Nicolae Constantin
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Nicolae "Nae" Constantin (born 9 December 1973) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who serves as an assistant for Super League Greece club PAOK.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1973-12-09) 9 December 1973 (age 50) | ||
Place of birth | Filipeștii de Târg, Romania | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | PAOK (assistant) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1995–1996 | Victoria Florești | ||
1996–1999 | Petrolul Ploiești | 69 | (7) |
1996–1997 | → Danubiana Ploiești (loan) | 21 | (6) |
1999–2006 | Rapid București | 76 | (7) |
2001 | Electromagnetica București | 2 | (0) |
2002 | → Astra Ploiești (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2004 | → Petrolul Ploiești (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2007 | Digenis Morphou | 6 | (0) |
2007–2010 | FC Brașov | 54 | (2) |
2010–2011 | Chimia Brazi | ||
2011 | Metalul Filipești | ||
Total | 246 | (23) | |
Managerial career | |||
2011–2012 | Sportul Studențesc (assistant) | ||
2012–2013 | Târgu Mureș (assistant) | ||
2014 | Petrolul Ploiești (assistant) | ||
2016 | Petrolul Ploiești (assistant) | ||
2017–2018 | Romania U21 (assistant) | ||
2018–2019 | Al-Hazem (assistant) | ||
2020 | Filiași | ||
2020 | Comuna Recea | ||
2021–2023 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
2023– | PAOK (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Mainly deployed as a centre-back, he spent most of his playing career at Petrolul Ploiești, Astra Ploiești, Rapid București and FC Brașov, among other brief stints. Although uncapped by the Romania national team, he was regarded as one of the best defenders of his generation.[citation needed]