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Raul Rusescu

{{Short description|Romanian footballer (born 1988)}}

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

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Raul Rusescu

| image = Algérie-Roumanie - 20140604 - Raul Rusescu.jpg

| image_size = 200px

| caption = Rusescu with Romania in 2014

| fullname = Raul Andrei Rusescu

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|7|9|df=y}}

| birth_place = Râmnicu Vâlcea, Romania

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Forward, attacking midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1995–2004

| youthclubs1 = FC Teleșpan

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 2005–2011

| clubs2 = Unirea Urziceni

| caps2 = 87

| goals2 = 18

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = → Dunărea Giurgiu (loan)

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 13

| years4 = 2007–2008

| clubs4 = → Otopeni (loan)

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 4

| years5 = 2011–2013

| clubs5 = Steaua București

| caps5 = 65

| goals5 = 34

| years6 = 2013–2015

| clubs6 = Sevilla

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 3

| years7 = 2014

| clubs7 = → Braga (loan)

| caps7 = 13

| goals7 = 5

| years8 = 2014–2015

| clubs8 = → Steaua București (loan)

| caps8 = 21

| goals8 = 4

| years9 = 2015–2018

| clubs9 = Osmanlıspor

| caps9 = 46

| goals9 = 10

| years10 = 2018–2019

| clubs10 = FCSB

| caps10 = 19

| goals10 = 4

| years11 = 2019–2020

| clubs11 = Giresunspor

| caps11 = 30

| goals11 = 12

| years12 = 2020–2021

| clubs12 = Academica Clinceni

| caps12 = 29

| goals12 = 6

| clubs13 = Lamezia Terme

| years13 = 2021–2022

| caps13 = 18

| goals13 = 3

| clubs14 = Concordia Chiajna

| years14 = 2022–2023

| caps14 = 18

| goals14 = 4

| totalcaps = 398

| totalgoals = 117

| nationalyears1 = 2006–2007

| nationalteam1 = Romania U19

| nationalcaps1 = 6

| nationalgoals1 = 3

| nationalyears2 = 2008–2010

| nationalteam2 = Romania U21

| nationalcaps2 = 7

| nationalgoals2 = 2

| nationalyears3 = 2012–2016

| nationalteam3 = Romania

| nationalcaps3 = 12

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| club-update =

| nationalteam-update =

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Raul Andrei Rusescu (born 9 July 1988) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a forward.

Club career

=CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea=

At age seven, Rusescu was spotted by Cristi Bora at a trial and brought to Râmnicu Vâlcea.[http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/becali-a-vrut-sa-renunte-la-el-dar-ar-fi-facut-o-mare-greseala-el-e-dresorul-de-caini-si-omul-momentului-la-steaua-povestea-nefardata-a-lui-raul-rusescu-9034663 Bora l-a vazut la un trial la doar 7 ani] As a youth, he tore open his calf when he fell out of a bus, and then, subsequently, he broke his tibia falling down on ice.[http://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-1/becali-a-vrut-sa-renunte-la-el-dar-ar-fi-facut-o-mare-greseala-el-e-dresorul-de-caini-si-omul-momentului-la-steaua-povestea-nefardata-a-lui-raul-rusescu-9034663 Ca junior s-a accidentat grav cazand din autobuz si pe gheata] While at the club, he was group teammate with later Steaua București colleague Mihai Costea. Although he went through the youth system of CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea, in 2005 the coach of the team, Adrian Furnică, decided that Rusescu did not have enough value and that he was not likely to grow.[http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/povestea-stelistului-care-a-umilit-o-pe-dinamo-cariera-lui-raul-rusescu-a-depins-de-10-le-956739.html In 2005 a fost dat afara de la CSM RV]

=Unirea Urziceni=

In the summer of 2005, Rusescu was brought to Liga II side Unirea Urziceni under the command of Dan Petrescu. He had limited playing time in his first year with the team while they earned promotion to the Liga I.

His team now being in the first tier of Romanian football, Rusescu was loaned to Dunărea Giurgiu.[http://www.adevarul.ro/locale/giurgiu/Imilian_Serbanica-antrenor-_-Cred_ca_Rusescu_va_ajunge_la_o_echipa_mult_mai_mare_decat_Steaua-_Valoarea_il_recomanda_0_604739856.html Rusescu a fost imprumutat la Dunarea Giurgiu] Although not yet 18, he quickly became a starter and finished the season with 13 goals scored across all competitions.[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/r/rusescu_raul.shtml Rusescu a marcat 13 goluri pentru Dunarea Giurgiu] For the 2007–08 season he was again loaned out, to Liga II club CS Otopeni.[http://www.evz.ro/detalii/stiri/povestea-stelistului-care-a-umilit-o-pe-dinamo-cariera-lui-raul-rusescu-a-depins-de-10-le-956739.html Rusescu imprumutat la Otopeni] He helped the club gain promotion to the Liga I by scoring 4 goals in 20 matches.[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/r/rusescu_raul.shtml Rusescu a promovat cu Otopeni]

