Răzvan Cociș

Răzvan Vasile Cociș (; born 19 February 1983) is a Romanian former professional footballer. He was usually an attacking midfielder but could play in a variety of other midfield positions as well as up-front. He was also well known for his close control.

Club career

Cociș is one of the graduates of the prolific school of football at Universitatea Cluj where, amongst other teammates, won a national youth title. After earning a regular first team spot at not even 21 years of age, there were rumours that clubs made offers for him, including Rennes, but at the end of the season he was sold to Moldovan team Sheriff Tiraspol alongside another player of his generation, George Florescu.

He signed a contract that expired on 31 December 2009 with Lokomotiv, which cost Lokomotiv €2.6 million to sign. He scored his first goal in the Russian league against Rubin Kazan. His former clubs include U Cluj and Sheriff Tiraspol. He signed a three-month contract on 1 March 2010 with FC Timişoara until the summer, with option to renewal for five years. On 22 May, it was announced that Cociș signed a contract with Saudi Arabian side Al-Nassr.

On 25 February 2011, he moved to Ukrainian club Karpaty Lviv on loan from Al-Nassr. He scored his first goal for Karpaty, in their 1–0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk. In June, he signed a permanent deal with Karpaty after the 2010–11 season.

On 14 July 2014 it was announced Cociș had joined Chicago Fire of Major League Soccer. He re-signed with the club on 23 January 2016. On 23 November 2016 Chicago Fire announced they did not exercise his option for the next year.

International career Cociș made his national debut on 17 August 2005 against Andorra in a 2–0 win.

Personal life On 13 July 2015 Chicago Fire announced Razvan had received a US green card which qualifies him as a domestic player for MLS roster purposes.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cociș goal. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition 1 28 February 2006 GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus 2–0 2–0 Friendly 2 10 September 2008 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours Universitatea Cluj Divizia C: 2000–01 Sheriff Tiraspol Divizia Naţională: 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07 Moldovan Cup: 2005–06 Moldovan Super Cup: 2004, 2005 Lokomotiv Moscow Russian Cup: 2007