Ionuț Alexandru Dobroiu (born 24 February 1988, București) 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 former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Career

Ionuț Dobroiu was born on 24 February 1988 in

Bucharest Bucharest ( , ; ro, București ) is the capital and largest city of Romania, as well as its cultural, industrial, and financial centre. It is located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the Dâmbovița River, less than north of ...

and his first sport practiced was athletics at the age of 7, winning major junior Romanian national competitions. He started playing football at

Rapid București Rapids are sections of a river where the river bed has a relatively steep gradient, causing an increase in water velocity and turbulence. Rapids are hydrological features between a ''run'' (a smoothly flowing part of a stream) and a '' cascade' ...

, making his Divizia A debut on 12 August 2007 for the club when coach Cristiano Bergodi used him in a 2–1 away victory against

Universitatea Cluj Fotbal Club Universitatea Cluj (), commonly known as Universitatea Cluj or simply as U Cluj, is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, that competes in the Liga I, the first ...

. He scored his only Divizia A goal in a 2–0 home victory against Universitatea Craiova. Dobroiu was known for his speed, at a point reaching 5.2 seconds in a 50 metres sprint but also for his lack of discipline.

Conviction

Ionuț Dobroiu was sentenced in 2018 to a jail term of three years and 11 months for continuous high risk drug trafficking, formation of an organized criminal group, possession and consumption of high risk drugs. He executed his term at the Rahova penitentiary, being in the same cell with former footballer

Răzvan Pădurețu Răzvan Pădurețu (born 19 June 1981 in Bucharest), is a retired Romanian football player. International career Pădurețu made one appearance for Romania under coach Răzvan Lucescu, when he came as a substitute and replaced Paul Codrea in t ...

and former Politehnica Timișoara owner, Marian Iancu. Dobroiu was released after two years and four months spent in jail.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobroiu, Ionut 1988 births Living people Romanian footballers Romania under-21 international footballers FC Rapid București players SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players Liga I players Liga II players Association football forwards Footballers from Bucharest