Adrian Ropotan
Romanian footballer
Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian football manager and former professional player, currently in charge of Liga III club Dinamo II București.
Club career
Ropotan was born on 8 May 1986 in Galați, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1994 at local club Salbero. In 2000 he moved to neighboring club Dunărea and in 2003 he went to Argeș Pitești. In 2004, with the help of Ion Moldovan he joined Dinamo București, where he started his senior career, playing for the club's satellite in Divizia B. Ropotan made his Divizia A debut on 18 March 2006 when coach Marin Ion sent him in the 89th minute to replace Claudiu Niculescu in Dinamo's 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In the 2006–07 season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping the club win the title. He also appeared in eight matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the round of 32 where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica. In the following season, The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, with Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which was lost with 4–2 on aggregate.
He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for €3 million on 13 February 2009. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 March under coach Andrey Kobelev in a 1–0 home win over FC Moscow. He scored his first goal on 13 September in a 1–1 derby draw against Spartak Moscow.
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