Sorin Vlaicu

Sorin Vlaicu (born 3 June 1965) is a retired Romanian international footballer.

Club career Vlaicu was born on 3 June 1965 in Șimian, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1979, aged 14 at local club Mecanizatorul. He started his senior career at Mecanizatorul, going afterwards to Armata Craiova, and then in 1986 to Divizia C club UM Timișoara. He played four matches in the 1990–91 UEFA Cup edition under coach Constantin Rădulescu, as in the first round they got past Atlético Madrid with 2–1 on aggregate, being eliminated in the next round by Sporting Lisbon against whom he scored once. Subsequently, the club reached the 1992 Cupa României final, where coach Ionescu used him the entire match in the loss at the penalty shoot-out to Steaua București, Vlaicu missing his spot kick.

Vlaicu was transferred in 1992 by the 1991 European Champions Red Star Belgrade. Five days later, Vlaicu scored his first goal in a 2–2 draw against Győr. In April 2000, together with 16 other players, Vlaicu accused the board of inducing the players to lose a match against Chimica Târnăveni. He made his last appearance for the national team on 8 April 1992 in a 2–0 home win over Latvia. In March 2014 he was brought by Dan Alexa to be his assistant at ACS Poli Timișoara. He also coached juniors.

Honours Player Politehnica Timișoara Divizia B: 1988–89 Cupa României runner-up: 1991–92 Red Star Belgrade FR Yugoslav Cup: 1992–93 UM Timișoara Divizia B: 2000–01 Manager Timișul Albina Divizia D: 2005–06