Costin Lazăr

Costin Lazăr
	Lazăr with Romania in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth	24 April 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1994–1999	Sportul Studențesc
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2006	Sportul Studențesc
2006–2011	Rapid București
2011–2014	PAOK
2014–2015	Panetolikos
2015–2016	Iraklis
2016–2019	Voluntari
2019–2020	Mostiștea Ulmu
Total
International career
2005–2015	Romania
Managerial career
2019–2020	Mostiștea Ulmu (assistant)
2021–2023	Cetatea Turnu Măgurele
2023	Câmpulung Muscel
2024	Gloria Băneasa
2024–	Câmpulung Muscel
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Costin Lazăr (born 24 April 1981) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defensive midfielder for teams such as Sportul Studențesc, Rapid București, PAOK or FC Voluntari, among others. Lazăr was capped with Romania at senior level, making 32 appearances and scoring twice.

Club career

Sportul Studenţesc

Until 2006, Lazăr enjoyed a successful spell at Sportul Studenţesc.

Rapid București

Lazăr joined Rapid București in the summer of 2006. In March 2009, he was involved in an incident in which he was judged to have been fouled in the box by Oţelul's Alexandru Bourceanu.^[1] Lazăr, adamant that it was a fair tackle, refused to take the penalty and eventually persuaded the referee to award a drop ball, which his teammate Ovidiu Herea then kicked out for a goal kick.^[1]

PAOK

On 21 July 2011, Lazăr signed a three-year contract with PAOK FC^[2] after he was chosen by the club coach László Bölöni. He quickly became a key player for the club even after 5 matches. On 25 March, in a game against Kerkyra, Lazăr scored two goals,^[3] to help his team to a 4–0 victory.^[4] On 6 January 2013 Costin Lazar scored a wonderful goal for PAOK, winning 4–1 away to Panthrakikos, in a match of the Greece Super League.^[5] This goal voted as the best of the week.

Panetolikos

On 19 January 2015, Lazăr signed a six-month contract with Panetolikos F.C.^[6]

Iraklis

On 25 June 2015, Lazar signed an annual contract with Greek Superleague club Iraklis.^[7]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[8]^[9]
Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sportul Studenţesc	1999–2000	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	2000–01	28	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	32	2
	2001–02	28	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	30	1
	2002–03	21	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	22	0
	2003–04	30	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	31	5
	2004–05	19	1	4	0	0	0	0	0	23	1
	2005–06	25	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	2
	2006–07	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total	157	11	14	0	0	0	0	0	171	11
Rapid București	2006–07	26	2	4	0	6	0	0	0	36	2
	2007–08	24	4	1	0	1	1	1	0	27	5
	2008–09	30	0	3	1	1	0	0	0	34	1
	2009–10	31	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	33	3
	2010–11	23	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	25	1
	Total	134	9	12	2	8	1	1	0	155	12
PAOK	2011–12	26	3	2	0	10	1	1	0	39	4
	2012–13	29	2	7	1	3	0	0	0	39	3
	2013–14	25	2	3	0	11	0	0	0	39	2
	Total	80	7	12	1	24	1	1	0	117	9
Panetolikos	2014–15	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10	0
Iraklis	2015–16	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
Voluntari	2016–17	20	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	30	0
	2017–18	26	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	28	1
	2018–19	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
	Total	51	0	4	0	0	0	2	1	57	1
Career total		438	27	42	3	32	2	4	1	516	33

International

#	Date	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 September 2012	Andorra	2–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	11 October 2013	Andorra	4–0	4–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sportul Studenţesc

Romanian Second League: 2000–01, 2003–04

Rapid București

PAOK

Superleague Greece Runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14
Greek Cup Runner-up: 2013–14

Voluntari

References

^ ^a ^b "Fair Play: Costin Lazar refuses to win a penalty (Rapid Bucharest vs Otelul Galati)". 101greatgoals.com. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
^ "Costin Lazar player of PAOK". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
^ http://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/motivele-incredibile-pentru-care-boloni-a-anuntat-ca-vrea-sa-plece-de-la-paok-318501.html Lazar 2 goluri
^ https://int.soccerway.com/players/constantin-lazar/11923/ Kerkyra PAOK
^ http://sport.bzi.ro/costin-lazar-a-marcat-pentru-paok-salonic-in-stilul-lui-messi-video-35517 Costin Lazar scored for PAOK Thessaloniki in Messi's style
^ "Costin Lazar to Panetolikos". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
^ "Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης Κοστίν Λαζάρ". Iraklis FC. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
^ Costin Lazăr at Soccerway
^ Costin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

External links

Costin Lazăr at National-Football-Teams.com
Costin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Costin Lazăr at Soccerway
Costin Lazăr at WorldFootball.net

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[fairplay-1] "Fair Play: Costin Lazar refuses to win a penalty (Rapid Bucharest vs Otelul Galati)". 101greatgoals.com. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.

[2] "Costin Lazar player of PAOK". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.

[3] ttp://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/motivele-incredibile-pentru-care-boloni-a-anuntat-ca-vrea-sa-plece-de-la-paok-318501.html Lazar 2 goluri

[4] ttps://int.soccerway.com/players/constantin-lazar/11923/ Kerkyra PAOK

[5] ttp://sport.bzi.ro/costin-lazar-a-marcat-pentru-paok-salonic-in-stilul-lui-messi-video-35517 Costin Lazar scored for PAOK Thessaloniki in Messi's style

[6] "Costin Lazar to Panetolikos". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.

[7] "Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης Κοστίν Λαζάρ". Iraklis FC. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.

[8] Costin Lazăr at Soccerway

[9] Costin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

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