Gheorghe Andronic

Gheorghe "Gicu" Andronic (born 25 September 1991) is a Moldovan international footballer who plays as a midfielder for Speranța Nisporeni.

Gheorghe Andronic
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-25) 25 September 1991
Place of birth Chișinău, Moldova
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Speranța Nisporeni
Youth career
Zimbru Chișinău
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2009 Zimbru Chișinău 23 (4)
2010–2011 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2010 → Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) 9 (0)
2010 → Gorica (loan) 2 (0)
2011 Värnamo 26 (1)
2012 Degerfors 7 (0)
2013 Zimbru Chișinău 12 (1)
2013–2019 Milsami Orhei 111 (19)
2019 Astra Giurgiu 0 (0)
2020 Rukh Brest 8 (1)
2020– Speranța Nisporeni
National team‡
2010–2012 Moldova U21 5 (1)
2011–2017 Moldova 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 March 2017

Career

A product of Zimbru Chişinău academy, Andronic had his professional debut for the club in the 2008–09 season. In December 2009 he went on trial at Croatian powerhouse GNK Dinamo Zagreb at the time when manager Krunoslav Jurčić in charge, and went on to sign a five-year contract with Dinamo in the 2010 winter transfer window.

Andronic plays as middle-fielder, and manager Krunoslav Jurčić and director of football Zoran Mamić decided to send him on loan spell at Dinamo Zagreb's satellite club NK Lokomotiva. In the following 2010–11 season it was agreed that Andronic would be sent on loan to HNK Gorica, club that competes in Croatian second division.[1] Andronic debuted for Gorica in the 91st minute of the 12th round in 2010/11 season of 2. HNL with a 93rd-minute assist for a second goal in a 0–2 away win to HNK Suhopolje. On 22 February 2011, resigned his contract with GNK Dinamo Zagreb and joined to Swedish club IFK Värnamo.[2]

National team

After being member of the Moldovan U21 team since 2010, Gheorghe Andronic made his debut for the Moldova national football team on 11 October 2011, in the last group match for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against San Marino. The match finished with a Moldovan victory of 4–0, which is a record as being the major victory ever of the Moldovan team in official matches, and Andronic contributed by scoring the final goal in the 87th minute of the match.[3]

Personal life

Gheorghe is the younger brother of the Moldovan national player Oleg Andronic, and he is cousin with Valeriu Andronic and Igor Andronic who are former members of the national team of Moldova. His uncle Mihai is coach in Moldova.[4][5]

References
  1. Gheorghe Andronic at Nogometni magazin
  2. Gheorghe Andronic a semnat un contract cu IFK Varnamo, din Suedia
  3. Match report at UEFA.com
  4. "Oleg Andronic: "Valeriu, Igor şi Gheorghe sunt rudele mele"". www.EuroFotbal.info (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. Игорь Андроник: "Не зря меня прозвали Хирургом" (in Russian)

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