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Ioan Hora

{{short description|Romanian footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ioan Hora

| image = Ioan Hora (cropped) - Konyaspor 2016-17.jpg

| image_size = 130

| caption = Hora lining up for Konyaspor in 2016

| fullname = Adrian Ioan Hora

| height = 1.82 m

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1988|8|21}}

| birth_place = Oradea, Romania

| currentclub = Bihor Oradea

| clubnumber = 7

| position = Forward

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2005

| youthclubs1 = CSȘ Oradea

| years1 = 2005–2008

| clubs1 = UTA Arad

| caps1 = 53

| goals1 = 7

| years2 = 2008–2010

| clubs2 = Gloria Bistrița

| caps2 = 55

| goals2 = 6

| years3 = 2010–2014

| clubs3 = CFR Cluj

| caps3 = 76

| goals3 = 6

| years4 = 2014

| clubs4 = → ASA Târgu Mureș (loan)

| caps4 = 15

| goals4 = 3

| years5 = 2014–2015

| clubs5 = ASA Târgu Mureș

| caps5 = 30

| goals5 = 9

| years6 = 2015–2016

| clubs6 = Pandurii Târgu Jiu

| caps6 = 37

| goals6 = 20

| years7 = 2016–2017

| clubs7 = Konyaspor

| caps7 = 14

| goals7 = 1

| years8 = 2017–2019

| clubs8 = Akhisarspor

| caps8 = 13

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018

| clubs9 = → Elazığspor (loan)

| caps9 = 15

| goals9 = 3

| years10 = 2019–2020

| clubs10 = FCSB

| caps10 = 25

| goals10 = 7

| years11 = 2020

| clubs11 = Gaz Metan Mediaș

| caps11 = 5

| goals11 = 1

| years12 = 2020–2021

| clubs12 = UTA Arad

| caps12 = 48

| goals12 = 10

| years13 = 2022

| clubs13 = Hermannstadt

| caps13 = 10

| goals13 = 0

| years14 = 2023

| clubs14 = Lotus Băile Felix

| caps14 = 10

| goals14 = 5

| years15 = 2023–2024

| clubs15 = Crișul Sântandrei

| caps15 = 23

| goals15 = 14

| years16 = 2024–

| clubs16 = Bihor Oradea

| caps16 = 17

| goals16 = 5

| nationalyears1 = 2005–2006

| nationalteam1 = Romania U19

| nationalcaps1 = 5

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam2 = Romania U21

| nationalcaps2 = 9

| nationalgoals2 = 4

| nationalyears3 = 2015–2016

| nationalteam3 = Romania

| nationalcaps3 = 3

| nationalgoals3 = 0

| pcupdate = 12 April 2025

| ntupdate =

}}

Adrian Ioan Hora ({{IPA|ro|adriˈan iˈo̯an ˈhora}}; born 21 August 1988) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga II club Bihor Oradea, which he captains.

Deployed mainly as a winger during the first part of his career, he later found more success in the centre as a main striker.

Club career

Born in Oradea in 1988, Hora started his career with youth club Oradea CSS. He started his professional career with UTA Arad in 2005, playing at the club till 2008 when he joined Gloria Bistrița.{{cite web|title=Fotbal: Ioan Hora a semnat pentru Pandurii [Football: Ioan Hora signs for Pandurii]|url=http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2015/07/05/fotbal-ioan-hora-a-semnat-pentru-pandurii-00-06-47|publisher=Agerpres|access-date=7 April 2016|date=5 July 2015|archive-date=5 March 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001836/http://www.agerpres.ro/sport/2015/07/05/fotbal-ioan-hora-a-semnat-pentru-pandurii-00-06-47|url-status=dead}} He made his debut for UTA Arad on 10 September 2006 in a 2–0 victory against Dinamo Bucuresti.{{cite web|title=Ioan Hora a semnat cu CFR Cluj! [Ioan Hora signs for CFR Cluj!]|url=http://www.rasunetul.ro/ioan-hora-semnat-cu-cfr-cluj|publisher=Rasunetul|access-date=7 April 2016|date=6 February 2010}} Hora signed a three-year contract with the club in a 238,000 euro deal.{{cite web|title=Gloria Bistriţa l-a achiziţionat pe Ioan Hora de la UTA [Gloria Bistrira buys Ioan Hora from UTA]|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/gloria-bistrita-l-a-achizitionat-pe-ioan-hora-de-la-uta-70247.html|publisher=GSP|access-date=7 April 2016|date=22 May 2008}} He made his debut on 26 July in a 3–0 victory over Rapid Bucuresti. His first goal for the club came in a 2–2 draw over Steaua București. In his second season with the club, he made 30 appearances, finding the net four times.

