Sorin Cigan

Sorin Cigan (born 29 May 1964) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker and currently a manager. In Romania Cigan played mostly for Bihor Oradea, but he had his best seasons at Brașov, then he played for rest of his career in Hungary, where he was a well known player, playing along his career for Budapest most important clubs Ferencváros and Újpest among other clubs.

Sorin Cigan

Sorin Cigan while playing for Ferencváros.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1964-05-29) 29 May 1964
Place of birth	Tușnad, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Club information
Current team	Füzesgyarmat (assistant)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1981–1987	Bihor Oradea	42	(3)
1984–1985	→ UTA Arad (loan)	?	(?)
1988–1990	Brașov	67	(15)
1989	→ Victoria București	12	(2)
1990	Bihor Oradea	14	(1)
1991	Szeged	14	(6)
1991–1992	Újpest	24	(5)
1992–1993	Ferencváros	19	(3)
1994	Vasas	5	(2)
1994	Stadler Akasztó	7	(0)
1995	Kabai Cukor	13	(5)
1995–1996	Matáv Sopron	?	(?)
1996–1997	Szeged	6	(1)
Total		223	(43)
National team‡
1988	Romania Olympic	1	(0)
1989	Romania	1	(0)
Teams managed
2002–2003	Tricotaje Ineu
2003	UTA Arad
2004	Tricotaje Ineu
2006–2007	Arieșul Turda
2007	Stăruința Săcueni
2008	Avântul Reghin
2010	Liberty Salonta
2010	Viitorul Popești
2011	Tricolorul Alparea
2012	Bihorul Beiuș
2013	Europa Alba Iulia
2013–2014	Sighetu Marmației
2020–	Füzesgyarmat
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 29 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2017

His son, Cristian Cigan is also a footballer.[1]

In June 2009 Cigan was involved in a scandal of match fixing, he was accused of receiving money from ACU Arad to convince Bihor Oradea players to let ACU win. In 2013 he was convicted at 3 years of suspended sentence.[2]