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Ciprian Marica
Ciprian Marica
Personal information
Full name Ciprian Andrei Marica
Date of birth October 2, 1985 (1985-10-02) (age 22)
Place of birth    Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)[1]
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club VfB Stuttgart
Number 20
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2001–2004
2004–2007
2007–		 Dinamo Bucureşti
FC Shakhtar Donetsk
VfB Stuttgart		 22 0(4)
74 (17)
16 0(2)   
National team2
2003– Romania 24 0(8)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 6 February 2008.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31 May 2008.
* Appearances (Goals)

Ciprian Andrei Marica (born October 2, 1985 in Bucharest, Romania) is a Romanian footballer who currently plays for VfB Stuttgart. He is also a regular in the Romanian national team. He is a forward known for his pace and dribbling.

On July 23, 2007 he transferred to current German champions, VfB Stuttgart, after his former club, Shakhtar Donetsk, rejected another offer, from English team Derby County amongst interest from Manchester City. Marica signed a 5-year contract and the transfer fee is estimated to 8 Millions Euros, the highest amount Stuttgart have ever paid for a player.[2] Stuttgart sporting director Horst Heldt said: "Ciprian is a very flexible forward, and a permanent thorn in the side of any opposition defence, who fits outstandingly into our team. He wanted to join us desperately."

Marica made his debut for VfB in the Bundesliga on August 12, 2007, in a home game against Schalke 04 (2:2).

Honours

Team

  • Ukrainian Premier League: 2005, 2006 with Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Ukrainian Cup: 2004 with Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Ukrainian Supercup: 2005 with Shakhtar Donetsk
  • Romanian Championship: 2002, 2004 with Dinamo Bucureşti
  • Romanian Cup: 2003, 2004 with Dinamo Bucureşti

References

  1. ^ Ciprian Marica (German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved on 2008-02-08.
  2. ^ "Ciprian Marica signs for VfB", www.vfb.de, 2007-07-24. Retrieved on 2007-07-24. 
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