In June 2010, Hora signed for defending Romanian Liga I champions CFR Cluj on a five-year contract. On joining the club, Hora said that he had spent "two beautiful years" at Gloria and also said that he wanted to make a mark in the UEFA Champions League.{{cite web|title=Dorit de Steaua şi Rapid, Hora a semnat pe 5 ani cu CFR Cluj! [Steaua and Rapid desired, Hora signed for 5 years with CFR Cluj!]|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/dorit-de-steaua-si-rapid-hora-a-semnat-pe-5-ani-cu-cfr-cluj-192668.html|publisher=GSP|access-date=7 April 2016|date=2 June 2010}} He played his first Champions League match on 15 September in a 2–1 win over Swiss club FC Basel.{{cite web|title=Culio the secret to CFR's success|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefachampionsleague/news/0254-0d7cb3373c4c-c61c47ec4d72-1000--culio-the-secret-to-cfr-s-success/|publisher=UEFA|access-date=7 April 2016|date=15 September 2010}} In 2014, he spent a loan spell at Liga II club Târgu Mureș with whom he won promotion to the first tier.{{cite web|title=Hora, păstrat în lot la CFR Cluj. Sepsi şi Voiculeţ, pe lista de transferuri [Hora, kept lot CFR Cluj. Sepsi and Voiculeţ on transfer list]|url=http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/hora-pastrat-in-lot-la-cfr-cluj-sepsi-si-voiculet-pe-lista-de-transferuri-12775915|publisher=Pro Sport|access-date=7 April 2016|date=19 June 2014}} He signed permanently for the club at the beginning of the 2014–15 season; where he would play 30 matches and score nine goals.{{cite web|title=Orădeanul Ioan Hora lasă Târgu Mureș pentru Pandurii Târgu Jiu [Oradea Native Ioan Hora Leaves Târgu Mureș for Pandurii Târgu Jiu]|url=http://arenabihoreana.ro/2015/07/oradeanul-ioan-hora-lasa-targu-mures-pentru-pandurii-targu-jiu/|publisher=Arena Bihoreana|access-date=7 April 2016|date=5 July 2015}}

In July 2015, Hora signed a three-year contract with Pandurii Târgu Jiu.{{cite web|title=A renunţat la ASA Tg. Mureş şi a semnat cu Pandurii! Ioan Hora a fost convins de Narcis Răducan să accepte oferta gorjenilor!|url=http://www.stiridesport.ro/competitii/liga-1/ioan-hora-asa-mures-pandurii-contract.html|publisher=Stiri de Sport|access-date=7 April 2016|date=4 July 2015|archive-date=1 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160601100031/http://www.stiridesport.ro/competitii/liga-1/ioan-hora-asa-mures-pandurii-contract.html|url-status=dead}} He ended the season as the league's top scorer with 20 goals.

In August 2016, Hora signed a three-year contract with Turkish side Konyaspor for an undisclosed transfer fee.{{cite web|url=http://www.sporturkiye.com/torku-konyaspor/ioan-hora-konyaspor-da-h4155.html|title=Ioan Hora, Konyaspor'da |publisher=Sporturkiye.com|access-date=7 August 2016|date=5 August 2016|language=Turkish}}{{cite web|title=Golgheterul Ioan Hora, la Konyaspor

|url=http://www.puterea.ro/fotbal/golgheterul-ioan-hora-la-konyaspor-141686.html|publisher=Puterea|language=Romanian|access-date=2 August 2016|date=2 August 2016}} He made 27 appearances in all competitions in the 2016–17 campaign, recording his sole goal in a 3–0 victory over Karabükspor on 25 May 2017.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

