Ionuț Cioinac

Ionuț Adrian Cioinac (born 14 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays for Turris Turnu Măgurele.[1] A versatile player, Cioinac plays mainly as a mainly as a defensive midfielder, but he has also been deployed on numerous occasions as a centre-back.

Ionuț Cioinac

Personal information
Full name	Ionuț Adrian Cioinac
Date of birth	(1991-01-14) 14 January 1991
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s)	Centre-back / Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team	Turris Turnu Măgurele
Number	14
Youth career
0000–2008	Gică Popescu Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2008–2012	Dunărea Galați	102	(2)
2012–2015	Fortuna Brazi	13	(1)
2013	→ Târgu Mureș (loan)	5	(0)
2014	→ Dinamo București (loan)	1	(0)
2014	→ Dinamo II București (loan)	11	(5)
2015	Farul Constanța	7	(0)
2015–2016	Unirea Tărlungeni	4	(0)
2017	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	14	(0)
2017–2019	Politehnica Iași	63	(2)
2019–2020	Petrolul Ploiești	17	(2)
2020–	Turris Turnu Măgurele	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 March 2020

Club career

After spending the first half of his career in the lower tiers of Romanian football, Cioinac made his Liga I debut while on loan at Dinamo București, on February 23, 2014, in 1–2 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[2] At the end of the 2013–14 Liga I season he was released by Dinamo and returned to Fortuna Brazi.[3]

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

After another two seasons in the Liga II, Cioinac returned to the top tier of Romanian football to sign with struggling Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[4] Although he impressed here, Pandurii were relegated and the player soon left the club.[5]

Politehnica Iași

Cioinac followed his departing manager from Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Flavius Stoican, and signed a one-year contract with fellow Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[6] After a very strong first year with the Moldavian team in which they finished the league on sixth place, he signed another contract to keep him with the club for another two years.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2019[8]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Dunărea Galați
	2008–09	26	0	–		–		26	0
	2009–10	26	2	–		–		26	2
	2010–11	27	0	–		–		27	0
	2011–12	23	0	2	0	–		25	0
	Total	102	2	2	0	–		104	2
Târgu Mureș (loan)
	2013–14	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
Dinamo București (loan)
	2013–14	1	0	0	0	–		1	0
Dinamo II București (loan)
	2013–14	11	5	0	0	–		11	5
Fortuna Brazi
	2014–15	13	1	1	0	–		14	1
Farul Constanța
	2014–15	7	0	0	0	–		7	0
Unirea Tărlungeni
	2015–16	4	0	0	0	–		4	0
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
	2016–17	14	0	0	0	–		14	0
Politehnica Iași
	2017–18	31	0	2	0	–		33	0
	2018–19	32	1	2	0	–		34	1
	Total	63	1	4	0	–		67	1
Career total		220	9	7	0	–		228	9

References

1. Petrolul a avut la reunire doar zece jucători din vechiul lot. Bărboianu şi trei foşti elevi ai lui Flavius Stoica la Poli Iaşi, cele mai importante noutăţi ale ”lupilor”. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
2. "Aufstellung, Dinamo - Viitorul" [List, Dinamo - Viitorul] (in German). sport.de. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
3. ""Tsunamiul" Cioinac n-a iertat pe nimeni" ["Tsunamy" Cioinac forgives no one] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
4. "De la retrogradare, în Champions League" [From relegation to Champions League] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
5. "Gândurile lui Ionuţ Cioinac" [Ionuţ Cioinac thoughts] (in Romanian). ProSport. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
6. "Controversatul Cioinac a lovit din nou" [Controversial Cioinac hits again] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
7. "Iaşiul negociază cu trei jucători" [Iasi negotiating with three players] (in Romanian). ProSport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
8. "I. Cioinac". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 July 2018.

External links

• Ionuț Cioinac at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
• Ionuț Cioinac at Soccerway