Bănel Nicoliță

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Bănel Nicoliță

Nicoliță with Steaua București in 2011

Personal information

Date of birth 7 January 1985 (age 35)

Place of birth Făurei, Romania

Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Playing position(s) Winger / Defender

Club information
Current team Făurei

Number 16

Youth career

1992–1993 Unirea Făurei

1993–2001 Dacia Unirea Brăila

Senior career*

Years Team Apps (Gls)

2001–2004 Dacia Unirea Brăila 75 (23)

2004–2005 Politehnica Timișoara 15 (3)

2005–2011 Steaua București 188 (23)

2011–2014 Saint-Étienne 25 (3)

2013–2014 → FC Nantes (loan) 17 (1)

2015–2016 Viitorul Constanța 37 (6)

2016–2017 Făurei 14 (10)

2017 Târgu Mureș 19 (2)

2017–2018 Aris Limassol 12 (1)

2018– Făurei 31 (24)

National team

2003 Romania U-19 5 (1)

2004–2005 Romania U-21 13 (1)

 2005–2014 Romania 37 (1)

Teams managed

2018– Făurei

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic

league only

Bănel Nicoliță (born 7 January 1985) is a Romanian professional footballer of Romani descent.
Nicoliță is nicknamed Jardel after the famous Mário Jardel of Brazil. He can play as a right
winger or left winger and has been used on occasion as a right back. He is known for his
electrifying pace and very high work rate. Currently he plays for Liga III side CS Făurei as a
defender.

Contents
 1Club career
o 1.1Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica Timișoara
o 1.2Steaua București
o 1.3Saint-Étienne
 1.3.1Loan to Nantes
 2International career
o 2.1International goals
 3Personal life
 4Career statistics
 5Honours
 6References
 7External links

Club career[edit]
Dacia Unirea Brăila and Politehnica Timișoara[edit]

He made his debut in Romanian Liga II, playing for Dacia Unirea Brăila.[1] After, he joined
Politehnica Timișoara, making his Divizia A debut at the age of 19.[2] However, he made only 15
league appearances for the club before moving to Steaua București, at the beginning of 2005, he
signed a 5-year contract with Steaua.[3]

Steaua București[edit]
Shortly after joining Steaua, Nicoliță won his first Liga I title upon his first season with the team.
He is known as a humble and hard-working, though not very technical, speed and quickness are
his strengths.

In the spring of 2006, he scored twice in the match against Real Betis,[4] his goals opening
Steaua's door to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Cup, and then he scored again in the quarterfinals,
this time against Rapid București to help his team reach the semifinals.

On 1 November 2006, he scored an own goal against Real Madrid in a Champions League
encounter.[5] Unfortunately for him and the Romanian side, this turned out to be decisive in the
outcome of the match. He claimed he couldn't sleep for 48 hours after scoring it. After a game
with FC Argeș, Romanian newspaper Gazeta Sporturilor named him Bănelinho.

On 27 August 2008, he has scored one goal in the match against Galatasaray, in the third
qualifying round of UEFA Champions League,[6] which sent Steaua București to the group stage
for the third consecutive year.

Starting with the 2010–11 season, Bănel was the new captain of Steaua,[7] but with the arrival of
new coach Ilie Dumitrescu, he soon gave his armband to Cristian Tănase.

Saint-Étienne[edit]

On 30 August 2011, Saint-Étienne announced on their official website that they had found
agreement with Steaua for Nicoliță's transfer and that the player would fly to France and undergo
a medical the following day.[8] Being in his last year of contract with Steaua București the transfer
fee was €700.000. He signed a contract worth €400.000 per year.[9]

On 6 November he scored his first goal helping Saint-Étienne draw against second place
Montpellier.[10] In a game against Sochaux Nicoliță offered the assist for teenager Zouma to give
Saint-Étienne the win.[11] After only six months with the French team he became a leader scoring
3 goals and offering 3 assists after hist first 11 appearances.[12] In February 2012 Nicoliță hit a
rough patch, having a couple of not so convincing games, being described as monotonous.[13] In
March, he was sidelined for a couple of weeks, due to ligament problems.[14] He recovered in late
March 2012 and played in the games against Montpellier and Olympique Lyonnais, both 1–0
defeats.[15]

Loan to Nantes[edit]

On 2 September 2013, Ligue 1 club FC Nantes confirmed Nicoliță was signed on a season long
loan from Saint-Étienne. He made an assist for his first match against FC Sochaux.

International career[edit]
Nicoliță won 34 caps for Romania up to date and scored one goal. He also used to be a
Romanian U21 international.
On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the results
on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia
"Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class II with two barret.

He was captain for the first time in the friendly against San Marino on 11 August 2011.

International goals[edit]

Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after
the player's goal.
Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 2007 Arena Petrol, Celje, Slovenia  Slovenia 2–0 2–1 UEFA Euro 2008 Qualifying

Personal life[edit]
Nicoliță is an ethnic Romani/Gypsy,[16] one of six brothers raised by his mother in the small,
impoverished town of Făurei, Nicoliță grew up determined to succeed and his speed and
diligence on the field are proof of his unalloyed passion for the game.

