Cătălin Răcănel

Cătălin Răcănel

Personal information
Full name	Cătălin Răcănel
Date of birth	23 September 1976 (1976-09-23) (age 35)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Borussia Neunkirchen
Number	TBA
Youth career
0000–1990	Viitorul Bucureşti
	SG Erbach
	FC Homburg
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1994–1998	Borussia Neunkirchen	33	(1)
1998–1999	SV Elversberg	29	(2)
1999–2001	Eintracht Trier	69	(7)
2001–2003	FC St. Pauli	14	(0)
2003–2005	Eintracht Trier	65	(13)
2005–2006	Rot Weiss Ahlen	28	(1)
2006–2008	Sachsen Leipzig	40	(5)
2008–2010	1. FC Magdeburg	60	(5)
2011–	Borussia Neunkirchen	0	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Cătălin Răcănel (born 23 September 1976) is a Romanian footballer who plays for German club Borussia Neunkirchen.

Although Răcănel holds Romanian citizenship, he was brought up in Germany and played for the youth teams of SG Erbach and FC Homburg. His first senior club station was Regionalliga side Borussia Neunkirchen. In 1998 Racanel left for SV Elversberg in the same league. He played in 29 matches for the club and scored two goals. After only one year in Elversberg he left for Eintracht Trier who also played in Regionalliga West/Südwest. At the start of the 2001-02 season, Răcănel was signed by freshly promoted Bundesliga side FC St. Pauli. However, Răcănel failed to make an impact here and only played in 7 Bundesliga matches. In his second year at St. Pauli, he played another 7 matches in the 2nd Bundesliga. At the end of the season he returned to Eintracht Trier and soon became a first team regular, playing in 65 matches over the next two seasons. After Trier's relegation from 2nd Bundesliga Răcănel moved to LR Ahlen where he also was a regular starter, but left the club after they were relegated from 2nd Bundesliga as well. Răcănel now signed for fourth-tier side Sachsen Leipzig in the NOFV-Oberliga. In 40 matches for Leipzig Răcănel scored 5 goals. In June 2008, Racanel signed for Regionalliga Nord side 1. FC Magdeburg where he has not missed a single match.

External links

• Profile of Cătălin Răcănel at fussballdaten.de

Romanian football portal

Persondata
Name	Racanel, Catalin
Alternative names
Short description	Romanian association football player
Date of birth	23 November 1976
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Date of death
Place of death