Ionuț Adrian Cioinac (born 14 January 1991) is a Romanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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for Viitorul Dăești. A versatile player, Cioinac plays mainly as a mainly as a
defensive midfielder
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, but he has also been deployed on numerous occasions as a
centre-back
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.
Club career
After spending the first half of his career in the lower tiers of Romanian football, Cioinac made his
Liga I
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debut while on loan at
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, on February 23, 2014, in 1–2 loss to
Viitorul Constanța
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. At the end of the
2013–14 Liga I
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Pandurii Târgu Jiu
After another two seasons in the
Liga II
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, Cioinac returned to the top tier of Romanian football to sign with struggling
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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. Although he impressed here, Pandurii were relegated and the player soon left the club.
Politehnica Iași
Cioinac followed his departing manager from Pandurii Târgu Jiu,
Flavius Stoican
Flavius Vladimir Stoican (born 24 November 1976) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club CSM Reșița.
Club career
Stoican started his career at FC Drobeta, but soon he left them for ...
, and signed a one-year contract with fellow Liga I club Politehnica Iași. After a very strong first year with the
Moldavia
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n team in which they finished the league on sixth place, he signed another contract to keep him with the club for another two years.
Honours
CSM Reșița
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Liga III
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