Caius Lungu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Caius Adrian Lungu | ||
| Date of birth | 2 June 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 23 July 2025 (aged 36) | ||
| Place of death | Timișoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2008 | CSȘ Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2009 | ALTO Gradimento Albina | ||
| 2009–2010 | Fortuna Covaci | 22 | (2) |
| 2010–2013 | Voința Sibiu | 38 | (0) |
| 2013 | Râmnicu Vâlcea | 9 | (0) |
| 2013–2019 | Colorno Calcio | ||
| 2019–2020 | Ripensia Timișoara | 21 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | CSM Reșița | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Pobeda Stár Bišnov | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2025 | Ripensia Timișoara | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Caius Adrian Lungu (2 June 1989 – 23 July 2025) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right-back or right midfielder.[1] The first match in the Liga I was played for Voința Sibiu against Astra Ploiești. In his career, Lungu also played for teams such as Fortuna Covaci, CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea or Colorno Calcio.[2][3] Lungu died from a heart attack on 23 July 2025, at the age of 36.[4]
References
- ↑ Ripensia s-a despărțit de încă doi jucători. Unul dintre ei îl urmează pe fostul antrenor. Cosmin Petruescu vrea să aducă la echipa timișoreană fotbaliști cu care a mai lucrat inclusiv la ASU Poli. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ↑ Caius Lungu, vedetă la Colorno!. liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
- ↑ Focus Eccellenza: Palla-vicino alla retrocessione. Colorno: Lungu day e goleada. sportparma.com (in Italian)
- ↑ Dramă! A murit la doar 36 de ani fostul fotbalist de primă ligă Caius Lungu (in Romanian)
External links
- Caius Lungu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Caius Lungu at Soccerway
Categories:
- 1989 births
- 2025 deaths
- 21st-century Romanian sportsmen
- Romanian men's footballers
- Footballers from Timișoara
- Men's association football full-backs
- Men's association football midfielders
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- CSU Voința Sibiu players
- SCM Râmnicu Vâlcea players
- FC Ripensia Timișoara players
- CSM Reșița players
- Eccellenza players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Romanian football defender, 1980s birth stubs
