Silviu Lung Jr.
 Lung training for Astra Giurgiu in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Silviu Lung[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| Number | 33 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2007 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2011 | Universitatea Craiova | 57 | (0) |
| 2011–2017 | Astra Giurgiu | 164 | (0) |
| 2017– | Kayserispor | 106 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2011 | Romania U21 | 19 | (0) |
| 2010–2014 | Romania | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 November 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Silviu Lung (born 4 June 1989) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Turkish club Kayserispor.
International career[]
He played his first match for Romania in 2010, being used by coach Răzvan Lucescu to replace Bogdan Lobonț in the last 7 minutes of a friendly match against Honduras which ended with a 3–0 victory.[2][3] His second game was a 1–1 against Albania at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and his last game was 2–1 loss against Algeria in a friendly.[2][4][5] He was an unused member at Euro 2016. In 2020 he announced his international retirement, after having no caps in the last 6 years.[6]
International statistics[]
- As of 11 October 2020.[2]
| Romania | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | |||
Personal life[]
He is the son of Silviu Lung and younger brother of Tiberiu Lung.[7]
Honours[]
Astra Giurgiu
References[]
- ^ "Silviu Lung". Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- ^ a b c "Silviu Lung Jr". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Honduras - Romania 0:3". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Albania - Romania 1:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Algeria - Romania 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Un jucător se retrage de la echipa națională după 11 ani: "Voi rămâne cu inima aproape de cea mai frumoasă echipă din lume"" [One player retires from the national team after 11 years: "I will stay close to the most beautiful team in the world"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ "Tibi Lung îşi înlocuieşte tatăl şi va fi antrenorul fratelui său la Craiova" [Tibi Lung replaced his father and his brother will be in Craiova coach]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 July 2011.
- ^ a b c Silviu Lung Jr. at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
External links[]
- Silviu Lung Jr. at National-Football-Teams.com
- Silviu Lung Jr. at WorldFootball.net
- Silviu Lung Jr. – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- FC U Craiova 1948 players
- FC Astra Giurgiu players
- Süper Lig players
- Kayserispor footballers
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