Claudiu Boaru

Claudiu Nicolae Boaru (born 10 April 1977) is a retired Romanian footballer who played almost his entire career for Gaz Metan Mediaș. After retirement, Boaru continued to work for Gaz Metan as an assistant coach for the satellite team or sporting manager until the club's dissolution in 2022.

Career Boaru was born on 10 April 1977 in Mediaș, Romania, and played football only for teams from his town, first with Sparta at junior level and for a short period at the seniors. In 1998 he went to play for Gaz Metan in Divizia B, helping the team earn promotion to Divizia A after 51 years of absence by scoring nine goals in the 1999–2000 season, under the guidance of coach Jean Gavrilă. He made his first league debut on 5 August 2000 in a 3–0 home victory against Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. He started the following season, which would be the last of his career, by scoring a goal and missing a penalty in a 2–2 draw against Oțelul Galați in the first round. He scored another goal in a 5–1 win over Politehnica Timișoara and his last goal in a 1–0 victory against Politehnica Iași. Boaru made his last first league appearance on 30 May 2009 in a 2–0 away loss to Farul Constanța, totaling 315 games played with 108 goals scored in all the competitions for Gaz Metan of which 50 games with three goals are in the first league.

Honours Gaz Metan Mediaș Divizia B: 1999–2000