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{{short description|Romanian footballer}}
{{for|the Romanian Olympic shooter|Gheorghe Florescu (sport shooter)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = George Florescu
| image = George Florescu 2013.jpg
| image_size = 250px
| caption = Florescu with [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]] in 2013
| fullname = Gheorghe Mihai Florescu
| height = {{height|m=1.79|precision=0}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|5|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Cluj-Napoca]], Romania
| currentclub = 
| clubnumber = 
| position = [[Defensive midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| years1 = 2001–2004
| clubs1 = [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| caps1 = 38
| goals1 = 15
| years2 = 2004–2006
| clubs2 = [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
| caps2 = 51
| goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2006–2007
| clubs3 = [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]
| caps3 = 44
| goals3 = 9
| years4 = 2008–2010
| clubs4 = [[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]
| caps4 = 54
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2010–2011
| clubs5 = [[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]
| caps5 = 20
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2011–2013
| clubs6 = [[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]]
| caps6 = 32
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2013
| clubs7 = [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
| caps7 = 6
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2013–2014
| clubs8 = [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
| caps8 = 3
| goals8 = 1
| years9 = 2014–2015
| clubs9 = [[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
| caps9 = 18
| goals9 = 1
| years10 = 2015
| clubs10 = [[Gabala FK|Gabala]]
| caps10 = 3
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2016–2017
| clubs11 = [[AC Omonia|Omonia]]
| caps11 = 38
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2017–2020
| clubs12 = [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
| caps12 = 64
| goals12 = 12
| years13 = 2021–2023
| clubs13 = [[CS Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj|Sănătatea Cluj]]
| caps13 = 16
| goals13 = 0
| totalcaps = 385
| totalgoals = 48
| nationalyears1 = 2003–2006
| nationalteam1 = [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 11
| nationalgoals1 = 4
| nationalyears2 = 2010–2012
| nationalteam2 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| nationalcaps2 = 10
| nationalgoals2 = 1
| manageryears1 = 2021–2023 | managerclubs1 = [[CS Sănătatea Servicii Publice Cluj|Sănătatea Cluj]]
| pcupdate = 
| ntupdate = 
}}

'''George Florescu''' ({{IPA|ro|floˈresku}}; born 21 May 1984) is a Romanian former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[defensive midfielder]]. In his career, Florescu also played for teams such as [[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]], [[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]], [[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]], [[FC Midtjylland]] or [[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]], among others.

==Club career ==
On 23 June 2015, Florescu signed a 1.5-year contract with [[Azerbaijan Premier League]] side [[Gabala FK]].<ref name="Gabala sign Florescu">{{cite web|title=George Floresku Qəbələ də|url=http://www.gabalafc.az/?mod=news&id=1935&lang=az|website=gabalafc.az/|publisher=Gabala FK|access-date=23 June 2015|language=az|date=23 June 2015}}</ref>

