Cosmin Moți

Cosmin Moți

Moți with Ludogorets in 2014
Personal information
Full name Cosmin Iosif Moți
Date of birth (1984-12-03) 3 December 1984
Place of birth Reșița, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
Ludogorets Razgrad
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Universitatea Craiova 39 (0)
2005–2012 Dinamo București 177 (6)
2008–2009Siena (loan) 4 (0)
2012– Ludogorets Razgrad 101 (11)
National team
2003–2006 Romania U-21 21 (1)
2008– Romania 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 April 2016.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2016

Cosmin Iosif Moți (born 3 December 1984 in Reșița) is a Romanian football defender who currently plays for Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian A Group.

Career

Moți started his career at Universitatea Craiova, before moved to Dinamo București in 2005.

Dinamo București

Moți made his competitive debut for Dinamo in the 2005 Supercupa României against Steaua București on 31 July. Moți was included in the starting line-up and played full 90 minutes.

In June 2008, he had been linked with a move to Lazio. Lazio's president, Claudio Lotito, came to Romania to discuss the transfer with Dinamo Bucharest's officials but the move fell through.

Siena (loan)

On 1 September 2008, Moți was surprisingly sent on loan to Siena, two days after he said he didn't want to leave Dinamo Bucharest unless Everton were interested. He made his Serie A debut on 25 October, coming on as a second-half substitute for Daniele Ficagna. Moți made his first start for Siena in a 1–1 home draw against Bologna on 16 November. On 2 February 2009, his loan was cancelled by Siena and he returned to Dinamo Bucharest.[1]

Ludogorets Razgrad

On 28 June 2012, Moți signed with Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad.[2] He made his debut on 18 July, in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo Zagreb in the second qualifying round of the Champions League, coming on as a substitute for Svetoslav Dyakov. A months later, on 19 August, he made his A Group debut in a 3–1 home win over Beroe Stara Zagora. With his wholehearted attitude and commitment to the team, he quickly established himself as a first-team regular. Moți scored his first goal for Ludogorets on 4 November, during a 4–0 home win against Etar 1924.[3]

On 27 August 2014, Moți played as the goalkeeper for the final minutes in the Champions League play-off round against Steaua București after regular goalkeeper Vladislav Stoyanov was sent off for a tactical foul in the closing stages of extra time. Moți scored the first penalty kick in the penalty shoot-out and went on to save two penalties as Ludogorets advanced to the group stage for the first time in their history.[4] Moți's heroics earned him cult status among Razgrad fans and he had one of the stadium stands named after him.[5][6] His performance in the memorable encounter also generated headlines in the main international sports media across Europe and the world, with some analyzers considering the match one of the most dramatic in the history of the Champions League.[7][8][9]

International career

Moți made his debut for the Romanian national football team on 31 May 2008, coming on for the second half in a friendly game against Montenegro that finished with a convincing 40 win for Romania. He then came on in the 17th minute of a 10 friendly win against Latvia on 20 August 2008, replacing the injured Gabriel Tamaș. On 10 September 2008, Moți took part in his first official game for the national team, coming on in the 68th minute in an away qualifier for the 2010 World Cup against the Faroe Islands that Romania won 10. After this first spell Moți did not get called back to the national team until October 2011, when he played his first full 90 minutes as Romania and Belarus finished 22 in Bucharest.

Because of his part in Ludogorets Razgrad's entry into the Champions League group stage, Moți was once more recalled into the national team to face regional rivals Greece in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifier on 7 September 2014.

Career statistics

As of 30 April 2016
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Universitatea Craiova 2002–03 Liga I 20000020
2003–04 1701000180
2004–05 2004000240
Total 3905000440
Dinamo Bucureşti 2005–06 Liga I 2703070370
2006–07 29110100401
2007–08 2312010261
2008–09 2102000230
Siena (loan) 2008–09 Serie A 40000040
Dinamo Bucureşti 2009–10 Liga I 2403040310
2010–11 2804130351
2011–12 2524041333
Total 17741912912256
Ludogorets Razgrad 2012–13 A Group 2110020231
2013–14 29393130516
2014–15 23340120393
2015–16 2841020314
Total 1011114329014414
Career total 3211438458141720

Honours

Club

Dinamo București

Ludogorets Razgrad

Individual

References

  1. http://www.dinamovisti.ro/stiri/10597/Radu-Avram-vine-la-contraatac-de-la-ora-21-00-pe-gsp-tv.htm
  2. http://www.fcdinamo.ro/web/guest/stire/-/journal_content/56_INSTANCE_A2uS/10128/5613140
  3. (Official website – in Bulgarian)
  4. http://www.sportal.com.au/football/champions-league/uefa-champions-league-review-higuain-rescues-napoli-leverkusen-edge-thriller/s71mgnd9np6819r94gpdcv3p3
  5. "Сектор Б на "Лудогорец Арена" става трибуна "Моци", героят Козмин удря шампанското в един от багерите тази неделя" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  6. "Домусчиев отличи "вратаря" Моци с невероятна премия, вижте колко получи румънецът" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 4 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  7. ""Eurosport" за Лудогорец и Моци: Холивуд! "Това бе един от най-грандиозните мачове в Лигата", пише "Bild" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  8. "В Холандия за Моци: истински герой, да идва като вратар в "Аякс", защитникът имал повече спасени дузпи от национала Яспер Силесен" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 28 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  9. "Всички искат Моци, румънецът стане световна сензация" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  10. Mincheva, Radka (12 December 2014). "Феновете на Лудогорец избраха Моци за "Футболист на годината" (in Bulgarian). gong.bg. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  11. "Cosmin Moți a fost desemnat cel mai bun fundaș al anului 2014 în Bulgaria" (in Romanian). 18 February 2015.
  12. Dimitrov, Ivaylo (17 February 2015). "Владислав Стоянов е най-добрият български футболист за 2014 година! Лудогорци обраха почти всички индивидуални награди" (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. Retrieved 21 February 2015.

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