Florin Sandu Maxim (born 2 March 1981) is a

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n former professional footballer and currently a manager. He usually played as a

left-back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

, but also played as a left midfielder for teams such as

Aurul Brad Clubul Sportiv Armata Aurul Brad, commonly known as CSA Aurul Brad, or simply as Aurul Brad, is a Romanian amateur football (soccer), football football team, club based in Brad, Hunedoara, Brad, Hunedoara County, founded in 1934. The club is cur ...

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 ...

, Sportul Studențesc or Farul Constanța, among others. Maxim had a very powerful shot and ability to score long-distance goals.

Career

Steaua București

Maxim started to play football in his home-town,

Brad, Hunedoara Brad (; hu, Brád; german: Tannenhof) is a city in Hunedoara County in the Transylvania region of Romania. Its name comes from the Romanian word ''brad'', " fir". Geography The city is located in the northern part of the county, at the foot of t ...

, at CIF Aliman Academy. He also played for

and

FC Corvinul Hunedoara Clubul Sportiv Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara, commonly known as Corvinul Hunedoara or simply as Corvinul, is a Romanian football club based in Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1921 under the name of ''Fero Spor ...

. Seen by

Victor Pițurcă Victor Pițurcă (; born 8 May 1956) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. Club career Pițurcă was born in Orodel, Dolj County. He joined Universitatea Craiova as a youth in 1970, aged 14, and four years later he was ...

as an excellent choice for the left-back position, Maxim was approached by Romania's most successful club,

FC Steaua București FC Steaua București was a Romanian professional football club of which two current entities are claiming the records. The original ''FC Steaua București'' team was part of the namesake CSA Steaua București sports club and belonged to the Ministry ...

. He was later loaned at Apullum Alba-Iulia.

Apullum Alba-Iulia

Florin Sandu Maxim made an excellent season in Alba-Iulia. He started regularly in the first 11. In 29 games, Maxim scored 5 goals.

UM Timișoara

Maxim's goals took him in the

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, at

CSP UM Timișoara UM Timișoara was a Romanian professional football (soccer), football football team, club from Timișoara, Romania, founded in 1960 and dissolved in 2008. History The football team of ''Uzinele Mecanice Timișoara'' was founded in 1960, playing ...

. His debut in the first Romanian division took place on 5 August 2001, when UMT lost at home against

FC Rapid București Fotbal Club Rapid 1923, commonly known as Rapid București () or simply as Rapid, is a Romanian professional football club based in Bucharest, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1923 by employees of the Grivița workshops as ''Asoc ...

, 0–3.

Sportul Studențesc

Soon after his debut on

, Maxim signed with Sportul Studențesc. He was prepared, among other, by well-known Romanian coach

Ioan Andone Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian football coach and former player. Club career Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca and when he was 14 years old he played basketball and football simultane ...

. Maxim helped his team finish 4th in the 2005–2006 season. Financial problems caused the relegation of Sportul Studențesc. Some players left and Maxim was transferred by

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. The left-back came back to Sportul Studențesc in August 2010.

Farul Constanța

Florin Maxim was an important player for

. He showed his leadership skills and became captain of the team.

Poli Timișoara

In 2009, Florin Maxim signed a 3-year contract with

FC Politehnica Timișoara Fotbal Club Politehnica Timișoara (), commonly known as Politehnica Timișoara or simply Poli Timișoara, was a Romanian football club from Timișoara, Timiș County, established in 1921 and dissolved in 2012. During its existence, the team won ...

. The coach

Gavril Balint Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who was part of the hugely successful Steaua team of the 1980s. Club career Born in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița, Balint made his Divizia A debut w ...

insisted for his transfer. Maxim scored his first goal for Politehnica Timișoara in a 4–1 victory against Gloria Buzău.

Petrolul Ploiești

In April 2012, Maxim signed a contract for a couple of months with Petrolul Ploiești, with an extension clause for another year.Florin Maxim a semnat cu FC Petrolul Ploiești

Romanian Under-21 national team

Florin Maxim was called for the

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, where he played 8 times.

Honours

Manager

Viitorul Șelimbăr *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Maxim, Florin 1981 births Living people People from Brad, Hunedoara Romanian footballers Association football midfielders CS Corvinul Hunedoara players FC Steaua București players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players FC Sportul Studențesc București players FCV Farul Constanța players FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Petrolul Ploiești players CS Concordia Chiajna players FC Voluntari players Liga I players Liga II players Romanian football managers CSC 1599 Șelimbăr managers CS Corvinul Hunedoara managers