# Florin Costea > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Florin_Costea > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Florin_Costea.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_Costea > Source revision: 1326191633 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Romanian professional footballer Florin Costea Costea playing for U Craiova Personal information Full name Florin Constantin Costea Date of birth (1985-05-16) 16 May 1985 (age 41) Place of birth Drăgășani, Romania Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) Position Striker Youth career 1994–1998 FC Teleșpan 97 1998–2003 Oltchim Râmnicu Vâlcea Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 2003–2004 Rarora Râmnicu Vâlcea 12 (3) 2004–2005 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 10 (4) 2006–2011 Universitatea Craiova 119 (47) 2011–2012 Steaua București 19 (1) 2013 CS Turnu Severin 14 (8) 2013–2015 CFR Cluj 40 (4) 2015 Arsenal Tula 7 (0) 2015 Zakho 1 (0) 2016 CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea 6 (5) 2017 Șirineasa 2018–2019 FC U Craiova 2019 Atletic Bradu 2019–2023 Viitorul Dăești 2023–2024 ARO Muscelul Câmpulung 2024–2025 Viitorul Budești Total 228 (72) International career 2008–2009 Romania 6 (0) Managerial career 2024–2025 FC U Craiova (sporting director) * Club domestic league appearances and goals **Florin Constantin Costea** (born 16 May 1985) is a Romanian former professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [striker](/source/Forward_(association_football)#Striker).[1] ## Club career ### Universitatea Craiova Costea started in the Romanian [Divizia B](/source/Liga_II) for the local teams Rarora Râmnicu-Vâlcea and [CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea](/source/SCM_R%C3%A2mnicu_V%C3%A2lcea), then he transferred to one of the most popular teams in Romania [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova), who competed at the time in the same league. After his new team was promoted, he became one of their key players and one of the best strikers of the [Liga I](/source/Liga_I). The 2008–09 season was great for Costea, finishing the top scorer of the Romanian first division, together with [Gigel Bucur](/source/Gheorghe_Bucur) after both had scored 17 goals.[2] On 21 March 2010, while playing a match against [Politehnica Iaşi](/source/FC_Politehnica_Ia%C8%99i_(1945)), the opposing goalkeeper made a rash challenge on Costea, injuring him. He was forced to leave the pitch, and realising the severity of his injury he was taken out in tears.[3] It was later discovered that he had broken his [Medial collateral ligament](/source/Medial_collateral_ligament) and [Cruciate ligament](/source/Cruciate_ligament). He was sidelined for eight months.[4] After [Universitatea Craiova](/source/FC_Universitatea_Craiova) was disaffiliated, he became a [free agent](/source/Free_agent).[5] ### Steaua București On 3 August 2011, Costea moved to [Steaua București](/source/FCSB) on a free transfer, signing a 4-year contract, worth around [€](/source/Euro)300,000 per year. There, he rejoined his brother [Mihai Costea](/source/Mihai_Costea).[6] ## International career Since 2008 he gathered six selections in the Romania national football team. His first selection was courtesy to an injury of Romanian star attacker [Adrian Mutu](/source/Adrian_Mutu). ## Personal life He is the older brother of [Mihai Costea](/source/Mihai_Costea).[7][8] ## Career statistics ### International Appearances and goals by national team and year[9] National team Year Apps Goals Romania 2008 4 0 2009 2 0 Total 6 0 ## Honours **CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea** - [Divizia C](/source/Liga_III): 2004–05 **Universitatea Craiova** - [Divizia B](/source/Liga_II): [2005–06](/source/2005%E2%80%9306_Divizia_B#Seria_II) **ARO Muscelul Câmpulung** - [Liga IV – Argeș County](/source/Liga_IV_Arge%C8%99): [2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_Liga_IV) **Individual** - [Liga I](/source/Liga_I) top scorer: [2008–09](/source/2008%E2%80%9309_Liga_I) (17 goals) (joint with Gigel Bucur) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [mutare! Florin Costea, prezentat oficial în Superligă: „Bine ai venit!”](https://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/florin-costea-prezentat-oficial-fcu-craiova-731147.htmlCe). gsp.ro (in Romanian) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** [Costea](http://www.realitatea.net/florin-costea--noul-lider-in-clasamentul-golgeterilor_527482.