Cornel Cernea (born 22 April 1976) is a Romanian
goalkeeping coach
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History
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and former professional
footballer
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who played as a
goalkeeper
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. In his career, Cernea played for teams such as
Petrolul Ploiești,
Oțelul Galați,
Steaua București or
Unirea Alba Iulia
Clubul Sportiv Municipal Unirea Alba Iulia, commonly known as Unirea Alba Iulia (), is a Romanian professional football club based in Alba Iulia, Alba County, founded in 1924 and currently playing in the Liga III.
Among the greatest achievemen ...
, among others.
Club career
Cernea played for Grivița IRA until 1997, when he joined the
Divizia B
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team
Minerul Motru
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. In 1999, he returns to Grivița IRA but after only few weeks joins
Petrolul Ploiești and makes
Divizia A
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debut. In 2003, he joins
Oțelul Galați for a couple of seasons, before being bought by
Steaua București in 2005 for a fee of €75,000. His last team being
Progresul Bucuresti he retired in 2014.
Honours
Club
Petrolul Ploiești
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Divizia B
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:
2002–03
Oțelul Galați
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Cupa României
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runner-up:
2003–04
Steaua București
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Divizia A
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:
2005–06
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Supercupa României
The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
The competition started off in 1994, ...
:
2006
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1976 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Ialomița County
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Liga I players
Liga II players
CS Minerul Motru players
FC Petrolul Ploiești players
ASC Oțelul Galați players
FCSB players
CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players
CS Brănești players
FC Unirea Urziceni players
FCV Farul Constanța players
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