Laurențiu Rus

Laurențiu Daniel Rus (born 7 May 1985) is a former Romanian professional footballer, currently assistant coach at Liga I club CFR Cluj. He was a versatile player, being able to play as a right winger, a midfielder or a right back.

Laurențiu Rus

Personal information
Full name	Laurențiu Daniel Rus
Date of birth	(1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right back / Midfielder
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj (assistant)
Youth career
1995–2004	Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2009	Liberty Salonta	94	(1)
2006–2007	→ Sopron (loan)	12	(1)
2008	→ Petrolul Ploiești (loan)	16	(1)
2009–2014	Dinamo București	113	(4)
2011	→ FCM Târgu Mureş (loan)	16	(1)
2014–2015	Astra Giurgiu	15	(0)
2015–2016	Voluntari	31	(3)
2016–2018	CFR Cluj	35	(0)
2018–2019	Politehnica Iași	21	(0)
2019	Sănătatea Cluj
2020	CSM Reșița	2	(0)
2020–2021	Universitatea Cluj	8	(0)
Total		363	(11)
Managerial career
2022	Universitatea Cluj U19 (fitness coach)
2022–2023	Argeș Pitești (fitness coach)
2024–	CFR Cluj (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

In 2004 he moved to Liga II club Liberty Oradea.^[1] For the 2006–07 season, Rus was loaned to Hungarian first league club Sopron and for the second part of the 2007–08 season he was loaned to Petrolul Ploiești.^[2]

Dinamo București

In the summer of 2009, after impressing in the Romanian second league with Liberty Oradea, Rus moved to Liga I club Dinamo București.^[3] After putting in some solid displays, he immediately established himself in the starting eleven for the 2011–12 season.^[2] For the 2013–14 Liga I campaign, Rus became captain of Dinamo București.^[4] In July 2014, after not coming to an agreement over his wages with Dinamo, he terminated his contract by mutual consent with the Bucharest club.^[5]

CFR Cluj

On 20 August 2016, after ending his stay at Voluntari, Rus moved to Romanian giants CFR Cluj and subsequently signed a two-year deal with them.^[6] In his second year with CFR Cluj, Rus managed to win the Liga I for the first time in his career.^[7]

Politehnica Iași

On 7 July 2018, Rus moved to fellow Liga I side Politehnica Iași, after agreeing to a one-year contract.^[8]

CSM Reşiţa

On 9 January 2020, Rus joined Liga II side CSM Reşiţa.^[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 August 2021^[10][11][12]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Liberty Salonta	2004–05	Liga II	20	0	0	0	—		—		20	0
	2005–06		27	0	0	0	—		—		27	0
	2007–08		15	0	0	0	—		—		15	0
	2008–09		32	1	0	0	—		—		32	1
	Total		94	1	0	0	—		—		94	1
Sopron (loan)	2006–07	Nemzeti Bajnokság I	12	1	0	0	—		—		12	1
Petrolul Ploiești (loan)	2007–08	Liga II	16	1	0	0	—		—		16	1
Dinamo București	2009–10	Liga I	20	0	3	0	5	0	—		28	0
	2010–11		1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
	2011–12		31	1	5	1	3	0	—		39	2
	2012–13		31	1	2	1	—		1	0	34	1
	2013–14		30	2	4	0	—		—		34	1
	Total		113	4	15	2	8	0	1	0	137	6
Târgu Mureş (loan)	2010–11	Liga I	16	1	—		—		—		16	1
Astra Giurgiu	2014–15	Liga I	15	0	1	0	7	1	2	0	25	1
Voluntari	2015–16	Liga I	31	3	1	0	—		3	0	35	3
CFR Cluj	2016–17	Liga I	25	0	2	0	—		1	0	28	0
	2017–18		10	0	1	0	—		—		11	0
	Total		35	0	3	0	—		1	0	39	0
Politehnica Iași	2018–19	Liga I	21	0	2	0	—		—		23	0
Sănătatea Cluj	2019–20	Liga III	?	?	2	1	—		—		2	1
CSM Reșița	2019–20	Liga II	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Universitatea Cluj	2020–21	Liga II	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	2021–22	Liga II	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
Career total			363	11	24	3	15	1	7	0	409	15

Honours

Liberty Salonta

• Divizia B: 2005–06^[11]

Dinamo București

• Cupa României: 2011–12^[10][11]
• Supercupa României: 2012^[10][11]

CFR Cluj

• Liga I: 2017–18^[10][11]

References

1. "Laurențiu Rus pleacă din Gruia după doi ani" [Laurențiu Rus leaves Gruia after two years] (in Romanian). stiridecluj.ro. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
2. "Fotbalistul care l-a făcut KO pe Mihăilă a mai accidentat grav doi jucători în trecut" [The footballer that knocked out Mihăilă also injured two other players in the past] (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 2 November 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
3. "Reacţia Craiovei după ce Laurenţiu Rus a primit o suspendare record pentru faultul la Mihăilă" [Craiova reaction after Laurenţiu Rus receives record suspension for Mihăilă foul] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 7 November 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
4. "Laurenţiu Rus, în pole-position pentru banderola de căpitan la Dinamo" [Laurenţiu Rus, in pole-position for captain's armband at Dinamo] (in Romanian). Telekom. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
5. "Haos la Dinamo. Căpitanul Laurenţiu Rus a părăsit clubul" [Chaos at Dinamo. Captain Laurenţiu Rus left the club] (in Romanian). click.ro. 21 July 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
6. "Laurenţiu Rus vrea să-şi rezilieze contractul cu Poli Iaşi" [Laurenţiu Rus wants to terminate Poli Iaşi contract] (in Romanian). Telekom. 5 November 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
7. "CFR Cluj e noua campioana a Romaniei" [CFR CLUJ is the new Romanian champion] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 20 May 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
8. "Un campion la CSM Politehnica Iasi" [A champion at CSM Politehnica Iasi] (in Romanian). ziaruldeiasi.ro. 5 July 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
9. Mihaitalazarica (9 January 2020). "Laurenţiu Rus a semnat cu CSM Reşiţa! Fiul unui mare sportiv român se antrenează sub comanda lui Dorinel Munteanu şi motivul real al alegerii cantonamentului la Vatra Dornei" (in Romanian). prosport. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
10. "L. Rus". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
11. "L. Rus". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 28 August 2019.
12. "Laurențiu Rus's 2009–10 Romanian Cup appearances". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 28 August 2019.

External links

• Laurențiu Rus at WorldFootball.net