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Cosmin Bărcăuan (born 5 August 1978) is a Romanian football coach and a former player.[2] At the beginning of his career, Bărcăuan played as a striker, but when he arrived at Dinamo București, coach Ioan Andone started using him as a defender.[2][3][1]

International career

From 2000 until 2004, Bărcăuan made 8 appearances and scored two goals for Romania, making his debut when he came as a substitute and replaced Adrian Mutu in the 52nd minute of a friendly in which he scored the second goal of a 2–1 victory against FR Yugoslavia.[4][5] He scored his second goal for the national team in a friendly which ended with a 3–2 away victory against Algeria.[4][6] Bărcăuan's last four games for Romania were at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.[4]

Career statistics

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 2000 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  FR Yugoslavia 2–1 Win Friendly
2. 8 December 2000 Stade 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria  Algeria 3–2 Win Friendly
Correct as of 13 January 2022[7]

Honours

Player

Bihor Oradea

Dinamo București

Shakhtar Donetsk

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1996–97 and 1997–98 Divizia C seasons are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cosmin Bărcăuan at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b "EXCLUSIV Interviu inedit cu atacantul-fundaș al Diviziei A: "Craiova e numai una. Dar nu știu care!"" [EXCLUSIVE Unusual interview with the striker-defender of Divizia A: "Craiova is only one. But I don't know which one!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 December 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "How Bărcăuan was transformed from striker to defender: "I didn't want to sit on the bench or in the stands"" [Bădoi: "Rapid is the most beautiful period of my career"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Cosmin Bărcăuan". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Romania - Yugoslavia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Algeria - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  7. ^ Football PLAYER: Cosmin Bărcăuan
  8. ^ a b c Cosmin Bărcăuan at National-Football-Teams.com

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