Cristian Efros
{{short description|Moldovan footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Cristian Efros
| fullname = Cristian Efros
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|1|6}}
| birth_place = Chișinău, Moldova
| height = 1.82 m
| currentclub = CSF Speranța
| position = Midfielder
| years1 = 2006–2007
| years2 = 2007–2008
| years3 = 2008–2009
| years4 = 2009–2010
| years5 = 2010–2011
| years6 = 2011–2012
| years7 = 2012–2013
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs1 = Dacia Chișinău -2
| clubs2 = FC Beșiktaș Chișinău
| clubs3 = ACN Siena 1904
| clubs4 = Iraklis Thessaloniki
| clubs5 = FC Snagov
| clubs6 = Ulysses F.C.
| clubs7 = FC Costuleni
| clubs8 = FC Rapid Ghidighici
| manageryears1 = 2014–
| managerclubs1 = CSF Speranța
}}
Cristian Efros (born 6 January 1992) is a Moldovan football manager and former player. Since June 2014 he is the head coach of Moldavian football club Speranța Nisporeni.
Cristian Efros is the son of Petru Efros, a Moldovan football manager, FIFA players' agent and former footballer.{{Cite web|title=Antrenor la o echipă din Divizia A la numai 22 de ani|url=https://primelestiri.md/antrenor-la-o-echipa-din-divizia-a-la-numai-22-de-ani---10027.html|access-date=31 October 2020|website=primelestiri.md|language=ro}}
Playing career
Efros played for youth teams of Agro Chisinau, Zimbru Chisinau and Dacia Buiucani. His First Senior Appearance was at 14 years old for Dacia-2 in 2nd League of Moldova. Furtherly continuing his career for an additional season in the same league for Beșiktaș Chișinău.
At age of 15 he was selected for the Moldova National Squad of U-17 for European Qualifiers. He was linked with interests from clubs as Benfica, Fiorentina, AC Milan, Beşiktaş Istanbul, FC Astana.{{Cite web|title=Кто к нам едет-4 - Футбол|url=https://www.sports.kz/news/news-59512-kto-k-nam-edet-|access-date=31 October 2020|website=Sports.kz|language=ru}}
At the age of 16 he started his journey outside of Moldova by signing with Italian Seria A club AC Siena, but failing to receive the residence permit. For next season as a consequence he joined Iraklis Thessaloniki from Greek Superleague, but repeatedly a residence permit was not granted. Therefore he was not available for the clubs official appearances. At age of 18 he joined FC Snagov, and made his first EU debut from starting 11 against Victoria Branesti, with a 3-0 win, however he had received a severe injury and missed the rest of the period,{{Cite web|date=23 October 2011|title=Efros jr a debutat în campionatul României|url=https://vox.publika.md/sport/efros-jr-a-debutat-in-campionatul-romaniei-100681.html|access-date=31 October 2020|website=VOXPUBLIKA|language=ro-RO}} at his comeback vs Delta Dulcea, he got injured again and substituted early in the game.
He soon joined Ulysses Yerevan from Armenia, FC Costuleni and FC Rapid, but the never-ending injury stints didn't let him continue his football player career at professional level and he lastly moved to CSF Speranta that were in the third Tier of Moldova, as he mixed his football player career with coaching career to retire from his player career and to start his coaching journey at Speranta at just 22 years old.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=7 September 2015|title=Cristian Efros: Ca și antrenor visez ca echipa mea sa învingă meci după meci - Люди - Журнал - allfun.md|url=http://www.allfun.md:80/article/44471|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907062224/http://www.allfun.md:80/article/44471|archive-date=7 September 2015|access-date=31 October 2020}}
Managerial career
As a coach Efros started his career with CSF Speranța in the role of the head coach, from second tier of Moldova Football League, at 22 years old.{{Cite web|title=Antrenor la o echipă din Divizia A la numai 22 de ani|url=https://primelestiri.md/antrenor-la-o-echipa-din-divizia-a-la-numai-22-de-ani---10027.html|access-date=31 October 2020|website=primelestiri.md|language=ro}} He promoted the team to the Top Tier in his first season. Debuting in the Top Tier with a winning streak from the start of the season with surprising win against multiple champion FC Sheriff and achieving multiple club records, such as Club historical qualification to Europa League qualifiers,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Football Association of Moldova official Facebook page|url=https://www.facebook.com/fmfmoldova/photos/a.1010110615719666/2381519291912118/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 October 2020|website=www.facebook.com}} most unbeaten run in club history with ten games,{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Speranta Official Facebook Page|url=https://www.facebook.com/fcsperanta/photos/a.1431621337143011/2349260758712393/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=31 October 2020|website=www.facebook.com}} the team with most goalless draws between 2015 and 2019 in Europe,{{Cite web|title=Weekly Post 295|url=https://football-observatory.com/IMG/sites/b5wp/2019/wp295/en/|access-date=31 October 2020|website=football-observatory.com}} while being the youngest professional coach in Moldova and probably in the world.{{Cite web|title=Moldova - CSF Speranţa Nisporeni - Results and fixtures - Soccerway|url=https://int.soccerway.com/teams/moldova/speranta/2762/matches/|access-date=31 October 2020|website=int.soccerway.com}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway coach|cristian-efros/371633}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Efros, Cristian}}
Category:Footballers from Chișinău
Category:Moldovan men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Moldovan football managers
Category:Moldovan Super Liga managers
Category:Speranța Nisporeni managers
Category:ACS Olimpic Snagov players
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