Eugen Trică

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Eugen Trica
Full name	Eugen Trica
Date of birth	5 August 1976 (1976-08-05) (age 31)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.78m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	CFR Cluj
Number	10
Youth clubs
1988–1993	FC Universitatea Craiova
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1999 1999–2003 2003–2005 2005 2006–2007 2007–	FC Universitatea Craiova FC Steaua Bucuresti PFC Litex Maccabi Tel Aviv PFC CSKA Sofia CFR Cluj	112 (16) 109 (18) 55 (22) 10 (1) 24 (12) 19 (10)
National team²
2000-	Romania	4 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of March 2, 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of November 21, 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Eugen Trică (born August 5, 1976) is a Romanian football player playing for CFR Cluj.

Trică started his career at Universitatea Craiova as a youth, being promoted in the first team in 1995. He then joined Steaua Bucuresti in 1998, winning the championship in 2001. Litex Lovech was the third club Trică played for, after being transferred in 2003, then after two years he joined the squad of Maccabi Tel Aviv but after only few months he returned to Bulgaria, this time at PFC CSKA Sofia. In May 2007, Trică returned to Romania after he could not agree on a contract with CSKA, signing with CFR Cluj.

As of September 10, 2007, Trică has four caps for Romania.

Trică is married to Lorena, daughter of Ilie Balaci, one of the best Romanian football players from the past. In present, he is considered to be one of the best players in the Romanian Liga I.