-assistant)
Number	13
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–1998	Gloria Buzău
1998–2000	Astra Ploiești
2000–2004	Steaua București
2004–2008	FC Moscow
2008	Tom Tomsk
2009	Alki Larnaca
2009–2012	Petrolul Ploiești
2021–2023	Plopeni
Total
International career
2000–2006	Romania
Managerial career
2013	Viitorul Buzău
2018	FCSB II
2021–2024	Plopeni (assistant)
2024–	Tricolorul Breaza
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Pompiliu Sorin Stoica (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈstojka]; born 10 September 1976) is a Romanian former footballer and currently assistant manager for Liga III club CSO Plopeni.

Playing career

Club

Stoica started his senior career at hometown club Gloria Buzău, and went on to represent Astra Ploiești, Steaua București and Petrolul Ploiești in his country. He also had three stints abroad, of which two in Russia and one in Cyprus.

International

Between 2000 and 2006, Stoica earned eight caps and scored one goal for Romania at senior level.

Managerial career

In 2013, Stoica was appointed manager of lower league club Viitorul Buzău.

Personal life

Stoica's son, Ianis, is also a professional footballer. He followed in his father's footsteps by playing for Steaua București—now named FCSB—and Petrolul Ploiești.^[1]