- Bănel Nicoliţă
Football player infobox
playername = Bănel Nicoliţă
nickname= Banelinho,Jardel
fullname = Bănel Nicoliţă
height = height|m=1.75
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1985|01|7
cityofbirth =Făurei
countryofbirth =Romania
currentclub =Steaua Bucureşti
clubnumber = 16
position = Winger
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 2001–2004
2004
2005–
clubs = Dacia Unirea BrăilaFCU Politehnica Timişoara
Steaua Bucureşti
caps(goals) = 075 0(23)
015 00(3)
109 0(17)
nationalyears = 2004–2006
2005–
nationalteam = Romania U21
Romania
nationalcaps(goals) = 013 00(1)
024 00(1)
pcupdate =26 September ,2008
ntupdate = August 20, 2008Bănel Nicoliţă, (born
January 7 ,1985 inFăurei ,Brăila County ) is a football player nicknamed, "Jardel" after the famousMário Jardel ofBrazil . He is a left winger well known for his electrifying pace.One of six brothers raised by his mother in the small, impoverished city of Făurei, Nicoliţă grew up determined to succeed and his speed and diligence on the field are proof of his unalloyed passion for the game. He is one of many players of the Romania's Roma community.
On
25 March ,2008 he was decorated by the president ofRomânia ,Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification toUEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class II with two barret.Club career
*He made his debut in Romanian Liga II, playing for
CF Brăila , who gave him his first wage - he remembers spending the first €9 he earned buying a much-needed pair of trainers. After, he joinedFCU Politehnica Timişoara , making his Divizia A debut at the age of 19. However, he made only 15 league appearances for the club before a €300,000 move toSteaua Bucureşti , at the beginning of 2005. Shortly after joining Steaua, Nicoliţă became very much loved by the supporters for his commitment during the game and the large number of goals scored. Nicoliţă is known as a humble and hard-working, though not very technical, and loyal player to his club Steaua and also as a gentleman on and especially outside the field.*In the spring of 2006 he scored twice in the match against
Real Betis , his goals opening Steaua's door to the quarterfinals of theUEFA Cup , and then he scored again in the quarterfinals, this time againstRapid Bucureşti to help his team reach the semifinals.*On
November 1 2006 , he scored an own goal againstReal Madrid in a Champions League encounter. Unfortunately for him and the Romanian side, this turned out to be decisive in the outcome of the match. He claimed he couldn't sleep for 48 hours after scoring it.After a game withFC Arges , a romanian news paperGazeta Sporturilor named himBanelinho .*On
August 27 ,2008 he has scored one goal in the match againstGalatasaray , in the third qualifying round ofUEFA Champions League , goals which sentSteaua in to the group stage for 3rd year consecutive.Titles
International career
*Nicoliţă won 17 caps for Romania and scored one goal. He also used to be a Romanian U21 international.
International goals
External links
* [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/n/nicolita_banel.shtml Bănel Nicoliţă's career @ Romaniansoccer.ro (English)]
* [http://www.uefa.com/competitions/UCL/Players/Player=74186/index.html Bănel Nicoliţă's profile @ UEFA.com (English)]
* [http://www.nicolita.ro Bănel Nicoliţă's website (Romanian)]
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