Laurentiu Rosu (full name Laurentiu Dumitru Rosu) was born on October 26, 1975 in Iasi, Romania. He is a Romanian football player.

Biography and Career :

Laurentiu Rosu started his professional career playing for the local team in his natal town Politehnica Iasi, in B Division (second Romanian league).

Although he was very young , 18 years old, he was transferred by the champion team in A Division (first Romanian league), Steaua Bucharest where played for more than seven years.

In his first season for Steaua Bucharest he was more a substitute player and was used only in four games but in the next season when his opponent on left midfielder place was transferred he became a titular player and played in 31 games, succeeded to score 6 times. In that season Steaua Bucharest became again the champion team in Romania. This would happen , actually for another next 3 seasons and Steaua established a record being the first Romanian team after World War II which won for 6 consecutive seasons the champion title.

As well Steaua Bucharest , with Laurentiu Rosu as titular player became the first Romanian team qualified in UEFA Champions League Groups, in the season 1994-1995, performance which was repeated in the next seasons. Totally for Steaua Bucharest, the only team which for Rosu played in the first Romanian league, he played in 159 games and scored 45 times.

His performances with Steaua are: 5 champion titles and 3 Romanian Cups in 1996, 1997 and 1999.

In the season 1997-1998 Laurentiu Rosu won for the last time the champion title but he played another 2 seasons for Steaua. Although they won only the 3rd place in those 2 seasons , Rosu had his best period in his career and scored 27 goals in 58 games.

At the end of the season 1999-2000 he was remarked and transferred in Spain at CD Numancia. In his first season there, he played in 27 games and scored 8 times but unfortunately his team felt in Segunda Division (the second Spanish league).
He played for CD Numancia another 3 seasons and in 2004 signed for Recreativo de Huelva. In his first season there didn't play because of an injury but in the next season, 2005-2006 in 34 games scored 9 times and they succeeded to pass in Primera Division (first Spanish league).

In the European Cups he played only with Steaua Bucharest in UEFA Champions League and in UEFA Cup in 43 games and scored 4 times.

For Romanian national team debuted on the 10th of October 1998 in a game against Portugal ended with Portugal's victory, 1-0.
He played in 32 games for the national team and succeeded to score 5 times against teams like Azerbaijan, Liechtenstein, Latvia, Nigeria and his most important goal, against Bulgaria in 2006 in the qualifiers for European Championship 2008.

Laurentiu Rosu short info:

Height: 175 cm
Weight: 71 kg
Position: left midfielder

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Category: Sport Stars  - ( Sport Stars Archive)

Date Added: 21 October '06

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