2010–11 FC Brașov season

FC Brașov 2010–11 Daniel Isăilă (Day 1 to Day 18)António Conceição (Rest of the season) Manager Iosif Kovacs Chairman Stadium Silviu Ploeşteanu Liga I 12th Cupa României Semifinals Robert Ilyes (9) Robert Ilyes (10) 8,000 (vs Steaua București, August 7, 2010)8,000 (vs Steaua București, May 11, 2011) 1,000 (vs Gaz Metan Mediaş, September 27, 2010)1,000 (vs Timişoara, October 31, 2010)1,000 (vs Pandurii Târgu Jiu, May 15, 2011) 3,275 _thinblackborder _thinblacksides _thinblackborder FFDE00 FFDE00 FFDE00 000000 FFDE00 _borderonwhite _thinsidesonwhite _borderonwhite FFDE00 FFDE00 FFDE00 FFFFFF FFFFFF 2009–10 2011–12 The 2010–11 season was FC Brașov's third season in Liga I since their return to top-flight football in 2008. Overview On June 16 the players returned from holiday to training. Only 9 from the 27 players squad in the previous season were presenthttp://fcbrasov.ro/ Bine aţi venit pe site-ul oficial FC Braşov! 2010-06-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606040506/http://fcbrasov.ro/ 2011-06-06 dead and few others from the reserve/junior teams, after many of the key players had left the club, having finished their contracts with Braşov.http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Echip%C4%83/Ilyes-antrenor-jucator-inca-un-sezon-la-Steagu.html Archived copy 2010-06-23 2025-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123224138/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Echip%C4%83/Ilyes-antrenor-jucator-inca-un-sezon-la-Steagu.html dead Few days later 2 other players joined the training, Cristian Ionescu and Mihai Roman,http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Diverse/Mihai-Roman-a-revenit-la-antrenamente.html Archived copy 2010-06-23 2025-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123224250/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Diverse/Mihai-Roman-a-revenit-la-antrenamente.html dead the first extending his contract for another year.http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Echip%C4%83/Cristi-Ionescu-la-primul-antrenament.html Archived copy 2010-06-23 2025-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123230729/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Echip%C4%83/Cristi-Ionescu-la-primul-antrenament.html dead Later on Mincă also returned to training. Previous season' main coach Viorel Moldovan finished his contract with Braşov,http://www.fcbrasovfans.ro/Transferuri/Stegarii-cauta-inlocuitor-pentru-Moldovan.html Archived copy 2010-06-23 2025-01-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20250124002126/http://www.fcbrasovfans.ro/Transferuri/Stegarii-cauta-inlocuitor-pentru-Moldovan.html dead while Robert Ilyes was named player/assistant manager, alongside Daniel Isăilă, the other assistant manager. The executive director Dinu Gheorghe left Braşov for Rapid București. The club reached this season for the second consecutive time into the semifinals of the Romanian Cup. They missed by little the chance to play the final on their home ground, being eliminated on away goals by Steaua București after an 86-minute equaliser by Nicolae Dică, in the second leg match.https://www.sport.ro/cupa-romaniei/live-video-20-45-brasov-steaua-jucatorii-au-ajuns-la-stadion-becali-batem-sigur.html Steaua e in FINALA CUPEI! Dica a salvat-o intr-un meci DRAMATIC: Brasov 1-1 Steaua! VIDEO REZUMAT Manager Although it was almost certain that the Bosnian Blaž Slišković would be the new manager, on June 27 it was announced that the Italian Giuseppe Materazzi would take onto the team in the next season, with the goal of qualifying for the Europa League. He was sacked only three days later without any official reason.http://www.mytex.ro/sport/giuseppe-materazzi-a-plecat-de-la-fc-brasov_259291.php Giuseppe Materazzi A Plecat De La FC Braşov - MyTex.ro - Portalul Tau De Stiri Online 2010-07-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008155835/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/giuseppe-materazzi-a-plecat-de-la-fc-brasov_259291.php 2011-10-08 dead In the evening of July 8 the club announced that Rapid assistant manager Marian Rada would take charge at Braşov. That started unrest among the