Viorel Nicoară

Viorel Nicoară (born 27 September 1987) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder.^[1]

Viorel Nicoară

Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-09-27) 27 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left midfielder
Youth career
1996–2002	Termo RADET București
2002–2005	LPS "Sfântul Pantelimon"
2005–2006	Unirea Urziceni
2006–2007	Râmnicu Sărat
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Râmnicu Sărat	13	(1)
2008–2010	Victoria Brăneşti	55	(11)
2011–2013	CFR Cluj	33	(1)
2013	→ Pandurii Târgu Jiu (loan)	12	(2)
2013–2016	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	83	(5)
2016	Maccabi Petah Tikva	0	(0)
2016–2018	Astra Giurgiu	22	(1)
2018	→ Juventus București (loan)	13	(0)
2018	Energeticianul	7	(1)
2019	Sportul Snagov	6	(0)
Total		245	(23)
International career
2011	Romania	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2019

Career

Viorel Nicoară, a product of Unirea Urziceni academy, started his senior career at Tineretului Stadium, but he failed to make a single appearance. He was loaned to CSM Râmnicu Sărat, and in 2008 sold to Victoria Brăneşti.

He won the promotion to Liga I with Victoria Brăneşti at his team's first Liga II season. During the 2009–10 season, he was called by the Romania national football team coach Răzvan Lucescu to the under-23 squad, alongside his team-mate Vasile Olariu.

He made his debut with the full Romanian team in August 2011, playing the last seven minutes of a friendly match against San Marino.^[2]

Honours

CFR Cluj

• Liga I winner (2011–12)

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

• Liga I runner-up (2012–13)

Victoria Brăneşti

• Liga II winner (2009–10)