Ionuț Adrian Cioinac (born 14 January 1991) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viitorul Dăești.[1] A versatile player, Cioinac plays mainly as a mainly as a defensive midfielder, but he has also been deployed on numerous occasions as a centre-back.

Ionuț Cioinac
Personal information
Full name Ionuț Adrian Cioinac
Date of birth (1991-01-14) 14 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder / Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Viitorul Dăești
Youth career
0000–2008 Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2012 Dunărea Galați 102 (2)
2012–2015 Fortuna Poiana Câmpina 13 (1)
2013FCM Târgu Mureș (loan) 5 (0)
2014Dinamo București (loan) 1 (0)
2015 Farul Constanța 7 (0)
2015 Unirea Tărlungeni 4 (0)
2015–2016 CS Podari ? (?)
2016 Universitatea II Craiova 13 (1)
2017 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 14 (0)
2017–2019 Politehnica Iași 63 (2)
2019 Petrolul Ploiești 17 (2)
2020 Turris Turnu Măgurele 17 (1)
2021 ASU Politehnica Timișoara 7 (0)
2021 Unirea Constanța 3 (0)
2021–2022 CSM Reșița 24 (1)
2022 Flacăra Horezu 12 (3)
2023 Viitorul Dăești ? (?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:32, 13 January 2023 (UTC)

Club career

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After spending the first half of his career in the lower tiers of Romanian football, Cioinac made his Liga I debut while on loan at Dinamo București, on February 23, 2014, in 1–2 loss to Viitorul Constanța.[2] At the end of the 2013–14 Liga I season he was released by Dinamo and returned to Fortuna Brazi.[3]

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

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After another two seasons in the Liga II, Cioinac returned to the top tier of Romanian football to sign with struggling Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[4] Although he impressed here, Pandurii were relegated and the player soon left the club.[5]

Politehnica Iași

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Cioinac followed his departing manager from Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Flavius Stoican, and signed a one-year contract with fellow Liga I club Politehnica Iași.[6] After a very strong first year with the Moldavian team in which they finished the league on sixth place, he signed another contract to keep him with the club for another two years.[7]

Honours

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CSM Reșița

References

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  1. ^ "Cine este Unirea Constanța, echipa care îi ia locul Farului în Liga 2! Cum se descrie clubul, unde va juca acasă, publicul țintă și sigla pe care jucătorii o vor purta pe piept". liga2.prosport.ro.
  2. ^ "Aufstellung, Dinamo - Viitorul" [List, Dinamo - Viitorul] (in German). sport.de. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  3. ^ ""Tsunamiul" Cioinac n-a iertat pe nimeni" ["Tsunamy" Cioinac forgives no one] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  4. ^ "De la retrogradare, în Champions League" [From relegation to Champions League] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 30 May 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Gândurile lui Ionuţ Cioinac" [Ionuţ Cioinac thoughts] (in Romanian). ProSport. 23 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  6. ^ "Controversatul Cioinac a lovit din nou" [Controversial Cioinac hits again] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  7. ^ "Iaşiul negociază cu trei jucători" [Iasi negotiating with three players] (in Romanian). ProSport. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
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