Costin Lazăr
Costin Lazăr (born 24 April 1981) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Mostiștea Ulmu. Lazăr has been capped with Romania at senior level.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2006 | Sportul Studențesc | 157 | (11) |
| 2006–2011 | Rapid București | 134 | (9) |
| 2011–2014 | PAOK | 80 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Panetolikos | 10 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Iraklis | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Voluntari | 51 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Mostiștea Ulmu | 2 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005–2015 | Romania | 31 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019–2020 | Mostiștea Ulmu (assistant) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2014 | |||
Club career
Sportul Studenţesc
Until 2006, Lazăr enjoyed a successful spell at Sportul Studenţesc.
Rapid București
Lazăr joined Rapid București in the summer of 2006. In March 2009, he was involved in an incident in which he was judged to have been fouled in the box by Oţelul's Alexandru Bourceanu.[1] Lazăr, adamant that it was a fair tackle, refused to take the penalty and eventually persuaded the referee to award a drop ball, which his teammate Ovidiu Herea then kicked out for a goal kick.[1]
PAOK
On 21 July 2011, Lazăr signed a three-year contract with PAOK FC[2] after he was chosen by the club coach László Bölöni. He quickly became a key player for the club even after 5 matches. On 25 March, in a game against Kerkyra, Lazăr scored two goals,[3] to help his team to a 4–0 victory.[4] On 6 January 2013 Costin Lazar scored a wonderful goal for PAOK, winning 4–1 away to Panthrakikos, in a match of the Greece Super League.[5] This goal voted as the best of the week.
Panetolikos
On 19 January 2015, Lazăr signed a six-month contract with Panetolikos F.C.[6]
Iraklis
On 25 June 2015, Lazar signed an annual contract with Greek Superleague club Iraklis.[7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Sportul Studenţesc | 1999–00 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2000–01 | 28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2001–02 | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| 2002–03 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 5 | |
| 2004–05 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | |
| 2006–07 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 157 | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 171 | 11 | |
| Rapid București | 2006–07 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 2 |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 5 | |
| 2008–09 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | |
| 2009–10 | 31 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 134 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 12 | |
| PAOK | 2011–12 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 3 | |
| 2013–14 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | |
| Total | 80 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 117 | 9 | |
| Panetolikos | 2014–15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Iraklis | 2015–16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Voluntari | 2016–17 | 20 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 0 |
| 2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 51 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 57 | 1 | |
| Career total | 438 | 27 | 42 | 3 | 32 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 516 | 33 | |
International goals
| # | Date | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 September 2012 |  Andorra | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 11 October 2013 | Andorra | 4–0 | 4–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Club
Sportul Studenţesc
Rapid București
PAOK
- Superleague Greece Runner-up: 2012–13, 2013–14
- Greek Cup Runner-up: 2013–14
Voluntari
References
- "Fair Play: Costin Lazar refuses to win a penalty (Rapid Bucharest vs Otelul Galati)". 101greatgoals.com. 31 March 2009. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- "Costin Lazar player of PAOK". Archived from the original on 9 October 2011. Retrieved 21 July 2011.
- http://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/motivele-incredibile-pentru-care-boloni-a-anuntat-ca-vrea-sa-plece-de-la-paok-318501.html Lazar 2 goluri
- https://int.soccerway.com/players/constantin-lazar/11923/ Kerkyra PAOK
- http://sport.bzi.ro/costin-lazar-a-marcat-pentru-paok-salonic-in-stilul-lui-messi-video-35517 Costin Lazar scored for PAOK Thessaloniki in Messi's style
- "Costin Lazar to Panetolikos". Archived from the original on 19 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
- "Ανακοίνωση απόκτησης Κοστίν Λαζάρ". Iraklis FC. 25 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 July 2015. Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- Costin Lazăr at Soccerway
- Costin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
External links
- Costin Lazăr at FootballDatabase.eu
- Costin Lazăr at National-Football-Teams.com
- Costin Lazăr at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Costin Lazăr at Soccerway
- Costin Lazăr at WorldFootball.net