Aurel Panait

Aurel Silviu Panait (born 27 August 1968) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a defender and midfielder.^[2][3][4][5]

Aurel Panait

Panait in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Aurel Silviu Panait
Date of birth	(1968-08-27) 27 August 1968 (age 56)[1]
Place of birth	Ploiești, Romania[1]
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Right defender / Central defender / Right midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Petrolul Ploiești	86	(2)
1991–1996	Steaua București	110	(5)
1996	Mödling
1997	Wuppertal	30	(2)
1998	Mainz	9	(0)
1998–1999	Wuppertal	21	(1)
1999–2000	Wehen	20	(1)
2000–2001	BFC Dynamo	22	(0)
Total		298	(11)
International career
1992	Romania	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

International career

Aurel Panait played one friendly game at international level for Romania, when coach Cornel Dinu sent him on the field to replace Ilie Dumitrescu in the 69th minute of a 2–0 victory against Latvia.^[6][7]

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

• Divizia B: 1988–89^[1]

Steaua București

• Divizia A: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96^[8]
• Cupa României: 1991–92, 1995–96^[8]
• Supercupa României: 1994, 1995^[9][10]

Dynamo Berlin

• NOFV-Oberliga Nord: 1991–92^[1]

References

1. Aurel Panait at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
2. Aurel Panait at WorldFootball.net
3. "Aurel Panait". Fupa.net. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
4. "Vă mai aduceți aminte de el? Jucătorul cu 7 trofee la "militari" l-a "masacrat" pe Gigi Becali: "Asta nu e Steaua! Becali a instaurat teroarea, Dică și jucătorii sunt marionete"" [Do you remember him? The player with 7 trophies at the "soldiers" has "massacred" Gigi Becali: "This is not the Steaua! Becali has instilled terror, Dică and the players are puppets"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
5. "Ţi-l mai aminteşti pe Joe Panait? Ce face acum fostul fundaş al Stelei şi mesajul devastator pentru Becali: "A instaurat teroarea!"" [Remember Joe Panait? What does the former star defender do now and the devastating message for Becali: "He has instilled terror!"] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
6. "Aurel Panait". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
7. "Romania – Latvia 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
8. Aurel Panait at National-Football-Teams.com
9. "Romania Supercup 1994". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
10. "Romania Supercup 1995". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 24 March 2020.