CS Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești

Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești
Full name	Clubul Sportiv Gilortul; Târgu Cărbunești
Nickname(s)	Alb-albaștrii (The White-Blues)
Short name	Gilortul
Founded	1 March 1976; 48 years ago
Ground	Cristinel Răducan
Capacity	800
Owner	Târgu Cărbunești Town
Chairman	Sandu Alin
Manager	Mario Găman
League	Liga III
2023–24	Liga III, Seria VII, 6th
Home colours	Away colours

Clubul Sportiv Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, commonly known as Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești, is a Romanian professional football club from Târgu Cărbunești, Gorj County, currently competes in the Liga III, the 3rd tier of the Romanian football.^[1]

History

In the 2013–14 season, Gilortul, led by Sergiu Găman, won the Liga IV Gorj, but lost the promotion play-off match against Minerul Mehedinți, the champion of Mehedinți County, 0–2 after extra time, on 1 Mai Stadium in Slatina.^[2]

Coached by Marius Ionel, Gilortul won the Gorj County championship for the second consecutive season, losing again the promotion play-off to Liga III, 3–11 on aggregate with Cetate Deva, the winner of Liga IV – Hunedoara County.^[3]^[4]^[5]

After won the 2015–16 season of the Liga IV – Gorj County, the white-and-blues missed promotion in the third division for the third time in a row, losing the promotion play-off against Hermannstadt, the champion of Sibiu County. After 0–1 at the Municipal Stadium in Sibiu, the team led by Mihai Dinu lost 1–5 at Târgu Cărbunești.^[6]

Honours

Liga IV – Gorj County

Winners (8): 1990–91, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2004–05, 2013–14, 2014–15, 2015–16, 2018–19
Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Cupa României – Gorj County

Winners (2): 2013–14, 2014–15
Runners-up (1): 2012–13

Players

First team squad

As of 6 September 2023

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	ROU	Alexandru Oprița
3	DF	ROU	Lucian Marina
4	FW	ROU	Marian Habet
5	MF	ROU	Eduard Șerbulescu (on loan from Târgu Jiu)
6	DF	ROU	Leonard Gheorghe
7	MF	ROU	Constantin Roncea
8	MF	ROU	Alexandru Avrămescu (Captain)
9	FW	ROU	Ionuț Gîlcescu
10	FW	ROU	Bogdan Dănăricu
11	MF	ROU	Dragoș Săulescu
12	GK	ROU	Mihai Iuțalîm


No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
15	MF	ROU	Cătălin Roșu
16	MF	ROU	Bogdan Lazăr
17	MF	ROU	Bogdan Oprișa (on loan from Târgu Jiu)
18	MF	ROU	Andrei Meliță
20	MF	ROU	Sebastian Popescu
21	DF	CMR	Ulrich Siewe
22	MF	ROU	Rareș Brujan
80	MF	ROU	Leonardo Căldăraru
97	DF	ROU	Florin Marica
98	DF	ROU	Fabian Bărănescu
99	MF	ROU	Tudor Pătrășcoiu
—	DF	ROU	Robert Dănescu

Out on loan

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


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Club officials

Board of directors

Role	Role
Owner	Târgu Cărbunești Town
President	Sandu Alin
Vice-president	Haiducescu Florin
Sporting director	Mihai Dinu
Delegate	Irinel Poșircă

Current technical staff

Role	Role
Manager	Mario Găman
Assistant manager	Boby Staicu
Club Doctor	Mariana Tomulescu

League history

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2023–24	3	Liga III (Seria VII)	6th		First round
2022–23	3	Liga III (Seria VII)	3rd		Second round
2021–22	3	Liga III (Seria VII)	6th		Second round
2020–21	3	Liga III (Seria VII)	6th		First round
2019–20	3	Liga III (Seria IV)	16th
2018–19	4	Liga IV (GJ)	1st (C)	Promoted
2017–18	4	Liga IV (GJ)	5th
2015–16	4	Liga IV (GJ)	1st (C)		First round

Season	Tier	Division	Place	Notes	Cupa României
2014–15	4	Liga IV (GJ)	1st (C)		First round
2013–14	4	Liga IV (GJ)	1st (C)
2005–06	3	Divizia C (Seria VI)	12th	Relegated
2004–05	4	Divizia D (GJ)	1st (C)	Promoted
2002–03	2	Divizia B (Seria II)	15th	Relegated
2001–02	3	Divizia C (Seria V)	2nd	Promoted
2000–01	3	Divizia C (Seria V)	3rd
1999–00	3	Divizia C (Seria V)	16th

References

^ "Romania - CS Gilortul Târgu Cărbuneşti - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
^ "Minerii mehedințeni revin în Liga a 3-a" [The miners from Mehedinți return to the 3rd League]. liga2.prosport.ro. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.(in Romanian)
^ "Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești ia cupa și campionatul al doilea an consecutiv" [Gilortul Târgu Cărbunești takes the cup and the championship for the second consecutive year]. pandurul.ro. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.(in Romanian)
^ "Deva e cu un pas în Liga 3. CNS Cetate a defilat cu Gilortul, înregistrând cel mai mare scor al turului barajului" [Deva is one step ahead of League 3. CNS Cetate paraded with Gilortul, registering the highest score of the first round of the dam.]. liga2.prosport.ro. 22 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.(in Romanian)
^ "CNS Cetate Deva rupe blestemul Hunedoarei și promovează în Liga 3 cu dublă victorie. "Doar câțiva au crezut în noi"" [CNS Cetate Deva breaks the curse of Hunedoara and promotes to League 3 with a double win. "Only a few believed in us"]. liga2.prosport.ro. 28 June 2015. Archived from the original on 30 November 2023. Retrieved 30 November 2023.(in Romanian)
^ "Campioana Gorjului, învinsă la scor pe teren propriu în returul barajului de promovare – Gilortul rămâne la județ" [Gorjului champion, defeated by score on home ground in the return of the promotion barrier - Gilortul remains in the county]. gorjeanul.ro. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2023.(in Romanian)