Viorel Dinu
Viorel Dinu, also known as Viorel Dinu II, (born 17 March 1980) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker. From 2016 he was also the manager of the Liga III side SC Popești-Leordeni, now being the manager of Al-Wasl U21 squad. In the past Dinu played for various Romanian teams, among them: Juventus București, Național București, CS Snagov, Concordia Chiajna
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 March 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Wasl U21 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sf. Pantelimon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–1998 | Juventus București | 15 | (10) |
| 1999–2002 | Național București | 2 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | → Cimentul Fieni (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | → Juventus București (loan) | 20 | (3) |
| 2001–2002 | → Dunărea Giurgiu (loan) | ||
| 2002–2004 | FCM Câmpina | 12 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Politehnica Iași | 0 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Cetatea Suceava | 16 | (5) |
| 2006 | Chimia Brazi | 16 | (3) |
| 2007 | Brașov | 6 | (0) |
| 2007–2011 | Snagov | 84 | (29) |
| 2012 | Concordia Chiajna | 13 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Universitatea Cluj | 21 | (9) |
| 2013–2014 | Săgeata Năvodari | 21 | (5) |
| 2014–2015 | Berceni | 2 | (1) |
| 2015 | Gloria Popești-Leordeni | ||
| 2016 | Ștefănești | ||
| 2016–2019 | Popești-Leordeni | ||
| Total | 238+ | (76+) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2019 | Popești-Leordeni | ||
| 2019– | Al-Wasl U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2018 | |||
Trivia
Viorel Dinu is known for changing the ball before he tries to score a penalty kick. In a town derby between CFR Cluj and Universitatea Cluj, he wanted to get another ball, but the goalkeeper, Eduard Stăncioiu, tried to stop him. They argued, Dinu got another ball and he scored from the spot.
External links
- Viorel Dinu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Viorel Dinu at Soccerway
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