Adrian Ropotan (born 8 May 1986) is a Romanian football manager and former professional player, currently in charge of Liga III club Dinamo II București.Un campion cu Dinamo a revenit în Liga 1! Dorinel Munteanu l-a convins să semneze cu Chiajna. gsp.ro
Club career Ropotan was born on 8 May 1986 in Galați, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1994 at local club Salbero. In 2000 he moved to neighboring club Dunărea and in 2003 he went to Argeș Pitești. In 2004, with the help of Ion Moldovan he joined Dinamo București, 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 Marin Ion sent him in the 89th minute to replace Claudiu Niculescu in Dinamo's 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In the 2006–07 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 3–1 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 4–2 on aggregate.
He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for €3 million on 13 February 2009. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 March under coach Andrey Kobelev in a 1–0 home win over FC Moscow. He scored his first goal on 13 September in a 1–1 derby draw against Spartak Moscow. In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae. 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 Mihăiță Pleșan.Ропотан – в "Волге" On 15 May 2014, Ropotan made his last appearance in the Russian league in Volga's 2–1 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 and Alexandru Benga by coach Dorinel Munteanu. For the 2015–16 season, Ropotan returned to Romania, playing in the first part of the season for Petrolul Ploiești 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 Răduț. Ropotan ended his career after playing in the 2018–19 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 4–1 home win over Politehnica Iași, totaling 118 matches with five goals in the competition.
International career Ropotan played seven games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a 2–1 friendly victory against Georgia. He appeared in two games in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 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 1–1 draw.
Career statistics
Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsDinamo II București2004–05Divizia B7000––702005–0621000––210Total28000––280Dinamo București2005–16Divizia A50–––502006–07Liga I2101080–3002007–083003040103802008–091500020–170Total7104014010900Dynamo Moscow2009Russian Premier League1821020–212201020010––2102011–1210010––1102012–13602000–80Total5425020–612Tom Tomsk (loan)2011–12Russian Premier League18110––191Volga Nizhny Novgorod2012–13Russian Premier League60–––602013–1415000––150Total21000––210Gabala2014–15Azerbaijan Premier League1601020–190Petrolul Ploiești2015–16Liga I18220–10212Pandurii Târgu Jiu2015–16Liga I101–––101Hatta2016–17UAE Pro League22350––2732017–1819040––230Total41390––503Concordia Chiajna2018–19Liga I192–––190Career total296112201802033811
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania200810200900201010201130201620Total70
Honours Dinamo București Liga I: 2006–07 Supercupa României runner-up: 2007
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