Sabrin Sburlea

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Sabrin Sburlea
Sburlea while playing for Brașov
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Forward
Youth career
1999–2004 Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
2004–2006 Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2010 Brașov 108 (26)
2010–2012 Rapid București 39 (3)
2012–2013 Vaslui 14 (2)
2015 Hansa Rostock 14 (1)
2015–2016 SSVg Velbert 13 (1)
2016–2017 Brașov 25 (6)
2017–2024 TSV Berg 38 (13)
Total 251 (52)
International career‡
2008 Romania U19 2 (0)
2008–2010 Romania U21 11 (2)
2011 Romania 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 October 2017

Sabrin Sburlea (born 12 May 1989 in Sânnicolau Mare, Timiș County) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.[1]

Club career

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Sburlea was born on 12 May 1989 in Sânnicolau Mare, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1999 at local club Unirea, five years later moving to Școala de Fotbal Gheorghe Popescu.[2][3][4] In 2006, he started his senior career at Liga II club, Brașov.[2][4] He helped the team finish first in the 2007–08 Liga II season by scoring 16 goals.[2] Subsequently, he made his Liga I debut on 26 July 2008 when coach Răzvan Lucescu sent him to replace Attila Hadnagy in the 53rd minute of a 1–0 home victory against Unirea Urziceni.[2][5] Sburlea scored his first goal in the competition on 16 August when he netted the victory goal in a 2–1 win over Pandurii Târgu Jiu.[6]

In 2010, Rapid București paid €372,000 to Brașov for him, being transferred alongside Mihai Roman.[3][7][8] He scored his first goal for Rapid on 19 November in a 3–0 win over Universitatea Cluj.[9][10] Until the end of the season he scored in two 1–0 wins against Unirea Urziceni and Brașov.[9][11]

In 2012, Sburlea switched teams again, going to Vaslui for a transfer fee of €100,000.[3][7] During this spell he scored his last two Liga I goals in two 3–0 victories against Petrolul Ploiești and Gloria Bistrița.[2][12][13] He made his last appearance in the competition on 5 August 2013 in a 4–0 home loss to CFR Cluj, having a total of 106 matches with 14 goals scored.[2][12]

On 29 January 2015, Sburlea signed for German 3. Liga side Hansa Rostock until the end of the season.[4][14] In the following years he went to SSVg Velbert, then made a comeback to Brașov in Liga II, ending his career in 2024 in the lower leagues of Germany at TSV Berg.[2][15]

International career

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Sburlea played one game for Romania, being used on 8 February 2011 by coach Răzvan Lucescu until the 68th minute when he got replaced with Liviu Ganea in a 2–2 (2–4, after penalty kicks) loss against Ukraine in the friendly Cyprus International Football Tournament.[16][17]

Honours

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Brașov

References

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  1. ^ "Player's Profile: Sabrin Sburlea" (in German). kicker. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sabrin Sburlea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b c "Povestea fostului rapidist Sabrin Sburlea: mai bine șofer în altă țară, decât fotbalist în România" [The story of the former Rapid player Sabrin Sburlea: better driver in another country than footballer in Romania] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 30 October 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "15.000 de abdomene și 4.000 de flotări! Un fost internațional român s-a transformat într-o "bestie"" [15.000 sit-ups and 4.000 push-ups! A former Romanian international turned into a "beast"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 30 November 2022. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  5. ^ "FC Brașov - FC Unirea 1:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  6. ^ "FC Brașov - Pandurii Târgu Jiu 2:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
    "Liga 1 FC Brasov – Pandurii Tg. Jiu 2-1" (in Romanian). Hotnews.ro. 16 August 2008. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  7. ^ a b "Ce a ajuns să facă un fost atacant de la Rapid după ce s-a lăsat de fotbal. "Scopul meu este să fiu alături de tine"" [What did a former striker from Rapid end up doing after giving up football. "My purpose is to be with you"] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 8 December 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Rapid i-a transferat pe Mihai Roman si Sabrin Sburlea" [Rapid transferred Mihai Roman and Sabrin Sburlea] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
    "Neculaie: "Vom mai primi 20% dintr-un eventual transfer al lui Roman!"" [Neculaie: "We will receive another 20% of a possible transfer of Roman!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
    "Sburlea și Roman au semnat cu Rapid pe 4 ani" [Sburlea and Roman signed with Rapid for 4 years] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 June 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b "Sabrin Sburlea. Liga 1 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Într-un meci fără public, Rapid - U Cluj 3-0. Primul succes după 5 meciuri pentru giuleșteni" [In a match without an audience, Rapid - U Cluj 3-0. The first success after 5 matches for Giulești] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 November 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Rapidul a trecut de Unirea Urziceni prin golul lui Sabrin Sburlea" [Rapid passed Unirea Urziceni through Sabrin Sburlea's goal] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 February 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Șefi pe București! Rapid – FC Brașov 1-0!" [Heads to Bucharest! Rapid – FC Brașov 1-0!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 21 May 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  12. ^ a b "Sabrin Sburlea. Liga 1 2012/2013". WorldFootball. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  13. ^ "FC Vaslui - Petrolul 3-0. Prima victorie pentru Șumudică, primele goluri pentru Sburlea și Niculae" [FC Vaslui - Petrolul 3-0. The first victory for Șumudică, the first goals for Sburlea and Niculae] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 July 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
    "Gloria 0-3 Vaslui! I-au "sburlit" inainte de Inter! Marius Niculae si-a batut joc de un penalty mai ceva ca N'Doye! Sburlea a inchis tabela" [Gloria 0-3 Vaslui! They "overthrew" them before Inter! Marius Niculae made fun of a penalty more like N'Doye! Sburlea closed the table] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
  14. ^ "Verstärkung im Sturm: Sabrin Sburlea künftig im Trikot der Kogge" [Reinforcement of the forward line: Sabrin Sburlea in future in the Kogge's jersey] (in German). F.C. Hansa Rostock. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 March 2015.
  15. ^ Sabrin Sburlea at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. ^ "Sabrin Sburlea". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
  17. ^ "Romania – Ukraine 2:2". European Football. Retrieved 29 October 2020.
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