Florin Maxim

Florin Maxim

Personal information
Full name	Florin Sandu Maxim
Date of birth	(1981-03-02) 2 March 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Brad, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left back / Left midfielder
Club information
Current team	Hunedoara (manager)
Youth career
	Aurul Brad
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1997–1998	Aurul Brad	33	(7)
1998	Corvinul Hunedoara	8	(1)
1999	Steaua București	2	(0)
2000–2001	Unirea Alba Iulia	29	(5)
2001	UM Timișoara	13	(1)
2002–2006	Sportul Studențesc	88	(10)
2006–2009	Farul Constanța	67	(3)
2009–2010	Politehnica Timișoara	15	(1)
2010–2012	Sportul Studențesc	43	(3)
2012	Petrolul Ploiești	9	(0)
2012–2013	Concordia Chiajna	17	(1)
2013–2015	Voluntari	28	(2)
Total		352	(34)
Teams managed
2016–2019	Voluntari (youth academy)
2018–2019	Voluntari (assistant)
2019–2021	Viitorul Șelimbăr
2021–	Hunedoara
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:41, 28 June 2021 (UTC)

Florin Sandu Maxim (born 2 March 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer and currently a manager. He usually played as a left-back, but also played as a left midfielder for teams such as Aurul Brad, Unirea Alba Iulia, Sportul Studențesc or Farul Constanța, among others. Maxim had a very powerful shot and ability to score long-distance goals.

Career[]

Steaua București[]

Maxim started to play football in his home-town, Brad, Hunedoara, at CIF Aliman Academy. He also played for Aurul Brad and FC Corvinul Hunedoara. Seen by Victor Pițurcă as an excellent choice for the left-back position, Maxim was approached by Romania's most successful club, FC Steaua București. He was later loaned at Apullum Alba-Iulia.

Apullum Alba-Iulia[]

Florin Sandu Maxim made an excellent season in Alba-Iulia. He started regularly in the first 11. In 29 games, Maxim scored 5 goals.

UM Timișoara[]

Maxim's goals took him in the Liga I, at CSP UM Timișoara. His debut in the first Romanian division took place on 5 August 2001, when UMT lost at home against FC Rapid București, 0–3.

Sportul Studențesc[]

Soon after his debut on Liga I, Maxim signed with Sportul Studențesc. He was prepared, among other, by well-known Romanian coach Ioan Andone. Maxim helped his team finish 4th in the 2005–2006 season. Financial problems caused the relegation of Sportul Studențesc. Some players left and Maxim was transferred by FC Farul Constanța. The left-back came back to Sportul Studențesc in August 2010.

Farul Constanța[]

Florin Maxim was an important player for FC Farul Constanța. He showed his leadership skills and became captain of the team.

Poli Timișoara[]

In 2009, Florin Maxim signed a 3-year contract with FC Politehnica Timișoara.^[1] The coach Gavril Balint insisted for his transfer. Maxim scored his first goal for Politehnica Timișoara in a 4–1 victory against Gloria Buzău.

Petrolul Ploiești[]

In April 2012, Maxim signed a contract for a couple of months with Petrolul Ploiești, with an extension clause for another year.^[2]

Romanian Under-21 national team[]

Florin Maxim was called for the Romania national under-21 football team, where he played 8 times.

Honours[]

Manager[]

Viitorul Șelimbăr

• Liga III: 2020–21

Statistics[]

Season	Club	Games/goals
1998–1999	FC Corvinul Hunedoara	8 / 0
2000–2001	FC Unirea Alba Iulia	29 / 5
2001–2002	CSP UM Timișoara	13 / 1
2001–2002	FC Sportul Studențesc București	11 / 1
2002–2003	FC Sportul Studențesc București	22 / 1
2003–2004	FC Sportul Studențesc București	26 / 8
2004–2005	FC Sportul Studențesc București	18 / 0
2005–2006	FC Sportul Studențesc București	11 / 0
2006–2007	FC Farul Constanța	22 / 0
2007–2008	FC Farul Constanța	30 / 2
2008–2009	FC Farul Constanța	15 / 1
2008–2009	FC Politehnica Timișoara	4 / 1
2009–2010	FC Politehnica Timișoara	10 / 0
2010–2011	FC Sportul Studențesc București	26 / 1
2011–2012	FC Sportul Studențesc București	17 / 2
2011–2012	FC Petrolul Ploiești	9 / 0

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Florin Maxim.

• Florin Maxim at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com