Claudiu Boaru

Claudiu Nicolae Boaru (born 10 April 1977) is a retired Romanian footballer who played almost his entire career for Gaz Metan Mediaș. After retirement, Boaru continued to work for Gaz Metan as an assistant coach for the satellite team or sporting manager until team's dissolution in 2022.

Claudiu Boaru

Personal information
Full name	Claudiu Nicolae Boaru
Date of birth	(1977-04-10) 10 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth	Mediaș, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1997	Sparta Mediaș
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Sparta Mediaș
1998–2009	Gaz Metan Mediaș	308	(87)
Managerial career
2010–2012	Gaz Metan II Mediaș (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2018

Career

Claudiu Boaru was born on 10 April 1977 in Mediaș, Romania, playing only for teams from his town, firstly at Sparta at junior level and for a short period at the seniors.^[1][2] In 1998 he went to play for Gaz Metan in Divizia B, helping the team earn promotion to Divizia A after 51 years of absence by scoring 9 goals in the 1999–2000 season, under the guidance of coach Jean Gavrilă.^[1][3][4][5] He made his first league debut on 5 August 2000 in a 3–0 home victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, gaining a total of 21 appearances without scoring by the end of the season as the team finished on the 16th place, relegating back to the second league.^[1][3] Boaru stayed with the club in Divizia B for the following seven seasons, helping it gain another promotion in the 2007–08 season, this time with coach Cristian Pustai, being the team's top-goalscorer with a personal record of 20 goals, forming a successful trio in the offence with Ciprian Prodan and Eric de Oliveira.^[1][3][6][7] In the following season, which would be the last of his career, Boaru scored a goal and missed a penalty in the first round of the season in a 2–2 with Oțelul Galați, then he scored another goal in a 5–1 win over Politehnica Timișoara and his last goal in a 1–0 victory against Politehnica Iași, making his last first league appearance on 30 May 2009 in a 2–0 away loss with Farul Constanța, having a total 315 games played with 108 goals scored in all the competitions for Gaz Metan of which 50 games with three goals are in the first league.^{[1][8][9][10][11][12]}

After he retired from playing, Boaru became a football coach, working as an assistant for Gaz Metan's satellite team from 2010 until 2012 when he became the sports director of the club.^{[8][13][14][15]}

Honours

Gaz Metan Mediaș

• Divizia B: 1999–2000^[1]

References

1. Claudiu Boaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
2. "GAZ METAN MEDIAS Prezentare, lot de jucatori, palmares" [GAZ METAN MEDIAS Presentation, batch of players, records] (in Romanian). Sportm.ro. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
3. "Gaz Metan Mediaș, la al patrulea sezon în elită" [Gaz Metan Mediaș, in its fourth season in the elite] (in Romanian). Bzb.ro. 10 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
4. "Jan Gavrilă împlinește azi 72 de ani. La mulți ani!" [Jan Gavrila turns 72 today. Happy Birthday!] (in Romanian). Mesagerulsibiu.ro. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
5. "Află despre cea mai importantă performanță din istoria echipei Gaz Metan Mediaș din primii 55 de ani de existență" [Find out about the most important performance in the history of the Gaz Metan Mediaș team from the first 55 years of its existence] (in Romanian). Starsibian.ro. 23 March 2022. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
6. "Sărbătoare pentru Gaz Metan!" [Celebration for Gaz Metan!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
7. "S-au răzgândit" [They changed their minds] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
8. "Claudiu Boaru e noul director sportiv al lui Gaz Metan Mediaş: "Sper să mă descurc"" [Claudiu Boaru is the new sporting director of Gaz Metan Mediaş: "I hope I can handle it"] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 6 April 2012.
9. "Exploziv" [Explosive] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
10. "Gaz Metan 5 - 1 FC Timisoara (Grillo, Curtean(3), Boaru/ Luchin)" (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 9 August 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
11. "Gaz Metan – Poli Iaşi 1-0" [Gaz Metan – Poli Iasi 1-0] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 8 November 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
12. "Claudiu Boaru. Liga 1 2008/2009". WorldFootball. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
13. "Fostul căpitan Claudiu Boaru, director sportiv la Gaz Metan" [Former captain Claudiu Boaru, sports director at Gaz Metan] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 7 April 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
14. "Claudiu Boaru, antrenor-jucător la Gaz Metan Mediaș II" [Claudiu Boaru, coach-player at Gaz Metan Mediaș II] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
15. "Boaru, antrenor secund şi jucător la Gaz Metan II. Sabou rămâne la Mediaș" [Boaru, second coach and player at Gaz Metan II. Sabou remains in Mediaș] (in Romanian). Oradesibiu.ro. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2023.

External links

• Claudiu Boaru at WorldFootball.net