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Florin Gardoș
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Personal information
Date of birth (1988-10-29) 29 October 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Satu Mare, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Centre back / Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 5
Youth career
1998–2001 Olimpia Satu Mare
2001–2003 CSȘ Satu Mare
2003–2004 Florența Odoreu
2004–2006 Someșul Satu Mare
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Concordia Chiajna 51 (1)
2010–2014 Steaua București 81 (3)
2014– Southampton 0 (0)
International career‡
2008 Romania U-19 1 (0)
2009–2011 Romania U-21 9 (1)
2011– Romania 12 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2014
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 March 2014

Florin Gardoș (born 29 October 1988 in Satu Mare)[1] is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as centre back for English Premier League club Southampton and the Romania national team. He can also play as a defensive midfielder.

Club career

Steaua București

On 17 June 2010 he was transferred to Steaua București.[2] On 16 August 2010 Gardoș made his team debut for Steaua in Liga I against Victoria Brăneşti.[3] In September 2011, he was suspended 10 games for breaking the leg of Băcilă, Pandurii Târgu Jiu's player.[4] On 11 November 2012 Gardoș scored his first goal for Steaua in a 4-0 win against Viitorul Constanţa. After the departure of Vlad Chiricheș to Tottenham Hotspur, he became a regular starter and recorded 6 matches in the UEFA Champions League.

Southampton

On 14 August 2014, he joined Premier League side Southampton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €7.5 million, signing a four-year deal.[5][6]

International career

He made his debut for the senior team in a friendly game on 8 February 2011, against Ukraine.[7]

Personal life

Gardoș' parents are Traian and Dorina.[8] He also has Hungarian ancestry and once was on the shortlist of Hungary national football team manager Sándor Egervári, however, since he already made a full international appearance for Romania, he is unable to play for Hungary.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ^ "F. GARDOŞ" (in Romanian). soccerway.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ Mihai Răduț și Florin Gardoș au semnat cu Steaua! (Romanian)
  3. ^ "DUM-DUM-DUMI! Steaua - Victoria Brăneşti 2-1" (in Romanian). Prosport. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  4. ^ "Gardoş a fost suspendat 10 etape" (in Romanian). ziuadecj.realitatea.net. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Southampton sign defender Gardos". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  6. ^ "Southampton sign Shane Long from Hull and Florin Gardos from Steaua". The Guardian. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  7. ^ "Romania - Ucraina 2-2, 2-4 (lov. dep.)/ Revansa amanata" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Reportaj acasă la Florin Gardoș, cel mai curtat stelist al momentului" (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Ungaria ne urmăreşte talentele! Ţinta lor, starul naţionalei U19, dorit de Juventus! Ce alţi jucători importanţi au fost în atenţia maghiarilor" (in Romanian). Prosport. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
  10. ^ a b "F. Gardos". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  11. ^ "Dinamo Bucureşti vs. Steaua Bucureşti 1 - 2 (Cupa României)". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  12. ^ Gafiuc, Justin (11 July 2013). "Trei goluri cu executare » Petrolul a capitulat în faţa Stelei, 0-3. Trupa lui Reghe, a şasea Supercupă din istorie!". gsp.ro. Retrieved 19 August 2014.

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