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Răzvan Cociș
Cociș in 2013
Personal information
Full name Răzvan Vasile Cociș
Date of birth (1983-02-19) 19 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1992–2000 Viitorul C.U.G. Cluj
2000–2001 Universitatea Cluj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2004 Universitatea Cluj 37 (14)
2004–2006 Sheriff Tiraspol 56 (24)
2007–2009 Lokomotiv Moscow 54 (4)
2010 FC Timişoara 9 (3)
2010–2011 Al-Nassr 12 (2)
2011 → Karpaty Lviv (loan) 11 (2)
2011–2013 Rostov 40 (4)
2013–2014 Hoverla Uzhhorod 19 (3)
2014–2016 Chicago Fire 66 (7)
Total 304 (63)
International career
2003–2005 Romania U21 12 (4)
2005–2013 Romania 50 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Răzvan Vasile Cociș (Romanian pronunciation: [rəzˈvan ˈkotʃiʃ]; born 19 February 1983) is a Romanian former 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 (КОЧИШ #81) in Russian championship on 18 May 2012

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 Stade Rennais FC, 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 euros 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 5 years. On 22 May, it was announced that Răzvan 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.

International stats

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2005 5 0
2006 8 1
2007 5 0
2008 11 1
2009 3 0
2010 7 0
2011 8 0
2012 2 0
2013 1 0
Total 50 2
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  Armenia 2–0 2–0 Friendly
2 10 September 2008 Tórsvøllur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands  Faroe Islands 1–0 1–0 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Personal

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.

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

Sheriff Tiraspol

Lokomotiv Moscow

References

  1. Кочиш: пришло время расставаться с "Локомотивом" Archived 13 December 2009 at the Wayback Machine (in Russian)
  2. Cocis makes Lokomotiv move
  3. "Локо" приобрёл защитника и нападающего (in Russian)
  4. "Chicago Fire add veteran Romanian international midfielder Razvan Cocis". MLS. 14 July 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. "Chicago Fire Add Two Players to 2016 Roster". chicago-fire.com. 23 January 2016.
  6. "Chicago Fire Exercises Contract Options on Nine Players". chicago-fire.com. 23 November 2016.
  7. "Răzvan Cociș". European Football. Retrieved 3 June 2021.
  8. "Chicago Fire Midfielder Razvan Cocis Receives U.S. Green Card". chicago-fire.com. 13 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  9. "Universitatea Cluj 2000–01 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  10. "Răzvan Cociș profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  11. ^ Răzvan Cociș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

External links

Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2008
Romania
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