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Florentin Petre (born 15 January 1976 in Bucharest) is a Romanian football manager and former player.
Career
Petre debuted in Divizia A with Dinamo București in 1994, scoring in his first match. Except for a spell in UTA Arad in the second half of that season, he has stayed with Dinamo since. He helped win The Double in 2000 before contracting hepatitis C. After being cured of hepatitis, he had an accident while fishing in the Danube Delta (he touched an electricity wire with his pole and almost lost his life) which put him on the sideline for almost two seasons. He returned to win the Romanian league in 2004 and the Cup in 2003 and 2004, as well as regaining his place in the national team. In April 2006 Petre signed a three-year contract with Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. It came into effect on 1 July 2006. However, in 2008, he was released from the club due to license problems and signed a contract with Terek Grozny. In 2008–09 season, Petre earned 15 appearances playing in the Russian Premier League, scored four goals. On 11 December 2009, he returned to CSKA Sofia and signed for 1,5 years with the club, but was released in the summer.
Career statistics
| Season | Club | Country | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994/95 | Dinamo București |  Romania | 7 | 1 |
| UTA Arad | Romania | 9 | 3 | |
| 1995/96 | Dinamo București | Romania | 30 | 3 |
| 1996/97 | Dinamo București | Romania | 29 | 5 |
| 1997/98 | Dinamo București | Romania | 29 | 8 |
| 1998/99 | Dinamo București | Romania | 29 | 8 |
| 1999/00 | Dinamo București | Romania | 22 | 7 |
| 2000/01 | Dinamo București | Romania | 4 | 0 |
| 2001/02 | Dinamo București | Romania | 10 | 1 |
| 2002/03 | Dinamo București | Romania | 25 | 2 |
| 2003/04 | Dinamo București | Romania | 24 | 4 |
| 2004/05 | Dinamo București | Romania | 24 | 2 |
| 2005/06 | Dinamo București | Romania | 26 | 2 |
| 2006/07 | PFC CSKA Sofia |  Bulgaria | 26 | 10 |
| 2007/08 | PFC CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | 24 | 11 |
| 2008/09 | FC Terek Grozny |  Russia | 15 | 4 |
| 2009/10 | FC Terek Grozny | Russia | 19 | 2 |
| PFC CSKA Sofia | Bulgaria | 8 | 1 | |
| 2010/11 | Victoria Brănești | Romania | 10 | 0 |
International career
Petre made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1998 against Norway, and represented his country at Euro 2000 and Euro 2008. He has a total of 54 appearances and 6 goals.
On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group Cwith Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.
International goals
- Scores and results table. Romania's goal tally first:
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 March 1999 | Tofik Bakhramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2000 Qual. |
| 2 | 3 June 2000 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
| 3 | 18 August 2004 | Stadionul Giulești, Bucharest, Romania |  Finland | 2–0 | 2–1 | World Cup 2006 Qual. |
| 4 | 16 November 2005 | Stadionul Ghencea, Bucharest, Romania |  Nigeria | 2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
| 5 | 17 October 2007 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg | 1–0 | 2–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 Qual. |
| 6 | 11 October 2008 | Stadionul Farul, Constanța, Romania |  France | 1–0 | 2–2 | World Cup 2010 Qual. |
Personal life
His son Patrick Petre is also a footballer who started his career at Dinamo București.
Honours
Club
- Dinamo București
- Romanian League (3): 1999–00, 2001–02, 2003–04
- Romanian Cup (5): 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05
- Romanian Supercup (1): 2005
- CSKA Sofia
- Bulgarian League (1): 2007–08
- Bulgarian Supercup (1): 2006
