Raul Ciupe

Raul Axente Ciupe (born 24 November 1983, in Cluj-Napoca) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a right back for Sănătatea Cluj.

Raul Ciupe
Personal information
Full name Raul Axente Ciupe
Date of birth (1983-11-24) 24 November 1983
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Playing position(s) Right back / Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sănătatea Cluj
Number 18
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Gaz Metan Mediaș 11 (0)
2004–2011 Sportul Studențesc 120 (1)
2011–2012 FC Brașov 14 (0)
2012–2015 Universitatea Cluj 73 (1)
2015 Viitorul Constanța 6 (0)
2016 Universitatea Cluj 11 (2)
2016– Sănătatea Cluj
National team
2004–2005 Romania U-21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 September 2016

Career

After playing for Gaz Metan Mediaș in Divizia B, Ciupe made his top-flight debut on 31 July 2004 as a Sportul Studențesc player, in a match against Unirea Alba-Iulia.

Playing for the Romania national under-21 football team in a match against Macedonia, he was fouled by Goran Popov and suffered a broken tibia.[1] Minutes earlier, another Macedonian player, Hristijan Kirovski, was sent off after also fouling Ciupe. The right-back completely missed the 2005-2006 season because of the injury.

Ciupe played seven years for Sportul Studențesc before joining FC Brașov in November 2011.[2] In June 2012 he was transferred by his hometown team Universitatea Cluj[3] for whom he managed to score his first goals in Liga I, against Astra Ploiești and the local rivals from CFR Cluj.[4]

References
  1. Evidence of Raul Ciupe's injury
  2. "Primul transfer al lui Şumudică la Braşov! "Joacă pe postul de fundaş dreapta, este un jucător cu calitaţi, care ne poate ajuta"" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  3. "Raul Ciupe se întoarce acasă" (in Romanian). napocanews.ro. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
  4. "Raul Ciupe, omul care a schimbat istoria pentru "U": "Pentru clipa asta m-am apucat de fotbal"" (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.
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