fans, publicly stated on the Internet,http://www.din1936.ro/337/September 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes causing him to give up on taking the job. Next day the club finally announced that players' and fans' favorite Daniel Isăilă would be the main coach.http://fcbrasovfans.ro/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1380:sfarsit-de-telenovela-isaila-principal-ilyes-secund-oprea-director-tehnic&catid=95:echipa&Itemid=300017 Fcbrasovfans.ro Isăilă had been the assistant manager of Braşov in the last two seasons, under Răzvan Lucescu and Viorel Moldovan, and a former Braşov player from the UEFA Cup period of 2001. He has been at the club all years since then, as a player or assistant manager, except for one half of a season in 2007 when he managed local neighbor club FC Săcele, spectacularly succeeding to avoid relegation and even achieving a 3–2 victory against Braşov in a season ending match.http://www.mytex.ro/sport/pace-si-prietenie_178963.php Pace Si Prietenie - MyTex.ro - Portalul Tau De Stiri Online 2010-07-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008160030/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/pace-si-prietenie_178963.php 2011-10-08 dead https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/i/isaila_daniel.shtml Daniel Ionuț ISĂILĂ On December 18, unexpectedly, António Conceição was presented as the new manager of the team, while Daniel Isăilă remained however in the technical staff as the assistant manager. The Portuguese manager had been in the previous season the manager of CFR Cluj for an eight-month period, achieving to win the Liga I and the Romanian Cup. The deal was signed for the remaining half of the season, with an extension clause included.https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/conceicao-prezentat-oficial-la-fc-brasov-sper-sa-luam-cupa-7829597 Conceicao, prezentat oficial la FC Brașov:** "Sper să luăm Cupa" 18 December 2010 Iosif Kovacs was also returning to the club after six years to take the chairman job. Players The squad was filled with several players from the reserves team or from the under 21 team who had been loaned to regional lower division clubs the previous season. That included: Alexandru Târziu (previous season at Unirea Tărlungeni), Alexandru David (previous season at Snagov), Ciprian Pricop (previous season Arieşul Turda) and the junior players Florin Iacob, Vlad Potecu, Darius Drăgan, Manuel Creţulescu, Bogdan Liţă. On June 27 it has been announced that other two key players of the previous season, Mihai Roman and Sabrin Sburlea had been transferred to Rapid București for an unofficial fee of €800,000http://www.onlinesport.ro/stiri/fotbal/fotbal-intern/liga-1/rapid-bucuresti/64612/sburlea-si-mihai-roman-la-rapid-urmeaza-trei-jucatori-de-la-cupa-mondiala.htm Sburlea si Mihai Roman la Rapid. Urmeaza trei jucatori de la Cupa Mondiala or €1.5 million by other sources.https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/atac-fara-precedent-la-adresa-rapidului-sunt-niste-gaozari-7424796 Atac fără precedent la adresa Rapidului!** "Sunt niște găozari" 27 September 2010 On 2 July two foreign players signed with Braşov: the Brazilian aged 26, José Willams da Silva Mendonça (referred to as Willams), who had played the previous season for Portuguese Second League side Trofense, and the Slovak aged 31, Peter Majerník, last time at Slovak Superliga team MFK Ružomberok. Both of them came as free agents.http://www.mytex.ro/sport/au-semnat-strainii_259383.php Au semnat străinii - MyTex Brasov 2010-07-05 https://archive.today/20120904040548/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/au-semnat-strainii_259383.php 2012-09-04 dead A total of eight players were registered at the PFL ahead of the first game of the season.https://www.adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/brasov-fotbal_brasov-fc_brasov-liga_I-transferuri_fc_brasov_0_302969960.html FC Braşov a legitimat opt fotbalişti pentru sezonul viitor! The only player to join the squad few days before the first league game was Cosmin Năstăsie, who came on a one-year loan from Argeş