Florin Gardoș (Romanian pronunciation: [floˈrin ˈɡardoʃ]; born 29 October 1988) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a centre back.

Early life

Gardoș was born in the city of Satu Mare in Romania.[2]

Club career

Gardoș started his senior career with Concordia Chiajna in 2006. In his first season at the club, he helped them achieve promotion to the second division.[3]

Steaua București

On 17 June 2010, Gardoș was transferred to Steaua București.[4] He made his competitive debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 16 August, in a Liga I match against Victoria Brănești.[5]

In September 2011, Gardoș received a ten-match ban after seriously tackling Pandurii Târgu Jiu midfielder Cosmin Băcilă, which resulted in a broken left tibia and fibula.[6]

Southampton

On 14 August 2014, Gardoș signed a four-year deal with English club Southampton for an undisclosed fee, believed to be around €7.5 million.[7][8] On 13 September, he made his first appearance for "the Saints" as an 89th-minute substitute for Jack Cork in a 4–0 Premier League victory over Newcastle United. His first start came on 23 September in a 2–1 away defeat of Arsenal in the League Cup.[9]

On 23 July 2015, Southampton manager Ronald Koeman announced that Gardoș would be sidelined for up to seven months after suffering a knee injury in a pre-season friendly with Feyenoord.[10] He finally made his return to the first team in a 5–0 FA Cup loss to Arsenal on 28 January 2017.[11]

Universitatea Craiova

On 19 February 2018, the last day of the winter transfer window in Romania, Gardoș joined Universitatea Craiova on loan for the remainder of the campaign.[12][13] He made his debut on 31 March in a league fixture against CFR Cluj, which finished 0–0. Gardoș played a further three matches in all competitions before suffering a strain on 28 April which effectively ended his season.[14]

As his contract with Southampton was not renewed,[15] he chose to stay in Oltenia, and signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Craiova.[16]

International career

Gardoș made his senior debut for Romania in a friendly game against Ukraine, on 8 February 2011.[17]

Career statistics

Club

[18]

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Someșul Satu Mare 2004–05 Divizia C ? ? ? ? – – ? ?
2005–06 ? ? ? ? – – ? ?
Total ? ? ? ? – – ? ?
Concordia Chiajna 2006–07 Liga III ? ? ? ? – – ? ?
2007–08 Liga II 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2008–09 22 0 0 0 – – 22 0
2009–10 29 1 0 0 – – 29 1
Total 51 1 0 0 – – 51 1
Steaua București 2010–11 Liga I 23 0 5 0 5[a] 1 – 33 1
2011–12 8 0 0 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 12 0
2012–13 21 1 2 0 10[a] 0 – 33 1
2013–14 29 2 4 0 11[c] 0 0 0 44 2
Total 81 3 11 0 29 1 1 0 122 4
Southampton 2014–15 Premier League 11 0 3 0 – 3[d] 0 17 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016–17 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 11 0 4 0 0 0 3 0 18 0
Universitatea Craiova (loan) 2017–18 Liga I 3 0 1 0 – – 4 0
Universitatea Craiova 2018–19 4 0 1 1 0 0 1[b] 0 6 1
2019–20 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 – 1 0
Total 7 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 11 1
Politehnica Iași (loan) 2018–19 Liga I 14 1 – – – 14 1
Academica Clinceni 2020–21 Liga I 26 0 1 0 – – 27 0
2021–22 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
Total 34 0 1 0 – – 35 0
Sparta Râmnicu Vâlcea 2022–23 Liga IV 3 0 – – – 3 0
Career total 201 5 18 0 30 1 5 0 254 6
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Supercupa României
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in EFL Cup

International

[19][20]

National team Year Apps Goals
Romania
2011 5 0
2012 3 0
2013 3 0
2014 3 0
Total 14 0

Honours

Concordia Chiajna

Steaua București

Southampton

Universitatea Craiova

References

  1. ^ "Premier League Player Profile Florin Gardos". Premier League. Barclays Premier League. 2015. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Reportaj acasă la Florin Gardoș, cel mai curtat fcsbist al momentului" (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Florin Gardos Biography". Southampton FC. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Mihai Răduț și Florin Gardoș au semnat cu Steaua! (Romanian)". Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  5. ^ "DUM-DUM-DUMI! Steaua- Victoria Brănești 2-1" (in Romanian). ProSport. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Gardoș a fost suspendat 10 etape" (in Romanian). ziuadecj.realitatea.net. 22 September 2011. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  7. ^ "Southampton sign defender Gardos". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Southampton sign Shane Long from Hull and Florin Gardos from Steaua". The Guardian. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
  9. ^ "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Gardos blow for Southampton". BT Sport. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Southampton 0–5 Arsenal". BBC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
  12. ^ "Gardos makes loan switch". Southampton F.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  13. ^ "Gardoș e oltean. Primiți-l cum numai oltenii știu să o facă!" [Gardoș is an oltean. Welcome him like only oltenii know to do!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Gardoş are ruptură musculară! Nu va mai juca în acest sezon la Craiova" [Gardoș has a torn muscle! He won't play another match in this season for Craiova] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 29 April 2018.
  15. ^ "Saints announce 2018 retained list". Southampton F.C. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Gardoș a semnat cu Știința pe doi ani!" [Gardoș signed a two-year contract with Știința!] (in Romanian). CS Universitatea Craiova. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  17. ^ "România – Ucraina 2-2, 2-4 (lov. dep.)/ Revanșă amânată" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  18. ^ Florin Gardoș at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Florin Gardoș". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  20. ^ "Florin Gardoș". NFT. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  21. ^ Gafiuc, Justin (11 July 2013). "Trei goluri cu executare » Petrolul a capitulat în fața Stelei, 0-3. Trupa lui Reghe, a șasea Supercupă din istorie!". gsp.ro. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
  22. ^ McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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