Adrian Falub
Adrian Falub (born 8 July 1971 in Dej, Romania) is a Romanian football manager and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 July 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Dej, Romania | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Cluj (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Unirea Dej | 28 | (1) |
| 1989–1996 | Universitatea Cluj | 148 | (10) |
| 1996–1997 | FC Basel | 24 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Universitatea Cluj | 32 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Gloria Bistrița | 11 | (3) |
| 1999–2002 | FC Național | 98 | (4) |
| 2002–2006 | Digenis Akritas Morphou | 78 | (8) |
| Total | 419 | (30) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2008–2009 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| 2009–2010 | Unirea Alba Iulia | ||
| 2010 | Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2010–2011 | Politehnica Iași | ||
| 2012–2013 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2014 | Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2015 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2015 | Al Urooba | ||
| 2015–2016 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2017 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2017–2018 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2019 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2019– | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
Falub started to play football at Unirea Dej in the 4'th Romanian league. In 1989, he was transferred to the Liga I team U Cluj where he played 9 consecutive seasons. In 1996 Adrian Falub was sold to FC Basel because of the financial difficulties of the club. Falub did not adapt successfully to the Swiss lifestyle and after only one year, he returned to his beloved team U Cluj. In 1998 Falub moved to Gloria Bistriţa and one year later he was transferred to FC Naţional București. The Romanian defender played 4 seasons for FC Naţional București and in 2002 he went abroad, to the Cypriot side Digenis Akritas Morphou.
Coaching career
In 2006 Falub accepted the offer to become coach of U Cluj and left Digenis Akritas Morphou. He managed to promote the team in Liga I, 3 weeks before the final lap of the championship. Unfortunately, Adrian Falub's team had a very bad start in the 2007–2008 season and he was fired after 10 matches without victory.[1] In 2008 Falub signed a contract with the Liga II team, Sportul Studenţesc.[2] In 35 matches played under Falub's command, Sportul achieved 8 victories, 12 draws and 15 losses. He has terminated the contract with the Bucharest team on 17 May 2009.[3] In April 2009 Adrian Falub signed a contract with FC Unirea Alba Iulia, helped the team to promote in Liga I.[4] In the autumn of 2010 Falub joined CSMS Iaşi.[5] In the winter transfer window he brought to the team Bogdan Ghiceanu and Claudiu Tudor amongst others.[6] His contract was terminated in the summer of 2011.[7]
Titles
| Season | Club | Title |
|---|---|---|
| 2006–07 | Universitatea Cluj | Liga II |
| 2008–09 | Unirea Alba Iulia | Liga II |
| 2009–10 | FCM Târgu Mureş | Liga II |
| 2017–18 | Universitatea Cluj | Liga III |
References
- "Falub and Bănceu quit U Cluj". onlinesport.ro. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 6 October 2007.
- "Citynews – Falub is the new trainer Sportul Studenţesc". citynews.ro. Retrieved 7 January 2008.
- "Falub is no longer Sportul's coach". liga2.ro. Archived from the original on 25 May 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
- "Falub signed with Unirea". liga2.ro. Archived from the original on 10 April 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2009.
- "Adrian Falub ştie cum poate promova Poli Iaşi! :: Seria a II-a :: LigaB.RO". ligab.gsp.ro. Archived from the original on 18 March 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- "Adrian Falub a inceput curatenia la Poli". 1 February 2011. Archived from the original on 7 February 2011. Retrieved 13 August 2011.
- "Fotbalistii ieseni il regreta pe Adrian Falub". 29 May 2011.
External links
- Adrian Falub at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Adrian Falub's coaching career in Liga I at Labtof.ro