Gheorghe Andronic

Gheorghe Andronic
Personal information
Date of birth	25 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth	Chișinău, Moldova
Height	1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milsami Orhei
Number	10
Youth career
0000–2008	Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years	Team
2008–2009	Zimbru Chișinău
2010–2011	Dinamo Zagreb
2010	→ Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan)
2010	→ Gorica (loan)
2011	Värnamo
2012	Degerfors
2013	Zimbru Chișinău
2013–2019	Milsami Orhei
2019–2020	Astra Giurgiu
2020	Rukh Brest
2020	Speranța Nisporeni
2021	Buzău
2021–	Milsami Orhei
International career‡
2008	Moldova U-17
2008	Moldova U-19
2009–2011	Moldova U-21
2011–2017	Moldova
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 May 2022; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2017

Gheorghe "Gicu" Andronic (born 25 September 1991) is a Moldovan international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Milsami Orhei.

Career

A product of Zimbru Chişinău academy, Andronic had his professional debut for the club in the 2008–09 season. In December 2009 he went on trial at Croatian powerhouse GNK Dinamo Zagreb at the time when manager Krunoslav Jurčić in charge, and went on to sign a five-year contract with Dinamo in the 2010 winter transfer window.

Andronic plays as middle-fielder, and manager Krunoslav Jurčić and director of football Zoran Mamić decided to send him on loan spell at Dinamo Zagreb's satellite club NK Lokomotiva. In the following 2010–11 season it was agreed that Andronic would be sent on loan to HNK Gorica, club that competes in Croatian second division.^[1] Andronic debuted for Gorica in the 91st minute of the 12th round in 2010/11 season of 2. HNL with a 93rd-minute assist for a second goal in a 0–2 away win to HNK Suhopolje. On 22 February 2011, resigned his contract with GNK Dinamo Zagreb and joined to Swedish club IFK Värnamo.^[2]

National team

After being member of the Moldovan U21 team since 2010, Gheorghe Andronic made his debut for the Moldova national football team on 11 October 2011, in the last group match for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against San Marino. The match finished with a Moldovan victory of 4–0, which is a record as being the major victory ever of the Moldovan team in official matches, and Andronic contributed by scoring the final goal in the 87th minute of the match.^[3]

International stats

Moldova national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2011	1	1
2012	1	0
2013	1	0
2014	1	0
2015	2	0
2016	3	0
2017	1	0
Total	10	1

International goals

Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.^[4]

No	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2011	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	San Marino	4–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2012 qualification

Personal life

Gheorghe is the younger brother of the Moldovan national player Oleg Andronic, and he is cousin with Valeriu Andronic and Igor Andronic who are former members of the national team of Moldova. His uncle Mihai is coach in Moldova.^[5]^[6]

Honours

Milsami Orhei

References

^ Gheorghe Andronic at Nogometni magazin
^ Gheorghe Andronic a semnat un contract cu IFK Varnamo, din Suedia
^ Match report at UEFA.com
^ "Andronic, Gheorghe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
^ "Oleg Andronic: "Valeriu, Igor şi Gheorghe sunt rudele mele"". www.EuroFotbal.info (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
^ Игорь Андроник: "Не зря меня прозвали Хирургом" (in Russian)

External sources

Gheorghe Andronic at National-Football-Teams.com
Gheorghe Andronic at Soccerway

[1] Gheorghe Andronic at Nogometni magazin

[2] Gheorghe Andronic a semnat un contract cu IFK Varnamo, din Suedia

[3] Match report at UEFA.com

[NFT-4] "Andronic, Gheorghe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.

[5] "Oleg Andronic: "Valeriu, Igor şi Gheorghe sunt rudele mele"". www.EuroFotbal.info (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.

[6] Игорь Андроник: "Не зря меня прозвали Хирургом" (in Russian)

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