Radu Sabo
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-09-13) 13 September 1971
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1996 Universitatea Cluj 186 (36)
1996–1997 Gloria Bistrița 37 (13)
1997–1998 FC Baia Mare 11 (1)
1998–2000 Debreceni VSC 50 (15)
2000–2005 Zalaegerszegi TE 136 (32)
2005–2008 Universitatea Cluj 44 (12)
2008–2010 Sănătatea Cluj
Total 464 (109)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Radu Sabo (born 13 September 1971) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Club career

Universitatea Cluj was the team where Sabo started his football career.[1][2] His first trainer was the club's legend Andrei Sepci. Between 1988 and 1996 he played constantly for the club's first team, being one of the most appreciated players of Universitatea Cluj.[1] In 1996 Radu Sabo was transferred to Gloria Bistrița.[1] He played one season and a half for Gloria and moved to FC Baia Mare.[1] In 1998, he went abroad to the Hungarian side, Debreceni VSC.[1] Sabo spent two seasons there and was transferred to Zalaegerszegi TE.[1] He played 136 matches and scored 32 times for the Hungarian squad.[1] In 2002, he won Borsodi Liga with Zalaegerszegi TE and played in the Champions League preliminary rounds.[1] After five seasons played in Hungary, Radu Sabo turned back to his first team Universitatea Cluj, and helped it to promote in Liga I.[1] On 28 June 2008, he announced his immediate retirement from professional football, in September giving his comeback at Sănătatea Cluj.[3]

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

Zalaegerszegi TE

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Radu Sabo at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ "Radu Sabo profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  3. ↑ "Radu Sabo:"Meritam mai mult respect"" [Radu Sabo:"I deserved more respect"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 June 2008. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. ↑ "Universitatea Cluj 1991–92 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
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