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Costea](http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/accidentat-florin-costea-a-parasit-terenul-in-lacrimi-182221.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [Costea](http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/florin-costea-a-revenit-pe-teren-dupa-8-luni-7714945) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [Costea](http://www.sport.ro/liga-1/campioana-unei-mari-prostii-o-echipa-iubita-de-toata-romania-a-murit-azi-scrie-aici-mesajul-tau-pentru.html) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-fcostea_6-0)** ["Florin Costea a semnat cu Steaua"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120820005607/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/florincosteaasemnat/) (in Romanian). steauafc.com. Archived from [the original](http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/florincosteaasemnat/) on 20 August 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2011. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Fraţii Florin și Mihai Costea revin în fotbal. Nu vor să mai audă de Liga 1"](http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/florin+si+mihai+costea+revin+in+fotbal) [The brothers Florin and Mihai Costea return to football. They don't want to hear about Liga 1 anymore] (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** ["Succesul lui MIHAI COSTEA, drama fratelui său!"](http://www.cancan.ro/succesul-lui-mihai-costea-drama-fratelui-sau-15536611) [The success of MIHAI COSTEA, the drama of his brother!] (in Romanian). cancan.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-EU_9-0)** ["Florin Costea"](https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=25477). European Football. Retrieved 20 February 2024. ## External links - [Florin Costea](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/27331.html) at National-Football-Teams.com - [Florin Costea](https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/462/florin-constantin-costea.htm) at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) - [Florin Costea](https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/clubs/players/250006703/) – [UEFA](/source/UEFA) competition record ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2020/https://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=250006703/profile/index.html)) v t e Liga I top scorers 1933: Dobay 1934: Dobay 1935: Dobay 1936: Ș. Barbu 1937: Dobay / Iordache 1938: Thierjung 1939: Marksteiner 1940: Avar 1941: Bogdan / V. Niculescu 1947: Bonyhádi 1948: Bonyhádi 1949: Váczi 1950: Rădulescu 1951: Váczi 1952: Ozon 1953: Ozon 1954: A. Ene 1955: Ciosescu 1956: Alecsandrescu 1958: Ciosescu 1959: G. Ene 1960: Constantin 1961: Constantin 1962: Constantin 1963: Ionescu 1964: Frățilă / Pavlovici 1965: Adam 1966: Ionescu 1967: Oblemenco 1968: Adam 1969: Dumitrache 1970: Oblemenco 1971: Dumitrache / Moldoveanu / Tătaru 1972: Oblemenco 1973: Oblemenco 1974: Adam 1975: Georgescu 1976: Georgescu 1977: Georgescu 1978: Georgescu 1979: Radu 1980: Câmpeanu 1981: Radu 1982: Iordănescu 1983: Grosu 1984: Coraș 1985: Hagi 1986: Hagi 1987: Cămătaru 1988: Pițurcă 1989: Mateuț 1990: Balint 1991: Hanganu 1992: Gerstenmájer 1993: Dumitrescu 1994: Craioveanu 1995: Craioveanu 1996: Vlădoiu 1997: Ilie 1998: C. Barbu / Oană 1999: Ganea 2000: Savu 2001: Niculae 2002: Cursaru 2003: Răducanu 2004: Dănciulescu 2005: Bucur / C. Niculescu 2006: Mazilu 2007: C. Niculescu 2008: Dănciulescu 2009: Bucur / Costea 2010: Cristea 2011: Zicu 2012: Wesley 2013: Rusescu 2014: Antal 2015: Tadé 2016: Hora 2017: Llullaku 2018: Țucudean / Gnohéré 2019: Țucudean 2020: Iancu 2021: Tănase 2022: Tănase 2023: Dugandžić 2024: Coman / Otele 2025: Munteanu 2026: Lukić --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Florin Costea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_Costea) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florin_Costea?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.