One of his brothers, Stelian is also a professional footballer who played for CF Brăila and other
teams in the lower leagues of Romania.[17][18] Bănel and Stelian played together at their hometown
team CS Făurei.[19]

Career statistics[edit]
This section needs to be updated. Please update this article to reflect recent events
or newly available information. (July 2015)
League Cup Europe Other Total
Club Season
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2001–02 27 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 4
2002–03 28 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 9
Dacia Unirea Brăila
2003–04 20 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 10
Total 75 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 75 23
2004–05 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Politehnica Timișoara
Total 15 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 3
Steaua 2004–05 14 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 15 2
2005–06 29 7 0 0 17 4 1 0 47 11
2006–07 32 2 4 1 12 0 1 0 49 3
2007–08 27 3 0 0 8 1 0 0 35 4
2008–09 26 3 0 0 7 2 0 0 33 5
2009–10 28 2 1 0 11 3 0 0 40 5
2010–11 27 4 2 1 6 0 0 0 35 5
2011–12 5 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 8 0
 Total 188 23 7 1 64 10 3 0 252 34
2011–12 19 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 3
2012–13 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Saint-Étienne
2013–14 3 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 5 1
Total 25 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 4
2013–14 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1
Nantes (loan)
Total 17 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 20 1
Career total 306 53 9 1 64 9 3 0 382 63

Statistics accurate as of match played 2 September 2014

Honours[edit]

Season Club Title

2004–
Steaua București Divizia A
05

2005–
Steaua București Divizia A
06

2006 Steaua București Supercupa României

2010–
Steaua București Cupa României
11

2012–
Saint-Étienne Coupe de la Ligue
13

References[edit]
1. ^ "Ionel Iuga: "Banel Nicolita o sa-l vrajeasca pe Sarkozy" - Braila - Ziare.com".
www.ziare.com.
2. ^ "Bănel Nicoliţă, transferat la Saint-Etienne".
3. ^ "FCSB - site-ul oficial al FC Steaua Bucuresti". www.steauafc.com.
4. ^ Nicolita brace against Betis Archived 3 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine
 5. ^ http://www.ziare.com/articole/autogol+banel+bernabeu Nicolita autogol cu Real
Madrid
6. ^ aedotnavzar (28 August 2008). "STEAUA - Galatasaray 1-0 - gol Nicolita" – via
YouTube.
7. ^ Nicolita named captain Archived 18 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine
8. ^ Accord pour Nicolita et Gradel (in French)
9. ^ http://www.gsp.ro/fotbal/liga-1/nicolita-va-avea-la-st-etienne-un-salariu-mai-mare-
decit-al-lui-torje-257887.html Contract Nicolita
10. ^ "Ligue 1: Bănel Nicoliţă, primul gol pentru St. Etienne. Daniel Niculae a adus victoria
lui Nancy".
11. ^ "VIDEO Nicoliţă lăudat iar în presa franceză: "A fost un permanent pericol pentru
Sochaux"".
12. ^ "VIDEO Bănel din nou erou pentru Saint Etienne! Pasă de gol şi o ratare uriaşă".
13. ^ http://www.gsp.ro/international/stranieri/nicolita-a-devenit-monoton-l-equipe-i-a-dat-
nota-4-301833.html Nicolita a devenit monoton
14. ^ http://www.ziare.com/banel-nicolita/stiri-banel-nicolita/accidentarea-lui-nicolita-mai-
grava-decat-se-credea-initial-1153776 Accidentarea lui nicolita grava
15. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2012/soccer/03/24/france.roundup.ap/index.html
France roundup
16. ^ Wilson, Jonathan (22 February 2007). "Kevin Flynn on Eastern European football:
Can Steaua overturn their 2-0 deficit against Sevilla?". the Guardian.
17. ^ "INTERVIU EXCLUSIV Fratele lui Bănel îi calcă pe urme acestuia! "Am mult de
muncit pentru a-l egala"" [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Bănel's brother follows his traces! "I have
a lot of work to equalize him"] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
18. ^ "Viorel Ion îl vrea pe fratele lui Nicoliţă!" [Viorel Ion wants Nicolita's brother!] (in
Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 7 October 2017.
19. ^ ""Fratii dinamita". Banel Nicolita inscrie pe banda rulanta la Faurei, alaturi de
fratele sau, iar echipa e lider detasat" ["The Dynamite Brothers". Banel Nicolita scores many
goals at Faurei alongside his brother, and the team is the top leader] (in Romanian). sport.ro.
Retrieved 7 October 2017.

External links[edit]
 Official FCSB profile (in Romanian)
 Bănel Nicoliță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
 Bănel Nicoliță at Soccerway

Sporting positions

Preceded by Steaua captain Succeeded by

Petre Marin 2010 Cristian Tănase

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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2008

 1 Lobonț
 2 Contra
 3 Raț
 4 Tamaș
 5 Chivu (c)
 6 Rădoi
 7 Petre
 8 Codrea
 9 Marica
 10 Mutu
 11 Cociș
 12 Popa
 13 Săpunaru
 14 Ghionea
 15 Goian
 16 Nicoliță
 17 Moți
 18 M. Niculae
 19 Cristea
 20 Dică
 21 D. Niculae
 22 Radu
 23 Stăncioiu
 Coach: Pițurcă

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