In his first year in Liga I with Unirea Urziceni, Rusescu helped his team win the 2008–09 league title, earning a place in the group stages of the UEFA Champions League.[http://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/eveniment/un-meci-cat-un-titlu-in-seara-aceasta-unirea-urziceni-se-bate-cu-steaua.html Unirea Urziceni campioana romaniei] He finished the season with 5 goals scored in 23 games.[http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/r/rusescu_raul.shtml Statistics of Rusescu at Urziceni]

In the 2009–10 campaign, Rusescu scored 8 goals from 29 total appearances, helping Unirea Urziceni finish second in the league and gather eight points in the 2009–10 Champions League group stage.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/raul-andrei-rusescu/47115/ Raul Rusescu statistici pentru Urziceni]

After manager Dan Petrescu left the club, Rusescu was used as a winger and did not perform as well as before.

=Steaua București=

On 4 May 2011, the owner of Steaua București announced at a televised show that Rusescu has signed with the club.[http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/steaua-l-a-luat-si-pe-rusescu-a-dat-trei-goluri-sezonul-acesta-238955.html Steaua l-a luat si pe Ruesescu] Rusescu made his Liga I debut with Steaua on 31 July against CS Mioveni, also scoring his first Steaua goal.[http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/cronica-partidei-steaua-mioveni-4-0-ros-albastrii-au-luat-un-antidepresiv-verde-249823.html Cronica partidei Steaua-Mioveni] In the next match, Rusescu scored his second goal for the club against Universitatea Cluj. He scored his first European goal for Steaua against Schalke 04 in the 2011–12 UEFA Europa League.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/01/europe/uefa-cup/fc-schalke-04/sc-fc-steaua-bucuresti-sa/1210455/ Rusescu scores against Shalke 04]

On 5 December, Rusescu scored two sensational goals against Steaua's arch-rival Dinamo București, assuring his club a win in a match named by the two club's supporters the Eternal Derby and ending Steaua's seven-year winless streak on Dinamo's stadium. He has been deemed a hero by the Steaua supporters and the press.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/05/romania/liga-i/fc-dinamo-1948-sa-bucuresti/sc-fc-steaua-bucuresti-sa/1143370/ Statistics for Steaua-Dinamo][http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/salvatore-toto-rusescu-steaua-viseaza-din-nou-la-titlu-dupa-3-1-cu-dinamo-286529.html Steaua viseaza din nou la titlu dupa 3-1 cu Dinamo] In the next Europa League group stage match, Rusescu scored again for Steaua from a penalty kick, helping his club beat AEK Larnaca and qualifying for the round of 32.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/12/14/europe/uefa-cup/sc-fc-steaua-bucuresti-sa/aek-larnaca/1210461/ Rusescu scores against AEK Larnaca] At the end of 2011, Rusescu was Steaua's most prolific goalscorer with seven goals in Liga I and two in the Europa League group stage.[http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/pufulete-s-a-facut-golgeter-rusescu-este-primul-in-topul-marcatorilor-de-la-steaua-286837.html Rusescu este primul in topul marcatorilor la Steaua]

File:Матч «Динамо» - «Стяуа». Перед матчем. 1 октября 2014 года — 465974.jpg

On 7 March 2013, Rusescu scored from the penalty spot against Chelsea at the National Arena, to put Steaua 1–0 up in the Europa League round of 16.{{cite news |title=Eroul Stelei e satisfăcut |url=http://www.gsp.ro/international/steaua-chelsea/eroul-stelei-e-satisfacut-am-reusit-un-lucru-maret-ce-l-a-impresionat-pe-rusescu-392831.html |work=Gazeta Sporturilor |date=7 March 2012 |access-date=7 March 2012 }} On 12 March, Rusescu scored a goal against Universitatea Cluj.[http://www.gsp.ro/meciuri-live/u-cluj-vs-steaua-1-2026.html Raul Rusescu deschide scorul cu Cluj] He scored again, on 18 March, against Astra Ploiești in a game which finished 2–1, with teammate Paul Pârvulescu scoring the winning goal.[http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/foto-steaua-astra-2-1-diagonala-spre-titlu-316399.html Diagonala spre titlu] On 8 April, Rusescu scored the second goal from the 4–1 victory against Sportul Studențesc.[http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/foto-hattrick-de-pase-tatu-a-condus-steaua-spre-o-victorie-categorica-in-fata-sportului-4-1-322527.html Pass hattrick]

