Sabin Ilie is a retired Romania

Romania

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Football (soccer)

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 striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

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Career as player

Ilie was nicknamed "Cobra" for his cunning and goalscoring talent, and had a long career where he would play for nineteen clubs. He began his career with Electroputere Craiova, and played for FC Steaua Bucureşti and Naţional Bucureşti before short spells in Turkey and Spain. He had a spell with Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor

Kocaelispor, is the football team of İzmit, Turkey. They were founded in 1966 and played in the Turkish football league between 1980–1988 and 1992–2003. The best result for them was the 4th position in 1992–93 season...

 in the Turkish Super Lig.

He is the younger brother of Adrian Ilie

Adrian Ilie

-Career as football player:Young Ilie started to play football for Electroputere Craiova from a very early age. In 1991, aged 17, he made his debut for the first team...

. Many people who saw him play said that Sabin's talent was greater than his brother's, however his troubled personal life made him miss many opportunities during his career.

External links

• Sabin Ilie's profile and career statistics on romaniansoccer.ro