Florin Axinia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florin Vasile Axinia | ||
| Date of birth | 28 January 1974[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Piatra Neamț, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1992 | CSŞ Olimpia Piatra Neamț | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț[a] | 129 | (45) |
| 1998 | Național București | 20 | (5) |
| 1999–2005 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 164 | (37) |
| Total | 313 | (87) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 February 2018 | |||
Florin Vasile Axinia (also known as Florin Axinia II, born 28 January 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.[2] Except for two halves of seasons played at Național București, Axinia played all his career for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, for which he scored 82 goals in 293 matches, ensuring his presence in the club's hall of fame. Axinia is the all-time goalscorer of Ceahlăul and also was the captain of the team in 72 matches.[3] His brother Gheorghe Axinia was also a footballer, they played together at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3][4] In 2006, Gelu Crăcană, a fan of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț created a 420-square-meter (500 including the sleeves) Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț jersey shirt with Florin Axinia's name on it which entered the Guinness World Records Hall of fame.[5][6][7] In 2008 Axinia suffered a stroke, but after which he fully recovered.[4][8]
Honours
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Notes
- ^ The statistics for the 1992–93 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Florin Axinia at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Florin Axinia at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "Florin Axinia şi legătura sa specială cu fotbalul" [Florin Axinia and his special connection with football] (in Romanian). Ziarulceahlaul.ro. 31 December 2012. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ a b "EXCLUSIV VIDEO Golgeterul Ceahlăului din anii Cooperativei, în direct: "Echipele mari ne căutau să aranjăm meciul, antrenorul ne anunța în vestiar. Jucam la alibi" + povestea unui blat eșuat cu Dinamo" [EXCLUSIVE VIDEO Ceahlău's top scorer from the Cooperative's years, live: "The big teams were looking for us to arrange the match, the coach was announcing us in the locker room. We were playing alibi" + the story of a failed tricked game with Dinamo] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
- ^ "De la tricoul-gigant, la un stadion de fotografii. Povestea unui suporter autentic" [From the giant shirt, to a photo stadium. The story of a genuine supporter] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 December 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Record din inimă" [Record from the heart] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 September 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ "Pentru Ceahlaul si Cartea Recordurilor" [For Ceahlaul and the Book of Records] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 3 June 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
- ^ A doua viaţă a lui Axinia II » "Am avut de ales între operaţie urgentă şi moarte". gsp.ro (in Romanian)