Sorin Paraschiv

Infobox Football biography
playername = Sorin Paraschiv


fullname = Sorin Ioan Paraschiv
nickname = "Dulăul" ("The Mastiff")
"Para"
"Tigrul" ("The Tiger")
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1981|6|17
cityofbirth = Alexandria
countryofbirth = Romania
height = height|m=1.76
currentclub = Rimini Calcio F.C.
clubnumber =22
position = Midfielder
youthyears = 1992-1999
youthclubs = Steaua Bucharest
years = 1999-2007
2007-
clubs = Steaua Bucharest
Rimini Calcio F.C.
caps(goals) = 178 (12)
6 (0)
nationalyears = 2005
nationalteam = Romania
nationalcaps(goals) = 4 (0)
pcupdate = October 1, 2006
ntupdate = August 31, 2006

Sorin Paraschiv (born 17 June, 1981 in Alexandria) is a Romanian football player for Rimini Calcio F.C. and the Romanian national team.

Before his move to Italy in the 2007-08 summer transfer market, he was the longest serving player in the FC Steaua Bucureşti's squad, marking his first team debut in 1999.

Club career

teaua Bucuresti (1999-07)

After being a member of the Steaua Youth Academy, where Paraschiv started to play football in 1992, aged 11, in 1999, aged 18, he signed his first professional contract with Steaua.

He made his first appearance in Divizia A in 2000, when he was only 19 years old, in a match versus FC Extensiv Craiova won by his team with 3-0.

Even though he only played only 1 game in his first season, Steaua won the championship title that year. Starting from the season 2001-2002 Paraschiv became an essential player for Steaua and because of his performances constantly good he became the vice-captain of the team after Steaua's main leader Mirel Radoi.

After 3 seasons in which Steaua finished on the second place, Paraschiv and his team mates succeeded to win the champion title in 2 consecutive seasons (2004-2005, 2005-2006).

Even though he only scored eleven times in 139 games Paraschiv has an important place in the coordination of Steaua’s play.Sorin Paraschiv played 34 games and he scored three times in the European cups. He debuted in the season 2002-2003 in the qualifiers for UEFA Champions League when Steaua was eliminated by Dynamo Kiev.

He played in 2 other seasons in UEFA Cup but his climbing in the European Cups started in the season 2004-2005 in UEFA Cup. Although Steaua defeated teams like Valencia, the ex-winner of UEFA Cup, Besiktas Istanbul and Standard Liege was eliminated in 1/8 finals by Villareal.

Next season after they were eliminated from UEFA Champions League qualifiers by Rosenborg, Steaua played in UEFA Cup and reached the semifinal phase. They had important victories against Lens, SC Heerenveen, Real Betis and against their rivals from the internal competition, Rapid Bucuresti in the quarter final. They were stopped in the semifinal after two dramatic games by Middlesbrough.

In the season 2006-2007 they succeeded to qualify in UEFA Champions League in a group with Real Madrid, Olympique Lyonnais and Dynamo Kiev after they defeated Standard Liege in the qualifiers.

He played at Steaua until 2007, winning three Romanian championships (2000-01, 2004-05, 2005-06) and two Romanian Super Cups.

Rimini Calcio F.C. (07-present)

On July 4, 2007 Italian Serie B club Rimini officially announced to have signed him. Paraschiv's contract with Rimini is due to expire on June 2011. [cite web|publisher=Rimini Calcio|language=Italian|accessdate=2007-07-05|title=Gran colpo del Rimini: arriva PARASCHIV !|url=http://www.riminicalcio.com/_vti_g1_nwArt.aspx?rpstry=4_&rfrsh=591845E-02&idnews=2086|date=2007-07-04]

International career

For the national team Sorin Paraschiv debuted in 2004 in a game against Andorra, which ended with the Romanians vitory (5-1). He also played in another 3 games against Armenia, Ivory Coast and Nigeria but didn’t score anytime.

References

External links

* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/p/paraschiv_sorin.shtml Sorin Paraschiv's career @ Romaniansoccer.ro (English)]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=35205/index.html Sorin Paraschiv's profile @ UEFA.com (English)]
* [http://www.steauaonline.com/ FC Steaua Bucuresti Online] a popular website of FC Steaua Bucuresti fans. Information about the team and the club.