Ciprian Marica

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Personal information
Ciprian Marica
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).

[edit] 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

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

Ciprian Marica profile at FC Shakhtar Donetsk website
Ciprian Marica profile at Romanian Soccer website
Career stats for Ciprian Marica at fussballdaten.de (German)

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VfB Stuttgart – current squad

1 Lehmann • 2 Beck • 3 Osorio • 5 Taşçı • 6 Meira • 8 Farnerud • 10 Baştürk • 11 Hitzlsperger • 13 Pardo • 15 Boka • 17 Delpierre • 18 Cacau • 19 Hilbert • 20 Marica • 21 Magnin • 22 Schipplock • 23 Fischer • 24 Ulreich • 25 da Silva • 28 Khedira • 29 Mandjeck • 31 Stolz • 33 Gómez • 35 Träsch • 38 Pisot • 42 Pischorn • Schäfer • Lanig • Šimák • Manager: Veh

v • d • e Romania squad - UEFA Euro 2008

1 Lobonţ • 2 Contra • 3 Raţ • 4 Tamaş • 5 Chivu • 6 Rădoi • 7 Petre • 8 Codrea • 9 Marica • 10 Mutu • 11 Cociş • 12 Popa • 13 Săpunaru • 14 Ghionea • 15 Goian • 16 Nicoliţă • 17 Moţi • 18 M. Niculae • 19 Cristea • 20 Dică • 21 D. Niculae • 22 Radu • 23 Stăncioiu • Coach: Piţurcă