Adrian Ropotan

Ropotan was born on 8 May 1986 in Galați, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1994 at local club Salbero. In 2000 he moved to neighboring club Dunărea and in 2003 he went to Argeș Pitești. In 2004, with the help of Ion Moldovan he joined Dinamo București, where he started his senior career, playing for the club's satellite in Divizia B. Ropotan made his Divizia A debut on 18 March 2006 when coach Marin Ion sent him in the 89th minute to replace Claudiu Niculescu in Dinamo's 2–0 victory against Pandurii Târgu Jiu. In the 2006–07 season, he played 21 league games under coach Mircea Rednic, helping the club win the title. He also appeared in eight matches in the UEFA Cup as the team reached the round of 32 where they were eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica. In the following season, The Red Dogs had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, with Ropotan playing in both legs of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, which was lost with 4–2 on aggregate. He was transferred to Dynamo Moscow for €3 million on 13 February 2009. He made his Russian Premier League debut on 14 March under coach Andrey Kobelev in a 1–0 home win over FC Moscow. He scored his first goal on 13 September in a 1–1 derby draw against Spartak Moscow. In 2011 he was loaned by Dynamo to Tom Tomsk where he played alongside fellow Romanian Ovidiu Dănănae. After the loan ended, Ropotan returned to Dynamo where he worked with Romanian coach Dan Petrescu. After his…

Ropotan played seven games for Romania, making his debut on 19 November 2008, when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him to replace Costin Lazăr at halftime in a 2–1 friendly victory against Georgia. He appeared in two games in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, a 2–1 away loss to Bosnia and Herzegovina and a 3–1 home victory against Luxembourg. His last appearance for the national team was on 25 May 2016 in a friendly against DR Congo which ended in a 1–1 draw.

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Dinamo București

Liga I: 2006–07 Supercupa României runner-up: 2007