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    Svetlana Velmar-Janković

    Adrian Anca
    Personal information
    Full name Adrian Gheorghe Anca
    Date of birth (1976-03-27) 27 March 1976 (age 49)
    Place of birth Diosig, Romania
    Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
    Position(s) Striker
    Senior career*
    Years Team Apps (Gls)
    1998–2001 Crișul Aleșd
    2001–2003 IS Câmpia Turzii 44 (18)
    2003 Gloria Bistrița 9 (1)
    2003–2008 CFR Cluj 118 (47)
    2008 Oțelul Galați 4 (0)
    2008–2009 Gloria Bistrița 11 (1)
    2010 Luceafărul Oradea
    Total 186+ (68+)
    Managerial career
    2010 Luceafărul Oradea (assistant)
    2010 Luceafărul Oradea
    2010 Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei
    2011 Bihorul Beiuș
    *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 December 2017

    Adrian Gheorghe Anca (born 27 March 1976) is a former Romanian football striker and manager.

    Playing career

    Anca, nicknamed Caniggia was born on 27 March 1976 in Diosig, Romania, starting to play football in 1998 at Divizia C club, Crișul Aleșd.[1][2] In 2001 he went to play at Divizia B level, signing with IS Campia Turzii.[1] In 2003 he went at Gloria Bistrița where on 8 March under the guidance of coach Remus Vlad, he made his Divizia A debut in a 1–1 against Sportul Studențesc București.[1][3][4] He scored his first goal on 18 March in Gloria's 3–1 home loss to Farul Constanța.[3] During his spell with The Blue Vampires, Anca started to play in European competitions, scoring on his debut, a victory against Bangor City which helped them get past the first round of the 2003 Intertoto Cup, being eliminated in the following one by Brescia.[5]

    In the 2003–04 season he returned to Divizia B, going at CFR Cluj where he would score 24 goals to help the team earn promotion to the first division, making a couple in the offence with Cosmin Tilincă.[1][2][6] In the following season he scored 11 goals to help his side avoid relegation, starting with a score opener in a 1–1 against Rapid București, also managing two doubles in two 4–2 wins over Apulum Alba Iulia and Dinamo București.[1][7] Under the guidance of coach Dorinel Munteanu he played ten games in the 2005 Intertoto Cup campaign as CFR got past Vėtra, Athletic Bilbao, Saint-Étienne and Žalgiris, scoring four goals, two against each of the first and the latter, the team reaching the final where they were defeated 4–2 on aggregate by Lens.[1][8] In the 2007–08 season, Anca helped CFR win for the first time in the club's history the championship and the cup, being used in five league matches by coach Ioan Andone.[1][9][10][11]

    In the summer of 2008, he joined Oțelul Galați but after only two months he cancelled his contract and signed with Gloria Bistrița to be closer to his wife who was about to give birth.[1][12] With Gloria he made his last Divizia A appearance on 15 August 2009 in a 0–0 with Astra Ploiești, having a total of 113 matches with 25 goals netted in the competition, also gaining a total of 13 games with six goals scored in the Intertoto Cup.[1]

    Managerial career

    In February 2010 he signed with Luceafărul Oradea, a third division club.[13] He was an assistant coach besides him playing for the club.[1][13] In April 2010 he became head coach at Luceafărul, after Alexandru Kiss resigned.[14] In June 2010 he was appointed head coach of Silvania Șimleu Silvaniei, but in October of the same year his contract was terminated.[15] In 2011, Anca was for 11 months coach of Bihorul Beiuș in the third league.[16]

    Honours

    CFR Cluj

    References

    1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Adrian Anca at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
    2. ^ a b "Afacerea de soi a unui fost campion al României. Adrian Anca a renunțat la fotbal și încearcă să devină un afacerist de succes" [The variety business of a former champion of Romania. Adrian Anca has given up football and is trying to become a successful businessman] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 5 July 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    3. ^ a b "Adrian Anca. Liga 1 2002/2003". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    4. ^ "Sportul Studențesc - Gloria Bistrița 1:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    5. ^ "Adrian Anca. Intertoto Cup 2003". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    6. ^ "INTERVIU EXCLUSIV cu primul golgeter al CFR-ului modern:"Echipa e clădită pe bazele puse de noi". 3 povești senzaționale din perioada Intertoto" [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with the first goal scorer of the modern CFR:"The team is built on the foundations we laid". 3 sensational stories from the Intertoto period] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 September 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    7. ^ "Adrian Anca. Liga 1 2004/2005". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    8. ^ a b "Reperele lui CFR Cluj, echipa care în 2000 era ca şi desființată, iar acum domină fotbalul românesc" [The landmarks of CFR Cluj, the team that in 2000 was almost disbanded, and now dominates Romanian football] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
      "Nu-i totul pierdut" [Not all is lost] (in Romanian). Gds.ro. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
      "Adrian Anca. Intertoto Cup 2005/2006". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    9. ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    10. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 2007–2008". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    11. ^ "CFR 2008 Ce s-a intamplat cu cei care ii aduceau, acum 10 ani, primul titlu din istorie lui CFR Cluj" [CFR 2008 What happened to those who brought, 10 years ago, the first title in the history of CFR Cluj] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 15 May 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    12. ^ "Campion la Galati! Adrian Anca s-a transferat la Otelul!" [Champion in Galati! Adrian Anca transferred to Otelul!] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 26 June 2008. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
      "Anca a plecat de la Oțelul" [Anca left Oțelul] (in Romanian). Evz.ro. 14 April 2025. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
    13. ^ a b "Fostul golgeter al lui CFR Cluj Adrian Anca, în Liga a III-a" [Fostul golgeter al lui CFR Cluj Adrian Anca, în Liga a III-a] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 February 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    14. ^ "Adi Anca va antrena Luceafărul" [Adi Anca will coach Luceafărul] (in Romanian). Bihon.ro. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2025.
    15. ^ "Adrian Anca este noul antrenor al Silvaniei" [Adrian Anca is Silvania's new coach] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 June 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
      "Adrian Anca, demis!" [Adrian Anca, kicked out!] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    16. ^ "Anca, demis de CF Beiuș "Sunt foarte supărat"" [Anca, fired by CF Beiuș "I'm very upset"] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 13 December 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
    Credit: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrian_Anca

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