Florin_Gardoș

Florin Gardoș

Florin Gardoș

Romanian footballer

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

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Early life

Gardoș was born in the city of Satu Mare in Romania.[3]

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.[4]

Steaua București

On 17 June 2010, Gardoș was transferred to Steaua București.[5] He made his competitive debut for the Roș-albaștrii on 16 August, in a Liga I match against Victoria Brănești.[6]

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.[7]

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.[8][9] 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.[10]

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.[11] He finally made his return to the first team in a 5–0 FA Cup loss to Arsenal on 28 January 2017.[12]

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.[13][14] 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.[15]

As his contract with Southampton was not renewed,[16] he chose to stay in Oltenia, and signed a two-year contract with Universitatea Craiova.[17]

Notes

  1. Including only official FIFA matches. [2]

International career

Gardoș made his senior debut for Romania in a friendly game against Ukraine, on 8 February 2011.[18]

Career statistics

Club

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  1. Includes the Supercupa României

International

As of match played 18 November 2014[23][2]
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Honours

Club

Concordia Chiajna

Steaua București

Southampton

Universitatea Craiova

References

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    "Reportaj acasă la Florin Gardoș, cel mai curtat stelist al momentului" (in Romanian). Sportnews.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
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    "Florin Gardos Biography". Southampton FC. Archived from the original on 26 February 2017. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
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    "Mihai Răduț și Florin Gardoș au semnat cu Steaua! (Romanian)". Archived from the original on 25 July 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2010.
  6. [6]
    "DUM-DUM-DUMI! Steaua - Victoria Brănești 2-1" (in Romanian). ProSport. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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    "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.
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    "Southampton sign defender Gardos". BBC Sport. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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    "Southampton sign Shane Long from Hull and Florin Gardos from Steaua". The Guardian. 14 August 2014. Retrieved 14 August 2014.
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    "Arsenal 1–2 Southampton". BBC Sport. 23 September 2014. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
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    "Gardos blow for Southampton". BT Sport. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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    "Southampton 0–5 Arsenal". BBC. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2017.
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    "Gardos makes loan switch". Southampton F.C. 19 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  14. [14]
    "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.
  15. [15]
    "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.
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    "Saints announce 2018 retained list". Southampton F.C. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
  17. [17]
    "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.
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    "România - Ucraina 2-2, 2-4 (lov. dep.)/ Revanșă amânată" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 8 February 2011. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
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    Florin Gardoș at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
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    "Games played by Florin Gardoș in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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    "Games played by Florin Gardoș in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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    "Games played by Florin Gardoș in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
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    "Florin Gardoș". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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    McNulty, Phil (26 February 2017). "Manchester United 3 Southampton 2". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
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