Sorin Răducanu

Sorin Răducanu (born 25 August 1962 in Bucharest) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.

Playing career Răducanu was born on 25 August 1962 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing football in 1980 at Victoria București. In 1982, he joined Gloria Reșița for a two-year spell. He also debuted in European competitions by playing in a 2–1 win over Vardar in the first round of the 1985–86 UEFA Cup. Although defection from the Socialist Republic of Romania was illegal at the time, Răducanu chose to remain in Italy after one of Dinamo's friendly tournaments. He subsequently moved to West Germany, yet he willingly returned to Romania after three and a half months. For the 1986–87 season, Răducanu played for FCM Brașov, scoring 10 goals in 25 league matches. In the 1988–89 season, he scored a career-best 11 league goals for Sportul. He accumulated a total of 117 matches with 37 goals in Divizia A. In 1991, Răducanu had his first experience playing abroad by signing with Cypriot club Aris Limassol. Following his retirement as a player, he remained at the club as a coach to manage several youth squads. His candidacy was validated by the federation's Validation Committee, and he was one of the six candidates who contested the election held on 5 March 2014, which was eventually won by Răzvan Burleanu.