Dennis Șerban
Romanian footballer
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Dennis Georgian Şerban (born 5 January 1976) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Dennis Georgian Şerban | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Farul Constanţa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1996 | Farul Constanţa | 44 | (6) |
| 1994 | → Portul Constanţa (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1996–1998 | Steaua București | 62 | (15) |
| 1998–2002 | Valencia | 14 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | → Villarreal (loan) | 13 | (4) |
| 2000–2001 | → Elche (loan) | 35 | (11) |
| 2002 | → Rapid București (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Córdoba | 21 | (4) |
| 2003 | Poli Ejido | 10 | (1) |
| 2004 | Petrolul Ploieşti | 8 | (1) |
| 2004 | Dinamo București | 3 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | AEL | 37 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Dinamo București | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 273 | (49) | |
| International career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Romania | 13 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007 | FC Ploieşti | ||
| 2007 | Progresul București | ||
| 2010 | Farul Constanţa (technical director) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
Şerban played for FC Farul Constanţa and Portul Constanţa before joining the squad of Steaua București in 1996. A very talented playmaker, Şerban immediately became a very important part of the team which won the Romanian championship in 1997 and 1998 and played in the UEFA Champions League.
In 1999, he was signed by La Liga club Valencia. After two years at Valencia in which he only played 11 games, Şerban is loaned to Villarreal, in Spain's La Liga, and from there to Elche. At Elche he had a good period, playing 35 games and scoring 11 goals during the full season, and as a result he is called back by Valencia only to be released after few weeks and sent to Rapid București.
In 2002, he returned to Spain to play for Córdoba and then Polideportivo Ejido but as soon as he was released by Valencia from his contract, he returned to Romania to join Petrolul Ploieşti and then Dinamo București.
January 2005 found Şerban playing for AEL in the Greek second division. His club won promotion and, in 2006, he continued playing for Larissa, in the Greek first division, having a productive year with 27 appearances and 1 goal.
In August 2006, Şerban was signed again by Dinamo București. He was dismissed by coach Mircea Rednic in the early days of February 2007. Shortly after this, he started coaching Astra Ploiești and later Farul Constanţa.
International career
Şerban won 13 caps for the Romania national side, scoring once in a 2–1 win over Yugoslavia.[1]
Career statistics
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | |||
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 6 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 13 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Șerban goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 November 2000 | Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania | 11 |  FR Yugoslavia | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
Steaua București
Valencia
Rapid București
AEL