Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Ropotan was born on 8 May 1986 in GalaÃÂi, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1994 at local club Salbero. In 2000 he moved to neighboring club DunÃÂrea and in 2003 he went to ArgeàPiteÃÂti. In 2004, with the help of Ion Moldovan he joined Dinamo BucureÃÂti, where he started his senior career, playing for the club's satellite in Divizia B. Ropotan made his Divizia A debut on 18 March 2006 when coach Ion Marin sent him in the 89th minute to replace Claudiu Niculescu in Dinamo's 2âÂÂ0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In the 2006âÂÂ07 season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping the club win the title. He also appeared in eight matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the round of 32 where they were eliminated with 3âÂÂ1 on aggregate by Benfica. In the following season, The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, with Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which was lost with 4âÂÂ2 on aggregate.
He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for â¬3 million on 13 February 2009. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 March under coach Andrey Kobelev in a 1âÂÂ0 home win over FC Moscow. He scored his first goal on 13 September in a 1âÂÂ1 derby draw against Spartak Moscow. In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu DÃÂnÃÂnae. After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu. After his contract with Dynamo Moscow expired, he signed for Volga Nizhny Novgorod as a free agent where he was teammates with compatriot MihÃÂiÃÂàPleÃÂan. On 15 May 2014, Ropotan made his last appearance in the Russian league in Volga's 2âÂÂ1 home loss to Ural Yekaterinburg, totaling 93 matches with three goals in the competition.
On 22 June 2014, Ropotan signed a one-year contract with Gabala, being brought there alongside Andrei Cristea by coach Dorinel Munteanu. For the 2015âÂÂ16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul PloieÃÂti and in the second for Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Subsequently, he went to play in the United Arab Emirates for Hatta Club together with former Pandurii teammate Mihai RÃÂduÃÂ. Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018âÂÂ19 Liga I season for Concordia Chiajna, being brought there by coach Dorinel Munteanu. He made his last appearance in the Romanian top-league on 26 May 2019 in Concordia's 4âÂÂ1 home win over Politehnica IaÃÂi, totaling 118 matches with five goals in the competition.
Ropotan played seven games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor PiÃÂurcàsent him to replace Costin LazÃÂr at halftime in a 2âÂÂ1 friendly victory against Georgia. He appeared in two games in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2âÂÂ1 away loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3âÂÂ1 home victory against Luxembourg. His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended in a 1âÂÂ1 draw.
Statistics accurate as of match played 29 March 2011
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