Gheorghe "Gicu" Andronic (born 25 September 1991) is a Moldovan international footballer who plays as a midfielder for CSF Spartanii.[1]
 Andronic with Moldova in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 September 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Chișinău, Moldova | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CSF Spartanii | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Zimbru Chișinău | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | Zimbru Chișinău | 23 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Lokomotiva Zagreb (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Gorica (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Värnamo | 26 | (1) |
| 2012 | Degerfors | 7 | (0) |
| 2013 | Zimbru Chișinău | 12 | (1) |
| 2013–2019 | Milsami Orhei | 111 | (19) |
| 2019–2020 | Astra Giurgiu | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | Rukh Brest | 8 | (1) |
| 2020 | Speranța Nisporeni | 4 | (1) |
| 2021 | Buzău | 10 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Milsami Orhei | 26 | (1) |
| 2023 | Zimbru Chișinău | 5 | (0) |
| 2023– | CSF Spartanii | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008 | Moldova U-17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Moldova U-19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Moldova U-21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2011–2017 | Moldova | 10 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 March 2017 | |||
Career
editA product of Zimbru Chişinău academy, Andronic had his professional debut for the club in the 2008–09 season. In December 2009 he went on trial at Croatian powerhouse GNK Dinamo Zagreb at the time when manager Krunoslav Jurčić in charge, and went on to sign a five-year contract with Dinamo in the 2010 winter transfer window.
Andronic plays as middle-fielder, and manager Krunoslav Jurčić and director of football Zoran Mamić decided to send him on loan spell at Dinamo Zagreb's satellite club NK Lokomotiva. In the following 2010–11 season it was agreed that Andronic would be sent on loan to HNK Gorica, club that competes in Croatian second division.[2] Andronic debuted for Gorica in the 91st minute of the 12th round in 2010/11 season of 2. HNL with a 93rd-minute assist for a second goal in a 0–2 away win to HNK Suhopolje. On 22 February 2011, resigned his contract with GNK Dinamo Zagreb and joined to Swedish club IFK Värnamo.[3]
National team
editAfter being member of the Moldovan U21 team since 2010, Gheorghe Andronic made his debut for the Moldova national football team on 11 October 2011, in the last group match for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying match against San Marino. The match finished with a Moldovan victory of 4–0, which is a record as being the major victory ever of the Moldovan team in official matches, and Andronic contributed by scoring the final goal in the 87th minute of the match.[4]
International stats
edit| Moldova national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 10 | 1 |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first.[5]
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 11 October 2011 | Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova |  San Marino |
4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2012 qualification |
Personal life
editGheorghe is the younger brother of the Moldovan national player Oleg Andronic, and he is cousin with Valeriu Andronic and Igor Andronic who are former members of the national team of Moldova. His uncle Mihai is coach in Moldova.[6][7]
Honours
editMilsami Orhei
References
edit- ^ Gheorghe Andronic at Soccerway
- ^ Gheorghe Andronic at Nogometni magazin
- ^ Gheorghe Andronic a semnat un contract cu IFK Varnamo, din Suedia
- ^ Match report[permanent dead link] at UEFA.com
- ^ "Andronic, Gheorghe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Oleg Andronic: "Valeriu, Igor şi Gheorghe sunt rudele mele"". www.EuroFotbal.info (in Romanian). Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ Игорь Андроник: "Не зря меня прозвали Хирургом" (in Russian)
External sources
edit- Gheorghe Andronic at National-Football-Teams.com