On 20 August 2016, he signed with [[AC Omonia]] in Cyprus.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[AC Omonia]]|url=http://www.reporter.com.cy/sports/football-cyprus/article/28370/anakoinose-floreskoy-i-omonoia3|title=Ανακοίνωσε Φλορέσκου η Ομόνοια|date=19 January 2016|language=el|access-date=4 June 2017|archive-date=25 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225233443/http://omada.reporter.com.cy//football-cyprus/article/28370/anakoinose-floreskoy-i-omonoia3|url-status=dead}}</ref> He had 48 appearances with the club. On 26 May 2017 the club announced that with the end of the season the player is released.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[AC Omonia]]|url=http://omonoia.com.cy/info.php?section=1&page=1&newsid=4840&lang=GR|title=Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας και ευχές για καλή συνέχεια στην καριέρα τους|date=4 June 2017|language=el}}{{Dead link|date=December 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Personal life==
George repented in 2023 at a [[Pentecostal Union of Romania|Pentecostal]] church in his hometown.<ref>[https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/nationala/fostul-decar-al-echipei-nationale-a-romaniei-marturie-cutremuratoare-in-biserica-faceam-parte-dintr-o-banda-si-am-ajuns-in-boxa-inculpatilor-in-vacante-80-din-nopti-erau-pierdute-distrac-19625942 Fostul decar al echipei naționale a României, mărturie cutremurătoare în biserică: „Făceam parte dintr-o bandă și am ajuns în boxa inculpaților. În vacanțe, 80% din nopți erau pierdute, distracții, alcool, țigări”. S-a pocăit un băiat de cartier]</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|match played 21 November 2015}}<ref>{{cite web|title=G.Florescu|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/george-florescu/28652//|website=uk.soccerway.com/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=23 June 2015}}</ref><ref name="NFT Stats"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Russia Cups 2006/07|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesr/ruscup07.html|website=[[RSSSF]]|publisher=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|access-date=23 June 2015}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Continental
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[FC Universitatea Cluj|Universitatea Cluj]]
|[[2001–02 Divizia B|2001–02]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Liga II|Divizia B]]
|3||1|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||1
|-
|[[2002–03 Divizia B|2002–03]]
|11||9|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||9
|-
|[[2003–04 Divizia B|2003–04]]
|24||5|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||24||5
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!38!!15!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!38!!15
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[FC Sheriff Tiraspol|Sheriff Tiraspol]]
|[[2004–05 Moldovan National Division|2004–05]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Moldovan National Division]]
|23||0|| || ||colspan="2"|-||4||0||colspan="2"|-||27||0
|-
|[[2005–06 Moldovan National Division|2005–06]]
|21||3|| || ||colspan="2"|-||4||1||colspan="2"|-||25||4
|-
|[[2006–07 Moldovan National Division|2006–07]]
|7||2|| || ||colspan="2"|-||4||0||colspan="2"|-||11||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!51!!5!!0!!0!!0!!0!!12!!1!!0!!0!!63!!6
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FC Torpedo Moscow|Torpedo Moscow]]
|[[2006 Russian Premier League|2006]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Russian Football Premier League|Russian Premier League]]
|10||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||10||0
|-
|[[2007 Russian Premier League|2007]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Russian Football National League|Russian National League]]
|34||9||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||35||9
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!44!!9!!1!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!45!!9
|-
|rowspan="4" valign="center"|[[FC Midtjylland|Midtjylland]]
|[[2007–08 Danish Superliga|2007–08]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Danish Superliga]]
|15||2|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||15||2
|-
|[[2008–09 Danish Superliga|2008–09]]
|22||1|| || ||colspan="2"|-||3||1||colspan="2"|-||24||2
|-
|[[2009–10 Danish Superliga|2009–10]]
|17||0|| || ||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||17||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!54!!3!!0!!0!!0!!0!!3!!1!!0!!0!!57!!4
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[FC Alania Vladikavkaz|Alania Vladikavkaz]]
|[[2010 Russian Premier League|2010]]
|[[Russian Football Premier League|Russian Premier League]]
|20||1||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||23||1
|-
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[FC Arsenal Kyiv|Arsenal Kyiv]]
|[[2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League|2011–12]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Ukrainian Premier League]]
|22||2||3||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||25||2
|-
|[[2012–13 Ukrainian Premier League|2012–13]]
|10||0||1||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||11||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!32!!2!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!0!!36!!2
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
|[[2012–13 Liga I|2012–13]]
|[[Liga I]]
|6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||8||0
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[FC Dynamo Moscow|Dynamo Moscow]]
|[[2013–14 Russian Premier League|2013–14]]
|[[Russian Football Premier League|Russian Premier League]]
|3||1||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||3||1
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[FC Astra Giurgiu|Astra Giurgiu]]
|[[2014–15 Liga I|2014–15]]
|[[Liga I]]
|18||0||1||0||3||0||6||1||colspan="2"|-||28||1
|-
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Gabala FK|Gabala]]
|[[2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League|2015–16]]
|[[Azerbaijan Premier League]]
|1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||3||0||colspan="2"|-||4||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!267!!36!!14!!0!!3!!0!!24!!3!!0!!0!!308!!39
|}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!colspan=3|[[Romania national football team|Romania]]
|-
!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|2010||6||1
|-
|2011||2||0
|-
|2012||2||0
|-
!Total||10||1
|}
''Statistics accurate as of match played 5 June 2012''<ref name="NFT Stats">{{NFT player|id=36472|name=Gheorghe Florescu |accessdate=23 June 2015}}</ref>

===International goals===
:''Scores and Results show Nigeria's goal tally first''
{{International goals header}}
|-
| 1. || 5 June 2010 || [[Jacques Lemans Arena]], [[Sankt Veit an der Glan]], [[Austria]] || {{fb|HON}} || {{center|'''2'''–0}} || {{center|3–0}} || [[Exhibition game|Friendly]]||<ref>{{cite web|title=Romania vs. Honduras|url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/matches/report/10988/Romania_Honduras.html|website=national-football-teams.com/|publisher=National Football Teams|access-date=23 June 2015}}</ref>
|}

==Honours==
;Sheriff Tiraspol
*[[Moldovan National Division]]: [[2004–05 Moldovan National Division|2004–05]], [[2005–06 Moldovan National Division|2005–06]]
*[[Moldovan Cup]]: 2005–06
*[[Moldovan Super Cup]]: 2004, 2005

;Midtjylland
*[[Danish Superliga]]: Runner-up [[2007–08 Danish Superliga|2007–08]]

;Alania Vladikavkaz	
*[[Russian Cup (football)|Russian Cup]]: Runner-up [[2010–11 Russian Cup|2010–11]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{NFT player|id=36472}}
* {{ESPN FC|88616}}

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