Ionuţ Laurian Tîrnăcop (born 22 April 1987) is a Romanian former professional football player who played as a midfielder.

Ionuț Tîrnăcop
Personal information
Full name Ionuț Laurian Tîrnăcop
Date of birth (1987-04-22) 22 April 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Turnu Măgurele, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Chimia Turnu Măgurele
Turris Turnu Măgurele
Rulmentul Alexandria
2004–2005 ȘF "Marius Lăcătuș"
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 Sportul Studențesc 38 (1)
2012–2013 Bihor Oradea 11 (1)
2013–2014 Universitatea Cluj 30 (1)
2014–2015 Universitatea Craiova 28 (3)
Total 107 (6)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 October 2017

Career

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Tîrnăcop started playing football when he was eight years old at Chimia, a team from his home town, Turnu Măgurele. When he was fifteen, he made his debut in Liga III with another local team, Turris Turnu Măgurele.[1] One year later he joined Rulmentul Alexandria and in 2004 he moved to the Marius Lăcătuș football school.[2]

In 2005, Tîrnăcop was transferred to Sportul Studențesc where he spent five years before debuting in Liga I in a match against FC Timișoara. In August 2011, he scored his first goal in the first Romanian league against CFR Cluj.[3] At the beginning of 2012, he missed a transfer to the Liga I side, Petrolul Ploiești but, in November 2012, he joined FC Bihor as a free agent.[4]

In April 2013, he was brought to Universitatea Cluj by the manager of the team at that time, Ioan Viorel Ganea,[5] and scored the first goal for his new team in a match against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.

In September 2014, he signed a contract with Universitatea Craiova.

References

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  1. ^ "INTERVIU EXCLUSIV cu Ionuţ Târnăcop, mijlocașul echipei Universitatea Cluj". terefotbal.com (in Romanian). 5 January 2014. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Vedete ale oraşului Tr. Măgurele: Ionuţ Târnăcop, cel mai bun fotbalist turnean din 2013". turnucustiri.ro (in Romanian). 6 February 2014.
  3. ^ "Vedete ale oraşului Tr. Măgurele: Ionuţ Târnăcop, cel mai bun fotbalist turnean din 2013". turnucustiri.ro (in Romanian). 6 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Ionuţ Târnăcop, remarcat la noua sa echipă". teresport.ro (in Romanian). 26 November 2012.
  5. ^ ""Studenţii" aşteaptă întăriri: ce fotbalişti ţinteşte Ganea". Ziua de Cluj (in Romanian). 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 7 October 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
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