Cătălin Sergiu Lichioiu (born 20 January 1981) is a

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n former

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. He had notable stints in the

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, and the

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Playing career

Lichioiu began his career in 2001 with his hometown club

Tractorul Brașov Tractorul Brașov was a football team from Brașov, Brașov County, Romania. History Beginnings Tractorul Brașov was founded in 1927 under the name IAR Brașov (''Industria Aeronautică Română Brașov''; English: Romanian Aeronautical Indust ...

in the

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. In 2003, he was transferred to

FC Nistru Otaci FC Nistru Otaci was a Moldovan football club based in Otaci, Moldova. The club was founded on 17 August 1953. It was dissolved in 2017. History During the 1999–2000 season, the club played as FC Nistru-Unisport Otaci due to Nistru being expell ...

of the

. During his tenure with Nistru he won the

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, and finished as top league goal scorer in the 2004-2005 season. He featured in the

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against

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. In 2006, he signed with

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of the

, where he appeared in 38 matches and recorded four goals. In 2008, & 2011 he had stints with

FC Vostok FC Vostok (, ''Vostok Fýtbol Klýby'') was a Kazakh football club from Öskemen (Ust-Kamenogorsk), and a founding member of the Kazakhstan Premier League in 1992. The club's best finish in the league was 5th place in 1997 and again in 1998. ...

, and

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. In 2011, he returned to Nistru Otaci where he appeared in 48 matches, and scored four goals. In 2013, he went abroad to Canada to sign with

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. He had a successful debut season where he recorded ten goals, and won the regular season championship. In the postseason he contributed by scoring a goal in the semi-final match against London City, which advanced Kingston to the CSL Championship final. In the finals the club faced

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, but suffered a 3-1 defeat. In 2014, his contract was renewed on March 19, 2014. In 2015, Kingston ceased operations, and as a result terminated all player contracts.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lichioiu, Catalin 1981 births Living people Canadian Soccer League (1998–present) players Romanian men's footballers Romanian expatriate men's footballers Men's association football forwards FC Nistru Otaci players Moldovan Super Liga players Kingston FC players FC Vostok players FC Vorskla Poltava players FC Bălți players Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada Ukrainian Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Ukraine Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Ukraine Kazakhstan Premier League players Footballers from Brașov 21st-century Romanian sportsmen