Hora returned to Romania on 20 January 2019, penning a deal for an undisclosed period with FCSB.{{cite web|url=http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/hora-oficial/|title=Bine ai venit, Ioan Hora!|trans-title=Welcome, Ioan Hora!|publisher=FCSB|language=Romanian|date=20 January 2019|access-date=10 March 2019}}

On 11 February 2019, he made his debut and scored his first goal for the Roș-albaștrii in a 3–0 league victory over Hermannstadt. Thirteen days later, he helped to a 3–2 win against CS Universitatea Craiova after netting a double.{{citation needed|date=November 2022}}

International career

In January 2015, Hora was called up to the Romania national team for the unofficial friendlies against Bulgaria, Georgia and Moldova.{{cite web|url=http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/nationala/lotul-romaniei-pentru-stagiul-din-antalya-anghel-iordanescu-a-convocat-opt-stelisti-si-trei-dinamovisti-442905.html|title=Lotul României pentru stagiul din Antalya – Anghel Iordănescu a convocat opt stelişti şi trei dinamovişti|trans-title=Romania's squad for Antalya – Anghel Iordănescu convoked eight players from Steaua and three from Dinamo|newspaper=Gazeta Sporturilor|language=Romanian|date=28 January 2015|access-date=7 April 2016}} He came on as a 70th-minute substitute in a 0–0 draw against the former.{{cite web|url=http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/asa-am-trait-romania-bulgaria-0-0-tricolorii-nu-au-impresionat-in-primul-meci-din-2015-13808810|title=Aşa am trăit România – Bulgaria 0–0. "Tricolorii" nu au impresionat în primul meci din 2015|trans-title=This is how we lived Romania – Bulgaria 0–0. "The Tricolours" did not impress in the first match of 2015|publisher=ProSport|language=Romanian|date=7 February 2015|access-date=7 April 2016}}

He earned his first official cap for the nation on 23 March 2016, replacing Bogdan Stancu in a 1–0 victory over Lithuania at the Stadionul Marin Anastasovici in Giurgiu.{{cite web|url=https://www.digisport.ro/fotbal/echipa-nationala/romania-lituania-1-0-tricolorii-au-castigat-primul-amical-din-2016-gol-superb-al-lui-stanciu-219027|title=România – Lituania 1–0. "Tricolorii" au câştigat primul amical din 2016. Gol superb al lui Stanciu|trans-title=Romania – Lithuania 1–0. "The Tricolours" won the first friendly of 2016. Wonderful goal scored by Stanciu|publisher=Digi Sport|language=Romanian|date=23 March 2016|access-date=10 March 2019}}

Personal life

During his spell at Gloria Bistrița in 2010, Hora caused a car accident in the city of Cluj-Napoca after a match against CFR Cluj. In October 2012, the Cluj County court handed him a six-month prison sentence after he was convicted of driving the vehicle under the influence of alcohol.{{cite web|title=FOTBALIST de la CFR CLUJ, condamnat la 6 LUNI de ÎNCHISOARE [Footballer of CFR Cluj sentenced to six months in prison]|url=http://www.romanialibera.ro/sport/sporturi/fotbalist-de-la-cfr-cluj--condamnat-la-6-luni-de-inchisoare-280201|publisher=România Liberă|access-date=7 April 2016|date=10 October 2012}}

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|12 April 2025}}{{Soccerway|adrian-ioan--hora/20170|access-date=7 April 2016}}{{RomanianSoccer|884/adrian-ioan-hora}}{{WorldFootball.net|ioan-hora}}{{cite web |title=Ioan Hora's 2007–08 Romanian Cup first appearance |url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2007_08_sanatatea_cluj_uta_arad.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=4 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ioan Hora's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance 1|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2008_09_cfr_tim_bistrita.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=4 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ioan Hora's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance 2|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2008_09_bistrita_brasov.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=4 October 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ioan Hora's 2009–10 Romanian Cup first appearance |url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2009_10_bistrita_steaua.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=4 October 2019}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|OtherIncludes the Supercupa României

