Florin Gardoș
 Gardoș training for Steaua București in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florin Gardoș[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 29 October 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Satu Mare, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | Olimpia Satu Mare | ||
| 2001–2003 | CSȘ Satu Mare | ||
| 2003–2004 | Florența Odoreu | ||
| 2004–2006 | Someșul Satu Mare | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Concordia Chiajna | 51 | (1) |
| 2010–2014 | Steaua București | 81 | (3) |
| 2014–2018 | Southampton | 11 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Universitatea Craiova (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2018– | Universitatea Craiova | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008 | Romania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Romania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2011– | Romania | 13 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 03:16, 2 June 2018 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 November 2014 | |||
Florin Gardoș (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈɡardoʃ]; born 29 October 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a central defender for CS Universitatea Craiova.
Early life
Gardoș was born in the city of Satu Mare, situated 13 km (8.1 mi) from the border with Hungary.[3] He stated that he is able to understand the Hungarian language, but cannot fully speak it.[4]
Club career
Concordia Chiajna
Gardoș started his senior career with Concordia Chiajna in 2006. In his first season at the club, he helped them achieve promotion to the second division.[5]
Steaua București
On 17 June 2010, Gardoș was transferred to FC Steaua București.[6] He made his competitive debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 16 August, in a Liga I match against Victoria Brănești.[7]
In September 2011, Gardoș received a ten-match ban after seriously tackling Pandurii Târgu Jiu midfielder Cosmin Băcilă, which resulted in a broken left tibia and fibula.[8]
Southampton
On 14 August 2014, Gardoș signed a four-year deal with English side Southampton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €7.5 million.[9][10] On 13 September, he made his first appearance for "the Saints" as an 89th-minute substitute for Jack Cork in a 4–0 Premier League victory over Newcastle United. His first start came on 23 September in a 2–1 away defeat of Arsenal for the League Cup.[11]
On 23 July 2015, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman announced that Gardoș would be sidelined for up to seven months after suffering a knee injury in a pre-season friendly with Feyenoord.[12] He finally made his return to the first team in a 5–0 FA Cup loss to Arsenal on 28 January 2017.[13]
Universitatea Craiova
On 19 February 2018, the last day of the winter transfer window in Romania, Gardoș joined CS Universitatea Craiova on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[14][15] He made his debut on 31 March in a league fixture against CFR Cluj, which finished 0–0. Gardoș played a further three matches in all competitions before suffering a strain on 28 April which effectively ended his season.[16]
As his contract with Southampton was not renewed,[17] he chose to stay in Oltenia and sign a two-year contract with Universitatea Craiova.[18]
International career
Gardoș made his senior debut for Romania in a friendly game against Ukraine, on 8 February 2011.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 28 January 2017[20]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Concordia Chiajna | 2006–07 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | – | ? | ? | |||
| 2007–08 | ? | ? | ? | ? | – | – | – | ? | ? | ||||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 0 | ? | ? | – | – | – | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 29 | 1 | ? | ? | – | – | – | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 51 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 51 | 1 | |
| Steaua București | 2010–11 | 23 | 0 | 5 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 33 | 1 | ||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 29 | 2 | 4 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Total | 81 | 3 | 11 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 120 | 4 | |
| Southampton | 2014–15 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 18 | 0 | |
| Career total | 143 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 189 | 5 | |
International
- As of 1 April 2018[21]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 2011 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 0 | |
Honours
Club
Steaua București
Southampton
Universitatea Craiova
- Cupa României: 2017–18
- Supercupa României: Runner-up 2018
References
- ↑ "Premier League Clubs submit Squad Lists" (PDF). Premier League. 3 September 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 2 January 2015.
- ↑ "Premier League Player Profile Florin Gardos". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Reportaj acasă la Florin Gardoș, cel mai curtat stelist al momentului" (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
- ↑ "Gardos, romanul de MILIOANE de euro pe care Ungaria il visa la nationala sa: "Inteleg maghiara, dar nu o vorbesc!"" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 7 October 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ↑ "Florin Gardos Biography". Southampton FC. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Mihai Răduț și Florin Gardoș au semnat cu Steaua! (Romanian)
- ↑ "DUM-DUM-DUMI! Steaua - Victoria Brănești 2-1" (in Romanian). ProSport. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Gardoș a fost suspendat 10 etape" (in Romanian). ziuadecj.realitatea.net. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ "Southampton sign defender Gardos". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Southampton sign Shane Long from Hull and Florin Gardos from Steaua". The Guardian. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
- ↑ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ "Gardos blow for Southampton". BT Sport. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ "Southampton 0—5 Arsenal". BBC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
- ↑ "Gardos makes loan switch". Southampton F.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Gardoș e oltean. Primiți-l cum numai oltenii știu să o facă!" [Gardoș is an oltean. Welcome him like only oltenii know to do!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ↑ "Gardoş are ruptură musculară! Nu va mai juca în acest sezon la Craiova" [Gardoș has a torn muscle! He won't play another match in this season for Craiova] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
- ↑ "Saints announce 2018 retained list". Southampton F.C. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Gardoș a semnat cu Știința pe doi ani!" [Gardoș signed a two-year contract with Știința!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
- ↑ "România - Ucraina 2-2, 2-4 (lov. dep.)/ Revanșă amânată" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
- ↑ Florin Gardoș at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- ↑ "Florin Gardoș". European Football. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Gafiuc, Justin (11 July 2013). "Trei goluri cu executare » Petrolul a capitulat în fața Stelei, 0-3. Trupa lui Reghe, a șasea Supercupă din istorie!". gsp.ro. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ↑ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
External links
- Florin Gardoș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Florin Gardoș at Soccerbase
- Florin Gardoș at National-Football-Teams.com
- Florin Gardoș – UEFA competition record