Cătălin Răcănel (born 23 September 1976) is a Romanian former professional
footballer
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and manager.
Career
Born
Bucharest
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, Romania, Răcănel grew up in Germany and played for the youth teams of SG Erbach and
FC Homburg
Fußball-Club 08 Homburg or simply FC Homburg is a German association football club based in Homburg, Saarland, that competes in the Regionalliga Südwest.
History
The club was founded on 15 June 1908 as ''Fussball Club Homburg'' by a group o ...
. His first senior club station was
Regionalliga
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The term is often associated with the Germa ...
side
Borussia Neunkirchen
Borussia VfB Neunkirchen is a German association football club based in Neunkirchen, Saarland. The club ''SC Borussia Neunkirchen'' was founded out of the 1907 merger of ''FC 1905 Borussia'' and ''SC Neunkirchen''.
History
From 1912 through ...
. In 1998, Răcănel left for
SV Elversberg
SpVgg 07 Elversberg is a Football in Germany, German association football club, located in Spiesen-Elversberg, Saarland. The club plays in the 2. Bundesliga from the 2023–24 2. Bundesliga, 2023–24 season following promotion from the 3. Liga ...
in the same league. He played in 29 matches for the club and scored two goals. After only one year in Elversberg, he left for
SV Eintracht Trier 05
SV Eintracht-Trier 05 e. V., commonly known as Eintracht Trier (), is a German association football club based in Trier, Rhineland-Palatinate. The club was established on 11 March 1948 through the merger of Westmark 05 Trier and Eintracht Trier ...
who also played in
Regionalliga West/Südwest
The Regionalliga West/Südwest was the third tier of the German football league system in the states of Saarland, Rheinland-Pfalz and Nordrhein-Westfalen from 1994 to 2000.
Overview
The Regionalliga West/Südwest was formed in 1994 to form a ...
. At the start of the 2001–02 season, Răcănel signed for newly promoted
Bundesliga
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side
FC St. Pauli
Fußball-Club St. Pauli von 1910 e.V., commonly known as simply FC St. Pauli (), is a German professional association football, football club based in the St. Pauli district of Hamburg. The team plays in the Bundesliga from the 2024–25 Bundesli ...
. However, following an injury, he played only seven Bundesliga matches. In his second year at St. Pauli, he played another seven matches in the
2. Bundesliga. At the end of the season he returned to Eintracht Trier, playing in 65 matches over the next two seasons. After Trier's relegation from 2. Bundesliga, Răcănel moved to
LR Ahlen
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where he also was a regular starter, but left the club after they were relegated from 2nd Bundesliga as well. Răcănel signed for fourth-tier side
Sachsen Leipzig
FC Sachsen Leipzig was a German football club from the Leutzsch district of Leipzig, Saxony. The club continued the traditions of BSG Chemie Leipzig. The club officially dissolved in 2011. Although several successor sides were established, on ...
in the
NOFV-Oberliga
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. In 40 matches for Leipzig Răcănel scored five goals. In June 2008, Răcănel signed for
Regionalliga Nord
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side
1. FC Magdeburg
1. FC Magdeburg is a German Association football Football club (association football), club based in Magdeburg. The club was founded in 1965 from the football department of the Sports club (East Germany), sports club ''SC Magdeburg'' and has bee ...
.
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Romanian men's footballers
Romanian football managers
Romanian expatriate football managers
SV Elversberg players
SV Eintracht Trier 05 players
FC St. Pauli players
Rot Weiss Ahlen players
FC Sachsen Leipzig players
1. FC Magdeburg players
Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Bundesliga players
2. Bundesliga players
Borussia Neunkirchen players
Borussia Neunkirchen managers
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Bucharest