Raul Costin

Raul Costin
Personal information
Date of birth	January 29, 1985 (age 40)
Place of birth	Moldova Nouă, Romania
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004	Național București
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2008	Național București
2005–2006	→ Sibiu (loan)
2008–2009	Dacia Mioveni
2009–2013	Vaslui
2013–2014	Simurq
2014–2015	Universitatea Cluj
2015	Botoșani
2016	Rapid București
2016	ASA Târgu Mureș
2016–2017	Concordia Chiajna
2017–2019	Argeș Pitești
2019–2020	Mioveni
2020–2022	Rapid București
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

Raul Răzvan Costin (born 29 January 1985) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a central midfielder.^[1] He was best known for his simple distribution and long shots.

Early career

Costin is a product of the Național București youth academy making his first-team debut during the 2006–07 season against CFR Cluj coming on as a substitute in a 1–0 loss. Before his Național debut, he has played one season loaned to FC Sibiu during the 2005–06 season. In the 2008 summer, because of Progresul's (former Național) disaffiliation, he signed for Dacia Mioveni where he managed 12 goals, in 32 matches, finishing 6th with his team.

FC Vaslui

On 18 July 2009, he signed a three-year contract with SC Vaslui for an undisclosed fee. He made his first-team debut on 12 August, against Gaz Metan Mediaș coming as a substitute in a 2–1 win and he scored his first goal against Poli Iași in the Moldavian Derby, also in a 2–1 win. He helped his team reaching the Romanian Cup final after scoring the first goal, in the 4–0 win against FC Brașov in the semi-finals. On 15 April 2012 he scored an amazing goal against CS Mioveni in a 3–0 victory.

Simurq

In August 2013, Costin signed for Azerbaijan Premier League side Simurq.^[2] Costin made his debut for Simurq in their second game of the season, away to Khazar Lankaran on 11 August 2013, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Stjepan Poljak.^[3] Costin's first goal for Simurq was the winning goal in the 89th minute against Inter Baku on 1 September 2013.^[4]

Universitatea Cluj

After one season at Simurq, Costin moved to Universitatea Cluj in June 2014.^[5]

Statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 7 September 2023^[6]^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sibiu (loan)	2005–06	16	2	0	0	-		-		16	2
Sibiu (loan)	Total	16	2	0	0	-	-	-	-	16	2
Național București	2006–07	13	0	2	0	-		-		15	0
	2007–08	11	0	1	0	-		-		12	0
	Total	24	0	3	0	-	-	-	-	27	0
Dacia Mioveni	2008–09	32	12	1	0	-		-		33	12
Dacia Mioveni	Total	32	12	1	0	-	-	-	-	33	12
Vaslui	2009–10	24	2	5	2	-		1	0	30	4
	2010–11	27	2	1	0			2	0	30	2
	2011–12	27	1	4	1			7	0	38	2
	2012–13	23	0	1	0			2	0	26	0
	Total	101	5	11	3	-	-	12	0	124	8
Simurq	2013–14	30	3	0	0	-		-		30	3
Simurq	Total	30	3	0	0	-	-	-	-	30	3
Universitatea Cluj	2014–15	26	1	3	0	2	0	-		29	1
Universitatea Cluj	Total	26	1	3	0	2	0	-	-	31	1
Botoșani	2015–16	11	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	18	0
Botoșani	Total	11	0	2	0	1	0	4	0	18	0
Rapid București	2015–16	17	1	0	0	-		-		17	1
Rapid București	Total	17	1	0	0	-	-	-	-	17	1
Târgu Mureș	2016–17	3	0	0	0	0	0	-		3	0
Târgu Mureș	Total	3	0	0	0	0	0	-	-	3	0
Concordia Chiajna	2016–17	32	2	0	0	0	0	-		32	2
	2017–18	2	0	0	0	-		-		2	0
	Total	34	2	0	0	0	0	-	-	34	2
Argeș Pitești	2017–18	30	7	1	0	-		-		31	7
	2018–19	32	1	0	0	-		-		32	1
	Total	62	8	1	0	-	-	-	-	63	8
Mioveni	2019–20	25	5	1	0	2	0	-		28	5
Mioveni	Total	25	5	1	0	2	0	-	-	28	0
Rapid București	2020–21	20	0	1	0	-		-		21	0
Rapid București	Total	20	0	1	0	-	-	-	-	21	0
Career total		401	39	23	3	5	0	16	0	445	42

Honours

Rapid București

Liga II: 2015–16^[6]

References

^ "Mărturia dură a unui fotbalist retras din Liga 1: "Fotbalul e doar o bulă în care neglijezi dezvoltarea ta. Am facultate, master, dar nu știu să fac nimic. După fotbal, te lovește viața în plin"" [The hard testimony of a footballer retired from League 1: "Football is just a bubble in which you neglect your development. I have a university degree, a master's degree, but I don't know how to do anything. After football, life hits you in full."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
^ "Inter Raul officially! (FOTO) (PHOTO)" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ "Khazar 0-0 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^ "Inter Baku 1-2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
^ "Bine ai venit, Raul Costin!". www.universitateacluj.ro/ (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj.
^ ^a ^b Raul Costin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
^ Raul Costin at Soccerway
^ Raul Costin at WorldFootball.net

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[1] "Mărturia dură a unui fotbalist retras din Liga 1: "Fotbalul e doar o bulă în care neglijezi dezvoltarea ta. Am facultate, master, dar nu știu să fac nimic. După fotbal, te lovește viața în plin"" [The hard testimony of a footballer retired from League 1: "Football is just a bubble in which you neglect your development. I have a university degree, a master's degree, but I don't know how to do anything. After football, life hits you in full."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2023.

[Raul_Joins-2] "Inter Raul officially! (FOTO) (PHOTO)" (in Azerbaijani). azerisport.com/. Retrieved 7 August 2013.

[3] "Khazar 0-0 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[4] "Inter Baku 1-2 Simurq". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 November 2013.

[5] "Bine ai venit, Raul Costin!". www.universitateacluj.ro/ (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj.

[RS-6] Raul Costin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

[7] Raul Costin at Soccerway

[8] Raul Costin at WorldFootball.net

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