Romanian footballer
László Sepsi (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈlaːsloː ˈʃɛpʃi] ; born 7 June 1987) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a left back .
Club career
Early career
Born in Luduș of Hungarian descent ,[ 1] Sepsi made his professional debut with CS Gaz Metan Mediaș , making 24 Liga I appearances and scoring one goal. In 2005 he moved abroad, signing for Stade Rennais F.C. and being brought to the French club by compatriot László Bölöni , the team's manager.
Sepsi did not feature in any Ligue 1 matches in the 2005–06 season , only being fielded in a couple of games for the Coupe de France .[ 2] Following the departure of Bölöni in the summer of 2006, he returned to Romania, joining ACF Gloria 1922 Bistrița where he impressed overall, helping them to a final sixth position in the top division and qualification to the UEFA Intertoto Cup ; he was also team captain .
Benfica
On 12 January 2008, Sepsi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with S.L. Benfica from the Portuguese Primeira Liga for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between €1.8 and 2.5 million). In August, he was loaned to La Liga club Racing de Santander in a season -long move.[ 3] He made his competitive debut with the latter on 31 August 2008, in a 1–1 home match against Sevilla FC ,[ 4] [ 5] and contributed with 19 games – 14 starts – as the Cantabrians finished in 12th position, thus retaining their division status.
Deemed surplus to requirements by new Benfica boss Jorge Jesus , Sepsi was again loaned to Racing Santander for 2009–10 .[ 6] He appeared very rarely in his second spell, however.[ 7]
Politehnica Timișoara
On 4 January 2010, Sepsi joined FC Politehnica Timișoara for a fee believed to be €1.2 million on a five-year deal.[ 8] The club's president, Marian Iancu , revealed that the whole deal was worth €2.3 million, which included both the transfer fee value and the player's wages.[ 9]
Sepsi made his debut against former team Gloria Bistrița, in a 0–0 away draw on 20 January 2010.
Târgu Mureș / CFR Cluj
In January 2012, Sepsi was declared a free agent by the Court of Arbitration for Sport .[ 10] The following month, he signed for fellow league side FCM Târgu Mureș .[ 11]
In May 2012, after his contract expired, Sepsi moved to CFR Cluj for three seasons.[ 12] In the 2014 winter transfer window he returned to Târgu Mureș, with the club now renamed ASA.
FC Nürnberg
In the summer of 2015, after extensive negotiations,[ 13] Sepsi signed with 1. FC Nürnberg from Germany.[ 14] He played 26 2. Bundesliga matches in his first season , also starting in both legs of the promotion/relegation play-offs that were lost 2–1 on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt .[ 15] [ 16]
In the 2016–17 campaign , Sepsi was sidelined for several weeks with an ankle injury.[ 17] [ 18] In June 2018, the club decided not to renew his expiring contract.[ 19]
Universitatea Cluj
On 28 August 2018, aged 31, Sepsi returned to his homeland and joined FC Universitatea Cluj .[ 20]
International career
László Sepsi made his full debut for Romania on 26 March 2008 when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in the 87th minute of a 3–0 victory in a friendly against Russia played on the Ghencea stadium from Bucharest .[ 21] [ 22] His following two games were also friendlies, a 2–0 loss against Israel and a 3–0 victory against Honduras .[ 21] Sepsi's last game for the national team was a 0–0 against Northern Ireland at the Euro 2016 qualifiers .[ 21] [ 23]
Career statistics
Club
As of 23 June 2019 [ 24] [ 25] [ 26] [ 27] [ 28]
References
^ "Ungaria ne urmăreşte talentele! Ţinta lor, starul naţionalei U19, dorit de Juventus! Ce alţi jucători importanţi au fost în atenţia maghiarilor" [Hungary is watching our talents! Their target, under-19 national team star, wanted by Juventus! What other important players were by scouted by the Hungarians] (in Romanian). ProSport . 30 June 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2013 .
^ "László Sepsi" (in French). Stade Rennais Online. Retrieved 28 August 2007 .
^ Racing roared on by Sepsi signing ; UEFA, 12 August 2008
^ Racing Santander 1 – Sevilla FC 1 ; ESPN Soccernet , 31 August 2008
^ "Frío arranque para Racing y Sevilla" [Cold start for Racing and Sevilla]. El Mundo (in Spanish). 31 August 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2016 .
^ "Sepsi vuelve cedido al Racing" [Sepsi returns to Racing on loan] (in Spanish). UEFA. 31 July 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2016 .
^ "Sepsi regresa al Benfica tras renunciar el Racing a su cesión" [Sepsi returns to Benfica after Racing decides against his loan]. Diario AS (in Spanish). 4 January 2010. Retrieved 3 May 2016 .
^ "Benfica vendeu o passe de Sepsi ao Timișoara" [Benfica sold Sepsi's rights to Timișoara] (in Portuguese). Rádio e Televisão de Portugal . 5 January 2010. Retrieved 27 July 2011 .
^ "Benfica vende Sepsi ao F.C. Timișoara" [Benfica sell Sepsi to F.C. Timișoara] (in Portuguese). TIM. 5 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 March 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2011 .
^ "Poli l-a pierdut pe Laszlo Sepsi! TAS l-a declarat pe fotbalist liber de contract" [Poli lost Laszlo Sepsi case! CAS declared player free from contract] (in Romanian). Stirile Pro TV. 27 January 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Sepsi şi Ljubojevic, jucătorii FCM-ului" [Sepsi and Ljubojevic, FCM players] (in Romanian). FCM Târgu Mures. 21 February 2012. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 23 February 2012 .
^ "Laszlo Sepsi a semnat cu CFR 1907 Cluj!" [Laszlo Sepsi signed with CFR 1907 Cluj!] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 1 June 2012. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2012 .
^ "1. FC Nürnberg: Transfertheater um Laszlo Sepsi" [1. FC Nürnberg: Laszlo Sepsi transfer saga] (in German). Nord Bayern. 16 June 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "1. FC Nürnberg verpflichtet Verteidiger Brecko" [1. FC Nürnberg acquire defender Brecko] (in German). Focus . 30 July 2015. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Gacinovic kontert Russ per Flachschuss" [Gacinovic counters Russ through a low shot] (in German). kicker . 19 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Seferovic hält Frankfurt in der Bundesliga" [Seferovic keeps Frankfurt in the Bundesliga] (in German). kicker. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "1. FC Nürnberg mehrere Wochen ohne Verteidiger Sepsi" [1. FC Nürnberg several weeks without defender Sepsi] (in German). T-Online . 15 February 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Linksverteidiger Sepsi bereitet Sorgen" [Left-back Sepsi a cause for concern] (in German). kicker. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ Kaufmann, Matti (13 June 2018). "FCN: Sepsi vor Rückkehr nach Rumänien" [FCN: Sepsi back to Romania] (in German). 90 Min. Retrieved 15 September 2018 .
^ "Bine ai venit la "U", Laszlo Sepsi!" [Welcome to "U", Laszlo Sepsi!] (in Romanian). Universitatea Cluj. 28 August 2018. Retrieved 28 August 2018 .
^ a b c "László Sepsi" . European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Romania 3-0 Russia" . European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "Northern Ireland 0-0 Romania" . European Football. Retrieved 8 June 2021 .
^ "L. Sepsi" . Soccerway. Retrieved 9 September 2015 .
^ "László Sepsi – Club matches" . Worldfootball. Retrieved 13 February 2018 .
^ "Sixteen finals" . Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
^ "Dinamo București – Gaz Metan Mediaș • eight finals" . Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
^ "FC Brașov – Gloria Bistrița • 1/16 finals" . Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 23 June 2019 .
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