Adrian Ropotan

Adrian Ropotan

Ropotan with Volga NN in 2013
Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-05-08) 8 May 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Galați, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Youth career
1997–2000	Salbero Galați
2000–2003	Dunărea Galați
2003–2004	Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	Dinamo II București	28	(0)
2005–2009	Dinamo București	71	(0)
2009–2012	Dynamo Moscow	54	(2)
2011–2012	→ Tom Tomsk (loan)	18	(1)
2013–2014	Volga N.Novgorod	21	(0)
2014–2015	Gabala	16	(0)
2015	Petrolul Ploiești	18	(2)
2016	Pandurii Târgu Jiu	10	(1)
2016–2018	Hatta Club	41	(3)
2018–2019	Concordia Chiajna	19	(2)
Total		296	(11)
International career
2006–2008	Romania U21	16	(0)
2008–2016	Romania	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.^[1]

Adrian Ropotan was born in Galați on 8 May 1986, playing his first Divizia A match for Dinamo București on 18 March 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu.^[2] In the following season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping Dinamo win the 2006–07 Liga I title, also appearing in 8 matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the sixteenths-finals where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica.^[2][3][4][5] In the following season The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which however was lost with 4–2 on aggregate.^{[2][6][7][8][9][10]} He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for 3 million € on 13 February 2009.^[11][12] In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo Moscow to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae.^[13] After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo Moscow where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu.^[14] After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga as a free agent where he was teammate with compatriot Mihăiță Pleșan.^[15][16] On 22 June 2014 Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu.^[17][18] In the 2015–16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul Ploiești and in the second for Pandurii Târgu Jiu.^[2][19] He went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai Răduț.^[20] Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu.^[2][21]

Adrian Ropotan played 7 games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in order to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a friendly which ended with a 2–1 victory against Georgia.^[22][23] He appeared in two games at the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss against Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 home victory against Luxembourg.^[22][24][25] His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended 1–1.^[22][26]

As of match played 27 September 2019^{[2][27][28][29][30]}

Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011^[31]

Dinamo București

• Liga I: 2006–07^[2]

• "Ropotan Adrian Official Website". Archived from the original on 4 May 2011. Retrieved 7 May 2019.
• "Dynamo Moscow Profile" (in Russian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2010. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
• Adrian Ropotan at WorldFootball.net
• Adrian Ropotan – FIFA competition record (archived)
• Adrian Ropotan at ESPN FC
• Adrian Ropotan – UEFA competition record (archive)