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|UTA Arad

|2005–06

|Divizia B

|20

4colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—204
2006–07

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|10

100colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—101
2007–08

|23

210colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—242
colspan="2"|Total||53||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||54||7
rowspan="3"|Gloria Bistrița

|2008–09

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|25

221colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—273
2009–10

|30

420colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—324
colspan="2"|Total||55||6||4||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||59||7
rowspan="5"|CFR Cluj

|2010–11

| rowspan="4" |Liga I

|24

210colspan="2"|—4010302
2011–12

|21

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—221
2012–13

|21

351colspan="2"|—2010294
2013–14

|10

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—100
colspan="2"|Total||76||6||7||1||colspan="2"|—||6||0||2||0||91||7
rowspan="1"|ASA Târgu Mureș (loan)

|2013–14

|Liga II

|15

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—153
rowspan="2"|ASA Târgu Mureș

|2014–15

|Liga I

|30

931colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3310
colspan="2"|Total||45||12||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||48||13
rowspan="3"|Pandurii Târgu Jiu

|2015–16

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|35

191110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—3720
2016–17

|2

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—10colspan="2"|—31
colspan="2"|Total||37||20||1||1||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||40||21
rowspan="1"|Konyaspor

|2016–17

|Süper Lig

|14

1102colspan="2"|—30colspan="2"|—273
rowspan="1"|Akhisar

|2017–18

|Süper Lig

|13

044colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—174
rowspan="1"|Elazığspor (loan)

|2017–18

|TFF First League

|15

3colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—153
rowspan="3"|FCSB

|2018–19

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|14

6colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—146
2019–20

|11

121colspan="2"|—30colspan="2"|—162
colspan="2"|Total||25||7||2||1||colspan="2"|—||3||0||colspan="2"|—||30||8
Gaz Metan Mediaș

|2019–20

|Liga I

|5

1colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—51
rowspan="3"|UTA Arad

|2020–21

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|31

621colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—337
2021–22

|17

410colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—184
colspan="2"|Total||48||10||3||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||51||11
rowspan="3"|Hermannstadt

|2021–22

| rowspan="2" |Liga I

|8

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—80
2022–23

|2

020colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—40
colspan="2"|Total||10||0||2||0|| colspan="2" |—||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||12||0
Lotus Băile Felix

|2022–23

|Liga III

|10

5colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—105
Crișul Sântandrei

|2023–24

|Liga III

|23

1400colspan="2" |—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—2314
Bihor Oradea

|2024–25

|Liga II

|17

510colspan="2" |—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—185
colspan="3"|Career total

!446

9738121013020500109

{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}

=International=

{{updated|25 May 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=29287|title=Ioan Hora|publisher=European Football|access-date=10 March 2019}}

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National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="3"|Romania
201510
201620
colspan=2|Total||2||0

Honours

=Club=

CFR Cluj

Konyaspor

  • Turkish Cup: 2016–17{{cite web|title=Football: Konyaspor win their first ever Turkish Cup|url=http://aa.com.tr/en/sports/football-konyaspor-win-their-first-ever-turkish-cup/832180|publisher=Anadolu Agency|access-date=2 June 2017|date=1 June 2017}}
  • Turkish Super Cup: 2017

=Individual=

  • Liga I top scorer: 2015–16{{cite web |url=http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/menu_items/topscorers.shtml |title=Top Scorers |work=www.romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=16 May 2021 |language=Romanian}}
  • DigiSport Liga I Player of the Month: October 2015{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Octombrie+2015/|title=Fotbalistul lunii – Octombrie 2015|trans-title=Player of the Month – October 2015|publisher=Digi Sport|language=ro|date=October 2015|access-date=3 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808043835/http://www.digisport.ro/Fotbalistul+Lunii/Octombrie+2015/|archive-date=8 August 2016|url-status=dead}}

References

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External links

  • {{RomanianSoccer|884/adrian-ioan-hora}}
  • {{NFT player|58187}}
  • {{UEFA player|108035}}

{{FC Bihor Oradea squad}}

{{Liga I top scorers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hora, Ioan}}

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