Piteşti.http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Transferuri/Nastasie-imprumutat-pentru-1-an-de-la-FC-Arges.htmlSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes Dănuţ Coman, once the goalkeeper of the Romania national football team, and the club mutually agreed to end their contract on August 7,http://www.monitorulexpres.ro/?mod=ultima_ora&p=ultora_sport&a=citeste&s_id=92490 Monitorul Expres - Stiri Brasov so that he was released on free transfer. Only eleven days later he returned at Rapid București, his previous team before playing for Braşov.http://www.mytex.ro/sport/stegarii-isi-retuseaza-jocul-defensiv_263067.php "Stegarii" îşi Retuşează Jocul Defensiv - MyTex.ro - Portalul Tau De Stiri Online 2010-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008164622/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/stegarii-isi-retuseaza-jocul-defensiv_263067.php 2011-10-08 dead At this time he had been injured since early April and was lacking training, so that he was not the first choice for goalkeeper at Rapid after being signed. Still it has been stated that his salary was far too high for the club's budget.http://www.mytex.ro/sport/fc-brasov-in-fata-unui-nou-inceput_259020.php FC Braşov, în faţa unui nou început - MyTex Brasov 2010-09-24 https://archive.today/20120907223913/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/fc-brasov-in-fata-unui-nou-inceput_259020.php 2012-09-07 dead http://www.mytex.ro/sport/print/fc-brasov-va-avea-un-pro-antrenor_259701.php FC Braşov Va Avea Un Pro-antrenor - MyTex.ro - Portalul Tau De Stiri Online 2010-09-24 https://web.archive.org/web/20111008164648/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/print/fc-brasov-va-avea-un-pro-antrenor_259701.php 2011-10-08 dead He was the sixteenth player to leave the club this season. Nuno Viveiros was signed by Braşov on August 25, after he ended his contract with Politehnica Iaşi by mutual agreement.http://steagu.ro/index.php?id=1189&cat=1 Intariri in compartimentul median His former club was relegated from Liga I the last season, but was neither able to meet conditions for playing in Liga II in the 2010–11 season. Transfers continued at Braşov during the season break in the start of September, consisting in two other signings: Daniel Bălaşahttp://www.brasovfans.ro/site4/index.php?mod=article&cat=fcbrasov&article=1920 BrasovFANS.ro - Pagina Suporterilor Brasoveni - Balasa a semnat cu FC Brasov 2010-09-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20110911042021/http://www.brasovfans.ro/site4/index.php?mod=article&cat=fcbrasov&article=1920 2011-09-11 dead (previously at Argeş Piteşti), and the Ivorian striker Lamine Diarrassouba (previously at Politehnica Iaşi). The middle of the season saw somehow important changes in the squad, the new manager bringing four fresh new South American players: Diego Gaúcho, David Distéfano, Josías Paulo Cardoso and Juan Toloza.https://www.adevarul.ro/locale/brasov/brasov-fotbal_brasov-fc_brasov-transferuri_fc_brasov-juan_toloza-david_distefano-paulo_cardoso_0_410359398.html FC Braşov şi-a prezentat achiziţiile din America de Sud FOTO At the same time, the first option for the goalkeeper position until the winter break, Mihai Mincă was leaving to CFR Cluj, and three other players, Daniel Bălaşa, Laurenţiu Dumitru and Valentin Bădoi were terminating their contracts. Also during January, strikers Lamine Diarrassouba and Valentin Badea ended their contracts with the club by mutual agreement. With 9 foreign players, this season's squad was most probably the one with the most in club's history. The last transfer of the mid-season completed under the new coach was French-born Portuguese Filipe Teixeira, landed on loan until the end of the season from Ukrainian side Metalurh Donetsk on February 21, 2011. Also junior player Darius Drăgan was being loaned out to fellow local club SCM Braşov. It was announced near the end of the season, on May 14, that Braşov had reached an agreement with Chilean club Unión San Felipe for the transfer of Argentine midfielder Miguel Ángel González, known as El Mágico. Also the loans of the other two players from the Chilean club, Juan Toloza and David Distéfano, were extended for one more season.http://fcbrasov.ro/component/content/article/1-ultimele-stiri/182-miguel-angel-gonzales-primul-transfer