Adrian Ropotan

Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Adrian Ropotan

Ropotan with Volga NN in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 39)
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000	Salbero Galați
2000–2003	Dunărea Galați
2003–2004	Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Dinamo II București	28	(0)
2005–2009	Dinamo București	71	(0)
2009–2012	Dynamo Moscow	54	(2)
2011–2012	→ Tom Tomsk (loan)	18	(1)
2013–2014	Volga N.Novgorod	21	(0)
2014–2015	Gabala	16	(0)
2015	Petrolul Ploiești	18	(2)
2016	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	10	(1)
2016–2018	Hatta Club	41	(3)
2018–2019	Concordia Chiajna	19	(2)
Total		296	(11)
International career
2006–2008	Romania U21	16	(0)
2008–2016	Romania	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Adrian Ropotan was born in Galați on 8 May 1986, playing his first Divizia A match for Dinamo București on 18 March 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu.^[2] In the following season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the 2006–07 Liga I title, also appearing in 8 matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the sixteenths-finals where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica.^[2][3][4][5] In the following season The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which however was lost with 4–2 on aggregate.^{[2][6][7][8][9][10]} He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for 3 million € on 13 February 2009.^[11][12] In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo Moscow to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae.^[13] After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo Moscow where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu.^[14] After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga as a free agent where he was teammate with compatriot Mihăiță Pleșan.^[15][16] On 22 June 2014 Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu.^[17][18] In the 2015–16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul Ploiești and in the second for Pandurii Târgu Jiu.^[2][19] He went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai Răduț.^[20] Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu.^[2][21]

International career

Adrian Ropotan played 7 games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in order to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Georgia.^[22][23] He appeared in two games at the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 home victory against Luxembourg.^[22][24][25] His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended 1–1.^[22][26]

Statistics

Club

As of match played 27 September 2019^{[2][27][28][29][30]}

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2004–05	Dinamo II București	Liga II	7	0	0	0	-		7	0
2005–06			21	0	0	0	-		21	0
2005–06	Dinamo București	Liga I	5	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
2006–07			21	0	1	0	8	0	30	0
2007–08			30	0	4[a]	0	4	0	38	0
2008–09			15	0	0	0	2	0	17	0
2009	Dynamo Moscow	Russian Premier League	18	2	0	0	2	0	20	2
2010			20	0	1	0	-		21	0
2011–12			10	0	1	0	-		11	0
	Tom Tomsk (loan)		18	1	1	0	-		19	1
2012–13	Dynamo Moscow		6	0	1	0	-		7	0
	Volga		6	0	0	0	-		6	0
2013–14			15	0	0	0	-		15	0
2014–15	Gabala	Azerbaijan Premier League	16	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
2015–16	Petrolul Ploiești	Liga I	18	2	3[b]	0	-		21	2
	Pandurii Târgu Jiu		10	1	0	0	-		10	1
2016–17	Hatta Club	UAE Pro-League	22	3	5	0	-		27	3
2017–18			19	0	4	0	-		23	0
2018–19	Concordia Chiajna	Liga I	19	2	0	0	-		19	2
Total	Romania		146	5	8	0	14	0	168	5
	Russia		93	3	4	0	2	0	99	3
	Azerbaijan		16	0	1	0	2	0	19	0
	United Arab Emirates		41	3	9	0	0	0	50	3
Career total			296	11	22	0	18	0	336	11

1. Includes one match in the 2007 Supercupa României
2. Includes one match in the 2015–16 Cupa Ligii

International

Romania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2008	1	0
2009	0	0
2010	1	0
2011	3	0
2016	2	0
Total	7	0

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011^[31]

Honours

Dinamo București

• Liga I: 2006–07^[2]