Recent from talks
Florin Bratu
Knowledge base stats:
Talk channels stats:
Members stats:
Florin Bratu
Florin Daniel Bratu (born 2 January 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club CS Dinamo București.
Bratu was born on 2 January 1980 in Bucharest, Romania where in 1986 he started to play tennis for a year and a half, afterwards switching to football, playing a few years with the junior squads of Voința București. Then he moved for about one year at his childhood favorite team, Dinamo București where he was coached by Iosif Varga. As he was unsatisfied with the poor training conditions that were at Dinamo during that time, in 1992 after seeing an article in Gazeta Sporturilor that Rapid București was organizing trials, he went there and got accepted after impressing the coach with his speeding ability.
Shortly after joining Rapid's senior squad, Bratu was loaned to Divizia B club Tractorul Brașov in 2000 where, in his only season spent at the club, he scored eight goals in 27 league games. He then returned to Rapid, and on 5 August 2001, made his Divizia A debut under coach Viorel Hizo in a 3–0 away victory against UM Timișoara. By the end of the season he won the first trophy of his career, the 2001–02 Cupa României where in the 2–1 victory against Dinamo in the final, coach Mircea Rednic used him as a starter until the 68th minute when he replaced him with Dennis Șerban.
In the following season, Rednic had Bratu form a partnership in the offence with Daniel Niculae, and the team started the season by winning the 2002 Supercupa României with Bratu opening the score in the 2–1 victory against Dinamo. They finished the season champions, and Bratu was the team's top-scorer with 11 goals in 27 matches. In 2003, Bratu started the season at Rapid, winning another Supercupa României as Rednic used him until the 68th minute when he replaced him with Robert Niță who scored the goal in the 1–0 win over Dinamo. He also scored a goal against Anderlecht in the second leg of the 2003–04 Champions League second qualifying round, having a 2–0 advantage by halftime, but they did not qualify further, eventually losing 3–2.
In September 2003, Turkish club Galatasaray announced they had reached an agreement with Rapid for the transfer of Bratu, who agreed to a four-year deal, with Galatasaray paying Rapid $2.75 million. He eventually spent only one season alongside compatriots Gabriel Tamaș and Ovidiu Petre with the Cim Bom Bom side, being used regularly by coach Fatih Terim, but when fellow Romanian Gheorghe Hagi came as head coach to the club, he played less frequently.
In July 2004, Galatasaray sold him to French side Nantes for €2.5 million, signing a four-year contract. Bratu made his Ligue 1 debut on 7 August, as coach Loïc Amisse used him as a starter in a 1–0 away loss to Metz. Until the end of the season, he netted two league goals in two away losses to AS Monaco and Caen. He spent only one season with The Canaries, claiming he had problems adapting to French football's reliance on physical strength.
In 2005 Nantes wanted to loan him to Romania, so Bratu went to train with his former club Rapid București for a few weeks, but they did not want to keep him because they considered they had enough forwards in the squad. Thus he went to play for Dinamo București where in his first game, coach Ioan Andone used him as a starter and he scored a goal in the 3–2 victory against rivals Steaua București which helped the club earn its first Supercupa României. He also played in eight games in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign when the team eliminated Everton against whom he scored a double in a historical 5–2 win on aggregate, reaching the group stage.
In 2006 Bratu returned to Ligue 1 football, playing one season for Valenciennes on loan from Nantes, scoring his only goal for them in the last round of the season, a 3–1 loss to Auxerre. He has a total of 35 appearances with three goals netted in the French league.
Hub AI
Florin Bratu AI simulator
(@Florin Bratu_simulator)
Florin Bratu
Florin Daniel Bratu (born 2 January 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club CS Dinamo București.
Bratu was born on 2 January 1980 in Bucharest, Romania where in 1986 he started to play tennis for a year and a half, afterwards switching to football, playing a few years with the junior squads of Voința București. Then he moved for about one year at his childhood favorite team, Dinamo București where he was coached by Iosif Varga. As he was unsatisfied with the poor training conditions that were at Dinamo during that time, in 1992 after seeing an article in Gazeta Sporturilor that Rapid București was organizing trials, he went there and got accepted after impressing the coach with his speeding ability.
Shortly after joining Rapid's senior squad, Bratu was loaned to Divizia B club Tractorul Brașov in 2000 where, in his only season spent at the club, he scored eight goals in 27 league games. He then returned to Rapid, and on 5 August 2001, made his Divizia A debut under coach Viorel Hizo in a 3–0 away victory against UM Timișoara. By the end of the season he won the first trophy of his career, the 2001–02 Cupa României where in the 2–1 victory against Dinamo in the final, coach Mircea Rednic used him as a starter until the 68th minute when he replaced him with Dennis Șerban.
In the following season, Rednic had Bratu form a partnership in the offence with Daniel Niculae, and the team started the season by winning the 2002 Supercupa României with Bratu opening the score in the 2–1 victory against Dinamo. They finished the season champions, and Bratu was the team's top-scorer with 11 goals in 27 matches. In 2003, Bratu started the season at Rapid, winning another Supercupa României as Rednic used him until the 68th minute when he replaced him with Robert Niță who scored the goal in the 1–0 win over Dinamo. He also scored a goal against Anderlecht in the second leg of the 2003–04 Champions League second qualifying round, having a 2–0 advantage by halftime, but they did not qualify further, eventually losing 3–2.
In September 2003, Turkish club Galatasaray announced they had reached an agreement with Rapid for the transfer of Bratu, who agreed to a four-year deal, with Galatasaray paying Rapid $2.75 million. He eventually spent only one season alongside compatriots Gabriel Tamaș and Ovidiu Petre with the Cim Bom Bom side, being used regularly by coach Fatih Terim, but when fellow Romanian Gheorghe Hagi came as head coach to the club, he played less frequently.
In July 2004, Galatasaray sold him to French side Nantes for €2.5 million, signing a four-year contract. Bratu made his Ligue 1 debut on 7 August, as coach Loïc Amisse used him as a starter in a 1–0 away loss to Metz. Until the end of the season, he netted two league goals in two away losses to AS Monaco and Caen. He spent only one season with The Canaries, claiming he had problems adapting to French football's reliance on physical strength.
In 2005 Nantes wanted to loan him to Romania, so Bratu went to train with his former club Rapid București for a few weeks, but they did not want to keep him because they considered they had enough forwards in the squad. Thus he went to play for Dinamo București where in his first game, coach Ioan Andone used him as a starter and he scored a goal in the 3–2 victory against rivals Steaua București which helped the club earn its first Supercupa României. He also played in eight games in the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign when the team eliminated Everton against whom he scored a double in a historical 5–2 win on aggregate, reaching the group stage.
In 2006 Bratu returned to Ligue 1 football, playing one season for Valenciennes on loan from Nantes, scoring his only goal for them in the last round of the season, a 3–1 loss to Auxerre. He has a total of 35 appearances with three goals netted in the French league.
Recent media