Miguel Angel Gonzales, primul transfer 2011-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20110816022344/http://fcbrasov.ro/component/content/article/1-ultimele-stiri/182-miguel-angel-gonzales-primul-transfer 2011-08-16 dead Wearing the number 10 in San Felipe's squad, the Argentine is supposed to be the replacement of 37 years old captain player Robert Ilyes, after rumors regarding his eventual departure to the Liga I club Târgu Mureş were finally confirmed on May 15.http://www.fcm-tirgumures.ro/detalii_stire.asp?id=221 Robert Ilyes a semnat cu FC Municipal 2011-05-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20111007121555/http://www.fcm-tirgumures.ro/detalii_stire.asp?id=221 2011-10-07 dead Cristian Oroş settled a transfer to Rapid București for the next season, while coach António Conceição stated he would continue at Braşov only if the club aimed at being one of the strongest in the country. The objective set for the next season would be a top five finish.http://www.fcbrasov.ro/component/content/article/1-ultimele-stiri/201-conceicaobrasovul-merita-sa-aiba-o-echipa-competitiva Conceicao: "Brasovul merita sa aiba o echipa competitiva" 2011-05-26 https://web.archive.org/web/20110928100042/http://www.fcbrasov.ro/component/content/article/1-ultimele-stiri/201-conceicaobrasovul-merita-sa-aiba-o-echipa-competitiva 2011-09-28 dead Squad February 25, 2011 1 ROU Alexandru Marc GK 4 BRA Diego Gaúcho DF 5 ROU Florin Stângă MF 6 SVK Peter Majerník DF 7 ROU Alexandru Chipciu MF 8 ROU Alexandru Mateiu MF 9 ROU Attila Hadnagy FW 10 ROU Robert Ilyes MF(captain) 11 CRO Dejan Martinović MF 12 ROU Cristian Ionescu DF 13 ROU Gabriel Kajcsa GK 14 ARG David Distéfano MF 15 ROU Cristian Oroş DF 16 POR Nuno Viveiros MF 17 ROU Cătălin Dedu FW 18 ROU Marian Cristescu MF 20 ROU Ionuţ Voicu DF 21 ROM Adrian Rusu DF 23 BRA Josías FW 25 CHI Juan Toloza MF 26 BRA Willams MF 27 ROU Cosmin Năstăsie FW 28 ROU Emanuel Creţulescu DF 30 ROU Florin Iacob GK 49 ROU Cristian Hăisan GK 80 POR Filipe Teixeira MF Transfers Pre-season In: Out: yes 1 ROM Alexandru Marc GK free agent 4 ROM Daniel Bălaşa DF from Argeş Piteşti 6 SVK Peter Majerník DF free agent 11 CRO Dejan Martinović MF free agent 14 ROM Valentin Bădoi MF free agent 16 POR Nuno Viveiros MF free agent 21 ROM Adrian Rusu DF one year loan from Pandurii Târgu Jiu 22 CIV Lamine Diarrassouba FW free agent 23 ROM Valentin Badea FW free agent 26 BRA Williams MF free agent 27 ROM Cosmin Năstăsie MF one year loan from Argeş Piteşti 55 ROM Laurenţiu Dumitru DF free agent yes 1 ROM Dănuţ Coman GK free transfer 2 POR Rui Duarte DF to Rapid București 3 BRA Ezequias DF to Rapid București 4 ROM Octavian Abrudan DF to Steaua București 6 CPV Néné MF end of contract 7 ROM Cătălin Munteanu MF to Dinamo București 8 ROM Nicolae Grigore MF to Rapid București 11 ROM Dorel Zaharia FW end of contract 14 ROM Mihai Roman MF to Rapid București 19 MKD Dušan Savić FW end of contract 21 ROM Sabrin Sburlea FW to Rapid București 23 ROM Nicolae Constantin DF end of contract 24 PER Julio Landauri MF free transfer 25 ROM Stelian Stancu DF end of contract 27 ROM Marius Măldărăşanu MF end of contract 55 POR Nuno Diogo DF to CFR Cluj Mid-season In: Out: yes 4 BRA Diego Gaúcho DF loan from Leiria 5 ROU Florin Stângă MF from Târgu Mureş 14 ARG David Distéfano MF loan from Unión San Felipe 23 BRA Josías FW loan from Sol de América 25 CHI Juan Toloza MF loan from Unión San Felipe 49 ROU Cristian Hăisan GK from Vaslui 80 POR Filipe Teixeira MF loan from Metalurh Donetsk yes 4 ROM Daniel Bălaşa DF free transfer 14 ROM Valentin Bădoi MF free transfer 22 CIV Lamine Diarrassouba FW free transfer 23 ROU Valentin Badea FW free transfer 32 ROM Mihai Mincă GK to CFR Cluj 55 ROM Laurenţiu Dumitru DF free transfer Friendlies Pre-season Match Type Date / Time H / A Opponents Result AttendanceFriendlyJuly 7 16:00N  Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ  2 – 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123225243/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Meciuri/Amical-FC-Brasov-Ceahlaul-2-0.html 2025-01-23 FriendlyJuly 11 11:00N Forex Braşov 5 – 