Vasile Olariu

Vasile Olariu
Personal information
Date of birth	6 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Sânnicolau Mare, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Youth career
2004–2005	Calor Timișoara
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2006	Unirea Sânnicolau Mare
2006–2008	Prefab Modelu
2008–2009	Râmnicu Vâlcea
2009–2011	Victoria Brănești
2011	→ Oleksandria (loan)
2012	FC Brașov
2013	Corona Brașov
2014–2016	Academica Clinceni
2016–2018	Afumați
2018–2020	Academica Clinceni
Total
International career
2010	Romania U23
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2019

Vasile Olariu (born 6 July 1987) is a Romanian football player who plays as a midfielder.

Career

Born near Timișoara, Olariu began playing professional football for local side Unirea Sânnicolau Mare. In 2009, he was transferred to Victoria Brăneşti, where he led the club to promotion to Liga I, scoring 16 goals during the 2009–10 Liga II season.^[1] He scored eight of those goals from the penalty spot.^[2]

Olariu agreed to a one-year loan to Ukrainian Premier League side PFC Oleksandria in September 2011.^[1]

Olariu has played for Romania at the under-23 level, making his debut against Italy in March 2010.^[3]

^ ^a ^b Bradu, Cosmin (6 September 2011). "Timiseanul Vasile Olariu va juca in Ucraina" (in Romanian). deBanat.ro.
^ Baltag, Mihai (9 November 2010). "Penalty-ul de Brăneşti » Olariu a transformat 8 penalty-uri din 8" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.
^ Rizescu, Dragoş (10 March 2010). "Interviu » Vasile Olariu a jucat în România - Italia 0–0" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor.