Ionuț Mazilu

Ionuţ Mazilu
Personal information
Full name Ionuţ Costinel Mazilu
Date of birth (1982-02-09) 9 February 1982
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sportul Studenţesc ( Head coach )
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1999–2006 Sportul Studenţesc 182 (80)
2006–2008 Rapid Bucureşti 34 (18)
2008–2011 Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 9 (1)
2009–2011 → Arsenal Kyiv (loan) 62 (20)
2011–2013 Arsenal Kyiv 25 (6)
National team‡
2005–2011 Romania 16 (3)
Teams managed
2014– Sportul Studenţesc

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 March 2013.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2011

Ionuţ Costinel Mazilu (born 9 February 1982 in Bucharest) is a former Romanian footballer, who currently is manager at Sportul Studenţesc. He is known in Romania for his sharp finishing, pace and technique.

Career

Club

Mazilu started his career at Sportul Studenţesc in 1999. In the 2005–06 season, he was the leading goalscorer in the Romanian Liga I scoring 22 goals. The following season, he was taken to FC Rapid Bucureşti, where he played for two years playing 34 games and scoring 18 goals. On 12 January 2008, Mazilu was transferred to the Ukrainian club Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk for a fee of €4 million, the highest fee received by a Romanian football club at that time. He failed to make an immediate impact. During his first year he only played eight games with a single goal scored. In 2009 he was loaned to FC Arsenal Kyiv after his transfer to CFR Cluj failed.[1]

International career

Mazilu is a regular member of the Romanian national football team since the 2004–05 season having played 12 matches and scored 3 goals.

International goals

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 February 2006 Neo GSZ Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus  Slovenia 1–0 2–0 Friendly
2. 7 February 2007 Stadionul Lia Manoliu, Bucharest, Romania  Moldova 1–0 2–0 Friendly
3. 14 October 2009 Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania  Faroe Islands 3–13–1 2010 FIFA World Cup Qualifying

Honours

Club

Sportul Studenţesc
Rapid Bucureşti

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nineoclock.ro/index.php?page=detalii&categorie=sports&id=20090116-17757

External links

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