Adrian Rusu (born 28 July 1984) is a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

n footballer who plays as a

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. He received the "Meritul Sportiv" Medal in 2006 from president

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Club career

Rusu began his professional career with

FC UTA Arad Asociația Fotbal Club UTA Arad (), commonly known as UTA Arad or simply UTA, is a Romanian professional football club based in the city of Arad, Arad County, which competes in the Liga I. The UTA acronym stands for ''Uzina Textilă Arad'' ("T ...

in 2003. He played his first professional match with Rapid II București in 2005. Rusu played for Pandurii Târgu-Jiu from 2006 to 2010, then joined FC Brașov in 2010, for a one-season loan.

Honours

Club

;Pandurii *

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(1): runner-up

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* Sportspeople from Arad, Romania Living people Romanian footballers Liga I players FC UTA Arad players FC Brașov (1936) players FC Rapid București players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players CS Șoimii Pâncota players 1984 births Association football defenders {{Romania-footy-defender-stub