Adrian Falub

Adrian Falub ( born July 8, 1971 in Dej, Cluj County ) is a former Romanian football player and current coach. He played a total of 433 games in the Romanian Liga 1, the Swiss National League A and the Cypriot First Division.

Playing career

Adrian Falub began his playing career at the age of 17 years at Unirea Dej in the fourth Romanian League. After a year he moved to first division club Universitatea Cluj, where he played until 1996. On March 19, 1989, he debuted in the first Romanian League in the Game against SC Bacau. In the 1996/1997 season he played in Switzerland with FC Basel, but returned after a year returned to Cluj. After another year Falub moved to league rivals Gloria Bistrita, but where he also played only one season. In 1999, the defender one of the most prestigious at that time Romanian clubs, FC Naţional Bucharest. With this club Falub acquired the Romanian runner-up in 2002. After this partial success, the Romanian moved to Cyprus Digenis Akritas Morphou, where he continued his playful career ended in 2006.

Coaching career

One reason for the end of his active career was the offer by his longtime club Universitatea Cluj to be hired there as a coach. However Falub accepted the offer on 30 June 2006 and led the club at the end of the 2006/07 season back in League 1 Once there, he had a very hard time with his team and was on 10 October 2007 after ten games without a win dismissed. Falub went back to the Liga II and trained there from 7 January 2008 to 17 March 2009 as the successor of Marian Mihail 's team Sportul Studenţesc. On 7 April 2009 he took over by the dismissal of Aurel Şunda the previous day had become vacant post with Unirea Alba Iulia and led the team at the end as the leader of the first division. After the 20th matchday of the 2009/10 season he had to take his hat in Alba Iulia. A short time later signed him FCM Târgu Mureş in the Liga II, he fought in a row to climb with seven wins. He was then released after the fifth round of the 2010/11 season and replaced by Ioan Sabău. In October 2010, he started training at second division Politehnica Iaşi ACSMU in which Ionut Popa had been released recently.

Achievements

As a player

• Romanian runner-up: 2002
• Promotion to League 1: 1992

As coach

• Promotion to League 1: 2007, 2009, 2010