Cornel Cernea (born 22 April 1976) is a Romanian

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and former professional

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who played as a

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. In his career, Cernea played for teams such as Petrolul Ploiești, Oțelul Galați, Steaua București or

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, among others.

Club career

Cernea played for Grivița IRA until 1997, when he joined the

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team

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. In 1999, he returns to Grivița IRA but after only few weeks joins Petrolul Ploiești and makes

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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 *

: 2002–03 Oțelul Galați *

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runner-up: 2003–04 Steaua București *

: 2005–06 *

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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 {{Romania-footy-goalkeeper-stub