=Sevilla and loans=

On 13 June 2013, Rusescu completed a move to Spanish La Liga club Sevilla, signing a five-year contract which included a €40 million release clause.{{cite web|url=http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/29273|title=Raul Rusescu, máximo goleador de la Liga rumana, firma por cinco campañas|publisher=Sevilla FC Official Website|date=13 June 2013|language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130617033613/http://www.sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/29273|archive-date=17 June 2013}} On 20 August 2015, Sevilla announced that Rusescu had terminated his contract with the club.{{cite web|url=http://sevillafc.es/nuevaweb/actualidad/noticias/38462|title=RAUL RUSESCU RESCINDE SU CONTRATO CON EL SEVILLA FC DE MUTUO ACUERDO|publisher=Sevilla FC Official Website|date=20 August 2015|language=es}}

At the end of 2013, Rusescu was loaned at Portuguese Primeira Liga club Braga, with an option to purchase outright. He made his Braga debut on 6 January 2014 in a 2–0 win against Arouca in the Taça de Portugal. On 10 January, he scored two goals for Braga in his Primeira Liga debut, a 3–0 win over Vitória de Guimarães.

On 1 September 2014, just one year after being sold by FCSB to Sevilla, Rusescu returned for a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/imprumut_rusescu/|title=Bine ai revenit, Raul Rusescu!|access-date=11 October 2014|archive-date=29 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180829000220/http://www.steauafc.com/ro/articol/imprumut_rusescu/|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.digisport.ro/Sport/FOTBAL/Competitii/Liga+1/EXCLUSIV+Rusescu+a+semnat+Steaua+l-a+imprumutat+un+an+de+la+Sevi|title=Rusescu a semnat cu Steaua! A fost împrumutat un an de la Sevilla|access-date=11 October 2014}}[http://www.fanatik.ro/rusescu-2-2-289126 Oficial: Rusescu, la Steaua!], fanatik.ro

International career

Rusescu is an ex-Romania U-21 international, earning seven caps and scoring two goals.[https://int.soccerway.com/players/raul-andrei-rusescu/47115/ National team statistics at soccerway] He played in the 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, losing in the play-offs against England.[https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/players/108036--raul-rusescu/ Rusescu at U-21 European Championship]

Career statistics

=Club=

{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/raul-andrei-rusescu/47115/|title=R. Rusescu|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=26 May 2021}}{{RomanianSoccer|1740/raul-andrei-rusescu}}{{cite web |title=Raul Rusescu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance 1|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2008_09_lupeni_urziceni.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=20 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Raul Rusescu's 2008–09 Romanian Cup appearance 2

|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2008_09_urziceni_otelul.shtml |website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=20 November 2019}}{{cite web |title=Raul Rusescu's 2009–10 Romanian Cup appearance

|url=https://www.romaniansoccer.ro/romanian_cup/reports/2009_10_urziceni_sportul.shtml|website=Romaniansoccer.ro |access-date=20 November 2019}}

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

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Europe

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="5"|Unirea Urziceni

|2005–06

|9

2colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–92
2008–09

|23

521colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–256
2009–10

|26

810colspan="2"|–30colspan="2"|–308
2010–11

|29

310colspan="2"|–40colspan="2"|–343
Total

!87

1841||colspan="2"|–70||colspan="2"|–9819
rowspan="1"|Dunărea Giurgiu (loan)

|2006–07

|31

1311colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3214
rowspan="1"|Otopeni (loan)

|2007–08

|20

400colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–204
rowspan="3"|Steaua București

|2011–12

|31

1320colspan="2"|–92104315
2012–13

|34

2100colspan="2"|–135colspan="2"|–4726
Total

!65

3420colspan="2"|–227109041
rowspan="1"|Sevilla

|2013–14

|1

020colspan="2"|–43colspan="2"|–73
rowspan="1"|Braga (loan)

|2013–14

|13

54132colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–208
Steaua București (loan)

|2014–15

|21

4523245colspan="2"|–3313
rowspan="3"|Osmanlıspor

|2015–16

|24

921colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–2610
2016–17

|22

152colspan="2"|–124colspan="2"|–397
Total

!46

1073||colspan="2"|–||12||4||colspan="2"|–6517
FCSB

|2018–19

|19

421colspan="2"|–30colspan="2"|–245
rowspan="1"|Giresunspor

|2019–20

|30

1210colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–3212
rowspan="1"|Academica Clinceni

|2020–21

|29

610colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–306
rowspan="1"|Lamezia Terme

|2021–22

|18

310colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–193
rowspan="1"|Concordia Chiajna

|2022–23

|18

410colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–colspan="2"|–194
colspan="2"|Career total39811731964521910488149

=International stats=

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|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Romania
201210
201310
201451
201530
201620
colspan=2|Total||12||1

=International goals=

{{cite web|url=https://eu-football.info/_player.php?id=27928|title=Raul Rusescu|publisher=European Football|access-date=20 November 2019}}

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! Goal !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.11 October 2014Arena Națională, Bucharest, Romania{{fb|Hungary}}{{center|1–1}}{{center|1–1}}Euro 2016 qualifying

Honours

=Club=

CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea

Unirea Urziceni

Steaua București

=Individual=

References

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  • {{NFT player|id=48702}}
  • {{UEFA player|108036}}

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