Rareș Ciprian Soporan (born 29 June 1983) is a

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n former professional

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player. He played as a central defender but could also take up the role of a defensive

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. Soporan retired in 2014 and after that he moved to

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where he works as a bartender.Poveste de viață incredibilă! Spovedania tulburătoare a lui Soporan
libertatea.ro He started football at CUG Cluj before moving to

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in 1993. The first two seasons at "U"'s first team were rather uneventful but then Soporan made 28 appearances and scored 9 goals in just one season for the

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team. Winter 2006 saw him transferred to Politehnica Timişoara for the sum of 200.000 Euros where he was coached by

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. After a year and half, in which he did not rise up to the club's expectations, Soporan was loaned to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ.

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* * 1983 births Living people Footballers from Cluj-Napoca Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Liga I players Liga II players FC Universitatea Cluj players FC Politehnica Timișoara players CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players CSM Reșița players CSM Unirea Alba Iulia players FC Delta Tulcea players Moldovan Super Liga players FC Milsami Orhei players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova {{romania-footy-defender-stub