Laurențiu Daniel Rus (born 7 May 1985) is a former Romanian professional

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, currently assistant coach at

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club

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. He was a versatile player, being able to play as a

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, a

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or a

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Club career

In 2004 he moved to

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club Liberty Oradea. For the 2006–07 season, Rus was loaned to Hungarian first league club

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and for the second part of the 2007–08 season he was loaned to Petrolul Ploiești.

Dinamo București

In the summer of 2009, after impressing in the Romanian second league with Liberty Oradea, Rus moved to

club

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. After putting in some solid displays, he immediately established himself in the starting eleven for the 2011–12 season. For the

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, Rus moved to Romanian giants

and subsequently signed a two-year deal with them. In his second year with CFR Cluj, Rus managed to win the

for the first time in his career.

Politehnica Iași

On 7 July 2018, Rus moved to fellow Liga I side Politehnica Iași, after agreeing to a one-year contract.

CSM Reşiţa

On 9 January 2020, Rus joined

side CSM Reşiţa.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Liberty Salonta *

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: 2005–06 Dinamo București *

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: 2011–12 *

Supercupa României The Supercupa României () is a Romanian football (soccer), football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest. The competition started off in 1994 Supe ...

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CFR Cluj *

: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rus, Laurentiu 1985 births Living people Footballers from Cluj-Napoca Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players CF Liberty Oradea players FC Sopron players FC Petrolul Ploiești players FC Dinamo București players ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players FC Astra Giurgiu players FC Voluntari players CFR Cluj players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players CSM Reșița players FC Universitatea Cluj players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary 21st-century Romanian sportsmen