Adrian Ilie (born 26 November 1981 in Iaşi) is a

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player. He plays as a central defender, but can also play as a defensive

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or as a

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. Ilie started football in his home town, working his way up from the Politehnica Iaşi youth and before his transfer to

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in winter 2006 he had only played for the Iași based team. He did not manage to hold down a first team spot though and has been subsequently sent on loan.

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* 1981 births Living people Footballers from Iași Romanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players FC Politehnica Timișoara players CSM Jiul Petroșani players CS Știința Miroslava players Liga I players Liga II players 21st-century Romanian sportsmen {{Romania-footy-defender-1980s-stub