Raul Răzvan Costin (born 29 January 1985) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a central midfielder.[1] He was best known for his simple distribution and long shots.

Raul Costin
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-01-29) January 29, 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth Moldova Nouă, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004 Național București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2008 Național București 24 (0)
2005–2006Sibiu (loan) 16 (2)
2008–2009 Dacia Mioveni 32 (12)
2009–2013 Vaslui 101 (5)
2013–2014 Simurq 30 (3)
2014–2015 Universitatea Cluj 26 (1)
2015 Botoșani 11 (0)
2016 Rapid București 17 (1)
2016 ASA Târgu Mureș 3 (0)
2016–2017 Concordia Chiajna 34 (2)
2017–2019 Argeș Pitești 62 (8)
2019–2020 Mioveni 25 (5)
2020–2022 Rapid București 20 (0)
Total 401 (39)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Early career

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Costin is a product of the Național București youth academy making his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season against CFR Cluj coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss. Before his Național debut, he has played one season loaned to FC Sibiu during the 2005–06 season. In the 2008 summer, because of Progresul's (former Național) disaffiliation, he signed for Dacia Mioveni where he managed 12 goals, in 32 matches, finishing 6th with his team.

FC Vaslui

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On 18 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with SC Vaslui for an undisclosed fee. He made his first-team debut on 12 August, against Gaz Metan Mediaș coming as a substitute in a 2–1 win and he scored his first goal against Poli Iași in the Moldavian Derby, also in a 2–1 win. He helped his team reaching the Romanian Cup final after scoring the first goal, in the 4–0 win against FC Brașov in the semi-finals. On 15 April 2012 he scored an amazing goal against CS Mioveni in a 3–0 victory.

Simurq

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In August 2013, Costin signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.[2] Costin made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Stjepan Poljak.[3] Costin's first goal for Simurq was the winning goal in the 89th minute against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.[4]

Universitatea Cluj

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After one season at Simurq, Costin moved to Universitatea Cluj in June 2014.[5]

Statistics

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Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2023[6][7][8]

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sibiu (loan) 2005–06 16 2 0 0 - - 16 2
Total 16 2 0 0 - - - - 16 2
Național București 2006–07 13 0 2 0 - - 15 0
2007–08 11 0 1 0 12 0
Total 24 0 3 0 - - - - 27 0
Dacia Mioveni 2008–09 32 12 1 0 - - 33 12
Total 32 12 1 0 - - - - 33 12
Vaslui 2009–10 24 2 5 2 - 1 0 30 4
2010–11 27 2 1 0 2 0 30 2
2011–12 27 1 4 1 7 0 38 2
2012–13 23 0 1 0 2 0 26 0
Total 101 5 11 3 - - 12 0 124 8
Simurq 2013–14 30 3 0 0 - - 30 3
Total 30 3 0 0 - - - - 30 3
Universitatea Cluj 2014–15 26 1 3 0 2 0 - 29 1
Total 26 1 3 0 2 0 - - 31 1
Botoșani 2015–16 11 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 18 0
Total 11 0 2 0 1 0 4 0 18 0
Rapid București 2015–16 17 1 0 0 - - 17 1
Total 17 1 0 0 - - - - 17 1
Târgu Mureș 2016–17 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 3 0
Total 3 0 0 0 0 0 - - 3 0
Concordia Chiajna 2016–17 32 2 0 0 0 0 - 32 2
2017–18 2 0 0 0 - 2 0
Total 34 2 0 0 0 0 - - 34 2
Argeș Pitești 2017–18 30 7 1 0 - - 31 7
2018–19 32 1 0 0 32 1
Total 62 8 1 0 - - - - 63 8
Mioveni 2019–20 25 5 1 0 2 0 - 28 5
Total 25 5 1 0 2 0 - - 28 0
Rapid București 2020–21 20 0 1 0 - - 21 0
Total 20 0 1 0 - - - - 21 0
Career total 401 39 23 3 5 0 16 0 445 42

Honours

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Rapid București

References

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  1. ^ "Mărturia dură a unui fotbalist retras din Liga 1: "Fotbalul e doar o bulă în care neglijezi dezvoltarea ta. Am facultate, master, dar nu știu să fac nimic. După fotbal, te lovește viața în plin"" [The hard testimony of a footballer retired from League 1: "Football is just a bubble in which you neglect your development. I have a university degree, a master's degree, but I don't know how to do anything. After football, life hits you in full."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Inter Raul officially! (FOTO) (PHOTO)" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
  3. ^ "Khazar 0-0 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  4. ^ "Inter Baku 1-2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
  5. ^ "Bine ai venit, Raul Costin!". www.universitateacluj.ro/ (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj.
  6. ^ a b Raul Costin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  7. ^ Raul Costin at Soccerway
  8. ^ Raul Costin at WorldFootball.net
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