Adrian Stoicov

Adrian Stoicov
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-11-12)12 November 1967[1]
Place of birth Deta, Romania[1]
Date of death 15 March 2017(2017-03-15) (aged 49)[1]
Place of death Timișoara, Romania[1]
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position Left-back[1]
Youth career
ȘS Timișoara
Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1987 Obilici Sânmartinu-Sârbesc
1987–1993 Politehnica Timișoara[a] 127 (2)
1993–1994 Progresul București 28 (0)
1994–1995 Politehnica Timișoara 33 (0)
1995 CFR Timișoara 1 (0)
1995–1998 Politehnica Timișoara 86 (1)
1998 UM Timișoara
1999–2000 Inter Sibiu 23 (0)
2000–2001 Cetate Deva 32 (0)
Total 330 (3)
International career
1992 Romania B 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Stoicov (12 November 1967 – 15 March 2017) was a Romanian footballer who played as a left-back.[1][2][3][4]

Club career

Stoicov, nicknamed "Bulgarul" (The Bulgarian), was born on 12 November 1967 in Deta, Romania and began playing junior-level football at ȘS Timișoara before moving to Politehnica Timișoara.[1][5] He started his senior career in 1986 at Divizia C club Obilici Sânmartinu-Sârbesc.[1]

In 1987, Stoicov returned to Politehnica, making his Divizia A debut on 29 November under coach Ion Ionescu in a 1–0 home win over Universitatea Cluj.[1][2] At the end of his first season, Politehnica was relegated, but he stayed with the club, helping it get promoted back after one year.[1][6] Subsequently, in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup coach Constantin Rădulescu used him in four matches, as in the first round they got past Atlético Madrid with 2–1 on aggregate, being eliminated in the next round by Sporting Lisbon.[1][2][4][5][7] He helped the club reach the 1992 Cupa României final, coach Ion Ionescu using him the entire match in the loss at the penalty shoot-out to Steaua București, Stoicov missing one of Politehnica's spot kicks.[1][2][3][5][8] He then participated in the 1992–93 UEFA Cup edition where in the first round they faced Real Madrid, obtaining a 1–1 draw at Timișoara and losing with 4–0 at Santiago Bernabéu.[1][2][4][5][9]

Stoicov left Politehnica to join Progresul București for the 1993–94 season.[1][2][5] He then returned to Politehnica for the 1994–95 Divizia B season, helping them gain promotion to the first league.[1][5] He began the next season in Divizia B, playing one game for CFR Timișoara.[1][2] Afterwards, he moved to the first league to play for Politehnica, which was relegated once again at the end of the 1996–97 season.[1][2] After one more season spent in Divizia B with The White-Purples, Stoicov went to third league team UM Timișoara for the first half of the 1998–99 season.[1][2] He joined Inter Sibiu for the second half, UM managing to gain promotion to the second league without him.[1][2] He continued to play at Divizia B level at Sibiu and Cetate Deva until he ended his career in 2001.[1][2] Stoicov has a total of 217 appearances with three goals scored in Divizia A.[1]

International career

Stoicov played two games in 1992 for Romania's B squad, a victory against China and a loss to Poland.[10]

Coaching career

After he ended his playing career, Stoicov worked as an assistant and youth coach.[2][3][4][5]

Death

He died on 15 March 2017 at age 49 in Timișoara after suffering from lung cancer.[1][2][3][4]

Honours

Politehnica Timișoara

UM Timișoara

Notes

  1. ^ The statistics for the 1988–89 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z Adrian Stoicov at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Veste tristă la o echipă din Liga 1! Șeful centrului de copii și juniori a murit azi" [Sad news for a Liga 1 team! The head of the children's and junior center died today] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d "Doliu în fotbalul românesc! Adrian Stoicov, fost fotbalist la Politehnica Timișoara a încetat din viață la doar 49 de ani! Anunțul clubului bănățean" [Mourning in Romanian football! Adrian Stoicov, former football player at Politehnica Timișoara has died at the age of 49! The announcement made by the club from Banat] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Adrian Stoicov a murit! S-a stins o legendă a lui Poli Timișoara. Meciuri cu Real și cu Atletico, penalty ratat în finala Cupei din 1992!" [Adrian Stoicov died! A legend of Poli Timișoara has died out. Matches with Real and Atletico, missed penalty in the 1992 Cup final!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g "Zi neagră pentru fotbalul timișorean! Adrian Stoicov, fost fotbalist la Politehnica, a încetat din viață la doar 49 de ani" [Black day for Timișoara football! Adrian Stoicov, former footballer at Politehnica, passed away at just 49 years old] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Politehnica Timișoara vs Universitatea Cluj 1-0". Labtof. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
  7. ^ "Stoicov a murit la doar 49 de ani. În 1990, cu el în echipă, Poli elimina celebra Atletico Madrid" [Stoicov died at the age of just 49. In 1990, with him on the team, Poli eliminated the famous Atletico Madrid] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 15 March 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
    "Trei decenii de la o mare victorie: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0" [Three decades since a great victory: Poli - Atletico Madrid 2-0] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
    "Adrian Stoicov. UEFA Cup 1990/1991". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  8. ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1991 - 1992". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  9. ^ "Adrian Stoicov. UEFA Cup 1992/1993". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
  10. ^ "Adrian Stoicov profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
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