- Costel Pantilimon
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Costel Pantilimon Personal information Full name Costel Fane Pantilimon Date of birth 1 February 1987 Place of birth Bacău, Romania Height 2.04 m (6 ft 8 in) Playing position Goalkeeper Club information Current club Manchester City
(on loan from Politehnica Timişoara)Number 30 Youth career Aerostar Bacău Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 2003–2005 Aerostar Bacău 9 (0) 2005–2006 Politehnica Timişoara II 26 (0) 2006– Politehnica Timişoara 93 (0) 2011– → Manchester City (loan) 0 (0) National team‡ 2003–2004 Romania U-17[1] 5 (0) 2005 Romania U-19[1] 3 (0) 2006–2008 Romania U-21[1] 2 (0) 2008– Romania 14 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 May 2011.
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2011Costel Pantilimon (born 1 February 1987 in Bacău) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Premier League club Manchester City, on loan from Politehnica Timişoara.
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Club career
Early career
Pantilimon started his career at Aerostar Bacău and got his share of limelight at the Romania national under-19 team before transferring to Timişoara on 1 February 2006, his nineteenth birthday.[2]
Politehnica Timişoara
Initially Pantilimon was Timişoara's second-choice goalkeeper, behind Marius Popa; however, in May 2008 the owner of the club, Marian Iancu, transferred Popa to the second team, and Pantilimon took the pole position.[3] He made his debut in the Romanian Liga 1 against Dinamo Bucharest, in March 2007.[2]
In a match against Ceahlăul on 17 October 2009 he captained the team for the first time, since Dan Alexa, Gigel Bucur and the Karamyan brothers were all on the bench.[4]
Pantilimon was part of the Timişoara team that defeated UEFA Cup winners Shakhtar Donetsk in the qualifying rounds of the 2009–10 Champions League campaign. He played all 90 minutes of each leg.[5][6]
Manchester City (loan)
On 11 August 2011, Pantilimon joined Manchester City on one-year loan deal from Poli Timişoara to act as cover for Joe Hart following the departure of Shay Given. [7] Pantilimon was on the bench for the forthcoming game against Fulham. His first start was in the Carling Cup win against holders Birmingham City on 21st September 2011. His next game was on the 26th of October against Wolverhampton in the Carling Cup where City fielded a second-string team, although still comprehensively won 5-2.
International career
Pantilimon is a former Romania under-21 international. He made his debut for the Senior National side on 19 November 2008, in a friendly against Georgia.
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total Apps CS Apps CS Apps CS Apps CS Apps CS Poli Timişoara 2006–07 8 4 2 1 0 0 0 0 10 5 2007–08 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 2008–09 31 12 5 2 2 0 0 0 38 14 2009–10 21 11 0 0 9 4 0 0 30 15 2010–11 28 8 1 0 3 0 0 0 32 8 Total 93 37 8 3 14 4 0 0 115 44 Manchester City 2011–12 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 2 1 Career Total 93 37 9 3 14 4 1 1 117 45 Statistics accurate as of match played 22 September 2011
Personal life
Costel Pantilimon is the hearing child of two deaf parents.[8]
References
- ^ a b c Only official UEFA matches included
- ^ a b "Pantilimon, gigantul României" (in Romanian). Adevărul. http://www.adevarul.ro/sport/fotbal_international/Pantilimon-gigantul-Romaniei_0_26999024.html. Retrieved 2008-10-09.
- ^ "Marian Iancu: "Marius Popa este netransferabil"" (in Romanian). onlinesport.ro. http://www.onlinesport.ro/stiri/fotbal/fotbal-intern/liga-1/poli-timisoara/33218/marian-iancu-marius-popa-este-netransferabil.htm. Retrieved 2008-05-17.
- ^ "Pantilimon, căpitan în premieră" (in Romanian). violamania.ro. http://violamania.gsp.ro/stiri/10195/pantilimon-capitan-in-premiera.htm. Retrieved 2009-10-17.
- ^ "Fernandinho comes to Shakhtar's rescue". UEFA.com. http://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/season=2010/matches/round=2000026/match=2000325/postmatch/report/index.html. Retrieved 2009-07-29.
- ^ "Timisoara - Shakhtar: match report". shakhtar.com. http://shakhtar.com/en/news/10343. Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ "City sign Romanian keeper Pantilimon" (in English). mcfc.co.uk. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Team-news/2011/August/City-sign-Romanian-keeper-Pantilimon. Retrieved 11 August 2011.
- ^ "Drama gigantului din poarta Romaniei" (in Romanian). sport.ro. http://www.sport.ro/nationala/drama-gigantului-din-poarta-romaniei-parintii-sai-nu-au-ascultat-cand-i-s-a-cantat-imnul-vezi-aici-de.html. Retrieved 2010-10-11.
External links
- Costel Pantilimon's career at RomanianSoccer.ro
- Profile UEFA.com
Manchester City F.C. – current squad 2 Richards · 3 Bridge · 4 Kompany (c) · 5 Zabaleta · 6 Lescott · 7 Milner · 10 Džeko · 11 A. Johnson · 12 Taylor · 13 Kolarov · 15 Savić · 16 Agüero · 18 Barry · 19 Nasri · 20 Hargreaves · 21 Silva · 22 Clichy · 24 Onuoha · 25 Hart · 28 Touré · 30 Pantilimon · 32 Tévez · 34 De Jong · 37 Nielsen · 42 Touré Yaya · 45 Balotelli · Manager: Mancini
Categories:- People from Bacău
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- Romanian footballers
- Romania international footballers
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- Liga I players
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- Deaf culture in Romania
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