Gabriel Cânu
Romanian footballer (born 1981)
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Gabriel Cânu (born 18 January 1981) is a Romanian former professional footballer, currently assistant coach of Liga II club Voluntari.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 January 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Voluntari (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2004 | Național București | 23 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Cimentul Fieni (loan) | 31 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | → FC Baia Mare (loan) | 26 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Politehnica Timișoara | 73 | (6) |
| 2008–2013 | Vaslui | 49 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 26 | (2) |
| 2014–2018 | ACS Poli Timișoara | 96 | (7) |
| Total | 324 | (23) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | Hermannstadt (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Metaloglobus București (assistant) | ||
| 2025– | Voluntari (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Bucharest, Cânu came through the youth ranks of local Național București, going on to finish his sporting formation with the Divizia B teams Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare.
Național
Aged 18, he made his debut in Național's first team on 2 June 1999, coming as a substitute in a 2–0 win against Petrolul Ploiești. It was his only appearance that season. After one season, with no matches, he was loaned two consecutive seasons to Divizia B sides Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare, to build up his first team experience. After he returned, he failed to establish himself in the first team squad.
Cânu made one appearance in the Romanian first league in 1997/1998, while at FC Național. In the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 seasons he played in the Romanian second league, for Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare respectively. He then returned to FC Național, playing 16 times in the Divizia A during the 2003/2004 season. Cânu joined Poli in the winter break of the 2004/2005 season, together with Național coach Cosmin Olăroiu and teammates Gabriel Caramarin, Gigel Coman and Marius Popa.
Honours
Național București
- Cupa României runner-up: 2002–03
Vaslui
- Cupa României runner-up: 2009–10
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2008
ACS Poli Timișoara
- Liga II: 2014–15
- Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2016–17
External links
- Gabriel Cânu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Gabriel Cânu at Soccerway