George Florescu

For the Romanian Olympic shooter, see Gheorghe Florescu (sport shooter).

George Florescu (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈresku]; born 21 May 1984) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. In his career, Florescu also played for teams such as Universitatea Cluj, Sheriff Tiraspol, Torpedo Moscow, FC Midtjylland or Dynamo Moscow, among others.

George Florescu

Florescu with Dynamo Moscow in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Gheorghe Mihai Florescu
Date of birth	(1984-05-21) 21 May 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
	Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2004	Universitatea Cluj	38	(15)
2004–2006	Sheriff Tiraspol	51	(5)
2006–2007	Torpedo Moscow	44	(9)
2008–2010	Midtjylland	54	(3)
2010–2011	Alania Vladikavkaz	20	(1)
2011–2013	Arsenal Kyiv	32	(2)
2013	Astra Giurgiu	6	(0)
2013–2014	Dynamo Moscow	3	(1)
2014–2015	Astra Giurgiu	18	(1)
2015	Gabala	3	(0)
2016–2017	Omonia	38	(0)
2017–2020	Universitatea Cluj	64	(12)
2021–2023	Sănătatea Cluj	16	(0)
Total		385	(48)
International career
2003–2006	Romania U21	11	(4)
2010–2012	Romania	10	(1)
Managerial career
2021–2023	Sănătatea Cluj
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

On 23 June 2015, Florescu signed a 1.5-year contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Gabala FK.^[1]

On 20 August 2016, he signed with AC Omonia in Cyprus.^[2] He had 48 appearances with the club. On 26 May 2017 the club announced that with the end of the season the player is released.^[3]

Personal life

George repented in 2023 at a Pentecostal church in his hometown.^[4]

Career statistics

As of match played 21 November 2015^[5][6][7]

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Universitatea Cluj	2001–02	Divizia B	3	1			-		-		-		3	1
	2002–03		11	9			-		-		-		11	9
	2003–04		24	5			-		-		-		24	5
	Total		38	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	38	15
Sheriff Tiraspol	2004–05	Moldovan National Division	23	0			-		4	0	-		27	0
	2005–06		21	3			-		4	1	-		25	4
	2006–07		7	2			-		4	0	-		11	2
	Total		51	5	0	0	0	0	12	1	0	0	63	6
Torpedo Moscow	2006	Russian Premier League	10	0	0	0	-		-		-		10	0
	2007	Russian National League	34	9	1	0	-		-		-		35	9
	Total		44	9	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	45	9
Midtjylland	2007–08	Danish Superliga	15	2			-		-		-		15	2
	2008–09		22	1			-		3	1	-		24	2
	2009–10		17	0			-		-		-		17	0
	Total		54	3	0	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	57	4
Alania Vladikavkaz	2010	Russian Premier League	20	1	3	0	-		-		-		23	1
Arsenal Kyiv	2011–12	Ukrainian Premier League	22	2	3	0	-		-		-		25	2
	2012–13		10	0	1	0	-		-		-		11	0
	Total		32	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	36	2
Astra Giurgiu	2012–13	Liga I	6	0	2	0	-		-		-		8	0
Dynamo Moscow	2013–14	Russian Premier League	3	1	0	0	-		-		-		3	1
Astra Giurgiu	2014–15	Liga I	18	0	1	0	3	0	6	1	-		28	1
Gabala	2015–16	Azerbaijan Premier League	1	0	0	0	-		3	0	-		4	0
Career total			267	36	14	0	3	0	24	3	0	0	308	39

International

Romania
Year	Apps	Goals
2010	6	1
2011	2	0
2012	2	0
Total	10	1

Statistics accurate as of match played 5 June 2012^[6]

International goals

Scores and Results show Nigeria's goal tally first

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref.
1.	5 June 2010	Jacques Lemans Arena, Sankt Veit an der Glan, Austria	Honduras	2–0	3–0	Friendly	[8]

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol

• Moldovan National Division: 2004–05, 2005–06
• Moldovan Cup: 2005–06
• Moldovan Super Cup: 2004, 2005

Midtjylland

• Danish Superliga: Runner-up 2007–08

Alania Vladikavkaz

• Russian Cup: Runner-up 2010–11

References

1. "George Floresku Qəbələ də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 23 June 2015. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
2. "Ανακοίνωσε Φλορέσκου η Ομόνοια" (in Greek). AC Omonia. 19 January 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2019. Retrieved 4 June 2017.
3. "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας και ευχές για καλή συνέχεια στην καριέρα τους" (in Greek). AC Omonia. 4 June 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}
4. Fostul decar al echipei naționale a României, mărturie cutremurătoare în biserică: „Făceam parte dintr-o bandă și am ajuns în boxa inculpaților. În vacanțe, 80% din nopți erau pierdute, distracții, alcool, țigări”. S-a pocăit un băiat de cartier
5. "G.Florescu". uk.soccerway.com/. Soccerway. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
6. "Gheorghe Florescu". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
7. "Russia Cups 2006/07". RSSSF. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
8. "Romania vs. Honduras". national-football-teams.com/. National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 June 2015.

External links

• George Florescu at National-Football-Teams.com
• George Florescu at ESPN FC