FC Voluntari

FC Voluntari
Full name Fotbal Club Voluntari
Nickname(s) Alb-Vișinii
(The White and Burgundies)
Short name Voluntari
Founded 2010 (2010)
Ground Anghel Iordănescu
Ground Capacity 4,600
Owner Voluntari Municipality
Chairman Dumitru Dragomir
Manager Sorin Popescu
League Liga I
2014–15 Liga II, Seria I, 1st (promoted)
Website Club home page

FC Voluntari is a Romanian professional football club from Voluntari, Ilfov County, Romania, founded in 2010. In 2015, the team promoted to Liga I for the first time in their history.

History

Early years

On the 2012–13 season of Liga IV, they finished second and promoted to the next league Liga III. This time they won the 2013–14 Liga III and promoted again to the next level Liga II. On Liga II they did a good run, defeating Romanian football legends team like Farul Constanța and CF Brăila, also they qualified to the promotion play-offs to Liga I from the first place.

Major leagues

At the end of 2014–15 Liga II, they won the promotion play-offs and promoted for the first time in the club history to the first romanian league. The greatest performance in their short history. They debuted with a draw against CSMS Iași.

Stadium

The club plays its home matches on Stadionul Anghel Iordănescu in Voluntari.

Current squad

As of 04 April 2016

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
1 Romania GK Răzvan Petrariu
3 Romania DF Marius Briceag (on loan from CSU Craiova)
5 Romania MF Vlad Achim
6 Romania DF Sorin Rădoi
7 Romania MF Dinu Todoran (Captain)
8 Romania MF Daniel Novac
9 Romania FW Mihai Voduț
10 Ivory Coast MF Hamed Koné
12 Romania DF Daniel Barna
14 Romania DF Bogdan Mitache (on loan from Viitorul Constanța)
15 Romania DF Bogdan Țîru (on loan from Viitorul Constanța)
17 Romania MF Laurențiu Iorga
18 Romania MF Nicolae Grigore
19 Romania FW Daniel Pancu
21 Democratic Republic of the Congo MF Wilfried Moke
22 Moldova GK Nicolae Calancea
No. Position Player
23 Romania GK Mircea Bornescu
24 Romania DF Vasile Maftei
28 Haiti DF Jean Sony Alcénat (on loan from Steaua București)
30 Romania DF Laurențiu Rus
33 Romania GK Dragoș Balauru
40 Romania MF Cătălin Ștefănescu (on loan from Steaua București)
44 Croatia DF Hrvoje Spahija
45 Bulgaria DF Venelin Filipov
47 Croatia DF Saša Novaković
77 England MF Jeffrey Monakana
90 Romania FW Adrian Bălan
92 Romania MF Sebastian Chitoșcă (on loan from Steaua București)
94 Romania MF Rareș Enceanu (on loan from Steaua București)
96 Romania FW Alexandru Tudorie (on loan from Steaua București)
97 Romania MF Robert Vâlceanu (on loan from Steaua București)

Voluntari II

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
11 Romania MF George Călințaru
25 Romania DF Mircea Leasă
26 Romania MF Gabriel Deac
27 Romania DF Robert Gherghe
No. Position Player
28 Romania DF Marius Halmaghe
29 Romania MF Mihai Căpățînă
31 Romania FW Ionuț Voicu
95 Romania MF Vasile Mihai

Club Officials

Board of directors

Role Name
Owner Romania Voluntari Municipality
Honorary President Romania Dumitru Dragomir
President Romania Zsolt Gyongyossi
Vice-President Romania Florin Verigeanu
Board Member Romania Robert Gherghe
General Manager Romania Dan Leasă
Sporting Director Romania George Galamaz
Executive Director Romania Ilie Ghirie
Secretary Romania Bogdan Nicolae
Press Officer Romania Lucian Ionescu

Current technical staff

Role Name
Manager Romania Sorin Popescu
Assistant Manager Romania Dinu Todoran
Assistant Manager Turkey Yüksel Yesilova
Goalkeeping Coach Romania Cristian Preda
Fitness coach Romania Nicolae Rusu

Notable former players

The footballers enlisted below have had international cap(s) for their respective countries at junior and/or senior level. Players whose name is listed in bold represented their countries at junior and/or senior level on through the time's passing. Additionally, these players have also had a significant number of caps and goals accumulated throughout a certain number of seasons for the club itself as well.

Romania

Former managers

Honours

Liga II

Liga III

Liga IV

Statistics

Season League Pos. Notes
2012/13 Liga IV 2 Promoted
2013/14 Liga III 1 Promoted
2014/15 Liga II 1 Promoted

References

    External links

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