Ionuț Alexandru Dobroiu (born 24 February 1988,

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) is a

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n former professional footballer who played as a

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Career

Ionuț Dobroiu was born on 24 February 1988 in

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and his first sport practiced was athletics at the age of 7, winning major junior Romanian national competitions. He started playing football at

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, making his

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debut on 12 August 2007 for the club when coach

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used him in a 2–1 away victory against Universitatea Cluj. He scored his only

goal in a 2–0 home victory against Universitatea Craiova. Dobroiu was known for his speed, at a point reaching 5.2 seconds in a 50 metres

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but also for his lack of discipline.

Conviction

Ionuț Dobroiu was sentenced in 2018 to a jail term of three years and 11 months for continuous high risk drug trafficking, formation of an organized criminal group, possession and consumption of high risk drugs. He executed his term at the Rahova penitentiary, being in the same cell with former footballer

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and former Politehnica Timișoara owner, Marian Iancu. Dobroiu was released after two years and four months spent in jail.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobroiu, Ionut 1988 births Living people Romanian men's footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers FC Rapid București players SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players Liga I players Liga II players Men's association football forwards Footballers from Bucharest 21st-century Romanian sportsmen