Raul Costin

Raul Costin

Personal information
Date of birth	January 29, 1985
Place of birth	Mogoșoaia, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 ^1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Central midfielder
Club information
Current team	Rapid București
Number	16
Youth career
2000–2004	Naţional Bucureşti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2004–2008	Naţional Bucureşti	24	(0)
2005–2006	→ Sibiu (loan)	16	(2)
2008–2009	Dacia Mioveni	32	(12)
2009–2013	Vaslui	101	(5)
2013–2014	Simurq	30	(3)
2014–2015	Universitatea Cluj	26	(1)
2015	Botoșani	11	(0)
2016–	Rapid București	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 April 2016. † Appearances (goals)

Raul Rǎzvan Costin, (born January 29, 1985, Romania), is a Romanian footballer who plays for Rapid București. His predominant position is central midfielder but he can also play in a more defensive role and also as a right back. He is best known for his simple distribution and long shots.

Early career

Costin is a product of the Naţional Bucureşti youth academy making his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season against CFR Cluj coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss. Before his Naţional debut, he has played one season loaned to FC Sibiu during the 2005-06 season. In the 2008 summer, because of Progresul's (former Naţional) disaffiliation, he signed for Dacia Mioveni where he managed 12 goals, in 32 matches, finishing 6th with his team.

FC Vaslui

On 18 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with SC Vaslui for an undisclosed fee. He made his first-team debut on 12 August, against Gaz Metan Mediaş coming as a substitute in a 2-1 win and he scored his first goal against Poli Iaşi in the Moldavian Derby, also in a 2-1 win. He helped his team reaching the Romanian Cup final after scoring the first goal, in the 4-0 win against FC Braşov in the semi-finals. On 15 April 2012 he scored an amazing goal against CS Mioveni in a 3-0 victory.

Simurq

In August 2013, Costin signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.^[1] Costin made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Stjepan Poljak.^[2] Costin's first goal for Simurq was the winning goal in the 89th minute against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.^[3]

Universitatea Cluj

After one season at Simurq, Costin moved to Universitatea Cluj in June 2014.^[4]

Statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sibiu (loan)	2005–06	16	2	0	0	-		-		16	2
	Total	16	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	16	2
Naţional Bucureşti	2006–07	13	0	2	0	-		-		15	0
	2007–08	11	0	1	0					12	0
	Total	24	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	27	0
Dacia Mioveni	2008–09	32	12	1	0	-		-		33	12
	Total	32	12	1	0	-	-	-	-	33	12
SC Vaslui	2009–10	24	2	5	2	-		1	0	30	4
	2010–11	27	2	1	0			2	0	30	2
	2011–12	27	1	4	1			7	0	38	2
	2012–13	23	0	1	0			2	0	26	0
	Total	101	5	11	3	-	-	12	0	124	8
Simurq	2013–14	30	3	0	0	-		-		30	3
	Total	30	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	30	3
Universitatea Cluj	2014–15	26	1	3	0	2	0	-		29	1
	Total	26	1	3	0	2	0	-	-	31	1
Botoșani	2015–16	9	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	14	0
	Total	9	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	14	0
Career total		238	23	18	3	3	0	16	0	275	26

Statistics accurate as of match played 20 September 2015

Career Honours

• Cupa României
  • Runner-up: 2010

References

1. "Inter Raul officially! (FOTO) (PHOTO)" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
2. "Khazar 0-0 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
3. "Inter Baku 1-2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
4. "Bine ai venit, Raul Costin!". http://www.universitateacluj.ro/ (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. External link in |website= (help)