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123223601/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Meciuri/FC-Brasov-Forex-5-1.html 2025-01-23 FriendlyJuly 14 11:00H Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ 1 – 0 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123224442/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Meciuri/Hadnagy-aduce-a-treia-victorie-in-amicale-FC-Brasov-Ceahlaul-1-0.html 2025-01-23 150FriendlyJuly 16 11:00 N ISR Bnei Sakhnin 4 – 1 https://web.archive.org/web/20250123223748/http://fcbrasovfans.ro/Meciuri/FC-Brasov-Hapoel-Bnei-Sakhnin-4-1-0-1.html 2025-01-23 150 H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral Mid-season Match Type Date / Time H / A Opponents Result AttendanceFriendlyJanuary 26 15:00 N Kervansaray Stadium, Antalya, Turkey  KOR Yonsei University  1–3 FriendlyJanuary 29 15:30N Titanic Center, Antalya, Turkey AUT Mattersburg 2–0 FriendlyFebruary 2 15:00N Wow Football Center, Antalya, Turkey BIH Čelik Zenica https://archive.today/20130416103322/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/fc-brasov-la-al-doilea-succes-in-turcia_276480.php 2–0 FriendlyFebruary 5 15:00N Wow Football Center, Antalya, Turkey  MNE Zeta Golubovci  0–0 FriendlyFebruary 8 11:00N Titanic Center, Antalya, Turkey KOR Gyeongnam 5–2 H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral Competitions Liga I 2010–11 Liga I Round Date / Time H / A Opponents Result Attendance Position Points Goal Diff1July 26 18:00 ATârgu Mureş 1–0 7,000 5 3 +1 2August 1 19:00 HUniversitatea Cluj 3–1 1,500 2 6 +33August 7 21:00HSteaua București 1–1 8,000 3 7 +34August 14 20:30AVaslui 1–2 5,000 4 7 +25August 23 20:30HUnirea Urziceni 1–1 3,000 7 8 +26August 29 18:00AOţelul Galaţi 0–1 4,000 9 8 +17September 12 21:00 HDinamo București https://archive.today/20130416153333/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/fc-brasov-a-remizat-cu-dinamo_265067.php 2–2 5,000 8 9 +18September 20 18:00AGloria Bistriţa 0–0 3,000 9 10 +19September 27 18:00HGaz Metan Mediaş 0–0 1,000 10 11 +110October 3 18:00ACFR Cluj 0–4 5,000 13 11 -311October 18 20:30H Universitatea Craiova  0–3 3,000 14 11 -612October 22 16:30NVictoria Brăneşti 1–1 1,000 14 12 -613October 31 21:30HTimişoara https://archive.today/20130416143040/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/fotbal-inghetat_269089.php 0–0 1,000 14 13 -614November 6 18:30AAstra Ploieşti https://archive.today/20130416111833/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/corigenti-la-fotbal_269605.php 0–3 2,500 16 13 -915November 13 19:00HSportul Studenţesc 2–0 1,500 14 16 -716November 19 14:00 NPandurii Târgu Jiu 1–2 1,000 16 16 -817November 27 19:30HRapid București 2–0 4,500 13 19 -618December 3 18:45HTârgu Mureş 1–1 1,500 12 20 -6 Winter break 19February 27 14:00NUniversitatea Cluj 1–1 1,500 10 21 -620March 6 20:00ASteaua București 3–0 5,000 10 24 -321March 14 20:30HVaslui 1–1 6,000 11 25 -322March 21 20:30AUnirea Urziceni 1–1 300 11 26 -323April 1 18:45HOţelul Galaţi 1–0 7,000 10 29 -224April 6 20:00ADinamo București 1–2 2,000 12 29 -325April 9 19:00HGloria Bistriţa 0–1 2,000 13 29 -426April 13 17:30AGaz Metan Mediaş 0–0 2,500 13 30 -427April 17 19:00HCFR Cluj 2–2 3,500 13 31 -428April 24 20:30A Universitatea Craiova  2–1 4,000 12 34 -329April 27 17:00HVictoria Brăneşti 1–0 2,000 12 37 -230April 30 21:30ATimişoara 0–2 3,000 12 37 -431May 4 18:30HAstra Ploieşti 0–3 2,000 12 37 -732May 8 18:00ASportul Studenţesc 2–1 100 12 40 -633May 15 16:00HPandurii Târgu Jiu 3–2 1,000 12 43 -534May 21 17:00ARapid București 0–1 6,000 12 43 -6 H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral 4 8 5 8 7 3 9 5 7 9 Soccerway January 2012 Cupa României 2010–11 Cupa României Round Date / Time H / A Opponents Result AttendanceRound of 32September 23 16:00 AChimia Brazi https://archive.today/20130416104229/http://www.mytex.ro/sport/stegarii-si-au-facut-treaba-in-stil-italian_265980.php 1–0 800 Round of 16October 26 16:00H Universitatea Cluj  2–1 1,500QuarterfinalsNovember 10 17:00H Timişoara  1–0 2,500Semifinals, first legApril 21 20:45A Steaua București  0–0 7,000Semifinals, second legMay 11 20:45H Steaua București  1–1 8,000 H = Home, A = Away, N = Neutral References Brasov Category:FC Brașov