Bogdan Lobonț

Romanian footballer and coach (born 1978)

Bogdan Lobonț
Lobonț with Romania in 2014
Personal information
Full name Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț
Date of birth (1978-01-18) 18 January 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Hunedoara, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Rapid București (assistant)
Youth career
1988–1995 Corvinul Hunedoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1997 Corvinul Hunedoara 40 (0)
1997–1999 Rapid București 80 (0)
2000–2006 Ajax Amsterdam 49 (0)
2002 → Dinamo București (loan) 22 (0)
2006–2007 Fiorentina 17 (0)
2007–2010 Dinamo București 71 (0)
2009–2010 → Roma (loan) 2 (0)
2010–2018 Roma 20 (0)
Total 301 (0)
International career
1997–1998 Romania U21 10 (0)
1998–2018 Romania 86 (0)
Managerial career
2019 Universitatea Cluj
2019 Romania (assistant)
2020–2021 Roma (scout)
2021–2022 Romania U20
2023–2024 Rapid București (GK coach)
2024 Rapid București (caretaker)
2024– Rapid București (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bogdan Ionuț Lobonț (Romanian pronunciation: [boɡˈdan joˈnuts loˈbonts]; born 18 January 1978) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player who played as a goalkeeper, currently assistant coach at Liga I club Rapid București.

He amassed 87 appearances for the Romania national team between 1998 and 2018, representing the country in two European Championships. He was popularly nicknamed Pisica ("The Cat") in Romania, due to his quick reflexes and relative small body frame for a goalkeeper.[1]

Club career

Corvinul Hunedoara

Bogdan Lobonț was born on 18 January 1978 in Hunedoara, Romania, starting to play junior level football at age 12 at local club, Corvinul under the guidance of coach Marian Ioniță.[2][3] He started to play at senior level during the 1995–96 Divizia B when coach Gabriel Stan used him in a 1–1 with Suceava, having an appreciated evolution.[2][3][4] In the following season he appeared more often, helping the team finish on the 7th place.[2]

Rapid București

In 1997, Rică Răducanu noticed his talent after watching a training session of Corvinul, then recommended him to Rapid București's manager, Mircea Lucescu.[5] Lobonț made his Divizia A debut on 2 August 1997, keeping a clean sheet in a 0–0 with Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[2][6] At the end of his first season at Rapid, he won the first trophy of his career, the 1997–98 Cupa României, being used all the minutes by Lucescu in the final where he kept a clean sheet in the 1–0 win with Universitatea Craiova.[7] In the following season he made 31 appearances in the league as the club won the title.[2][8] During the middle of the 1999–2000 season he was sold by Rapid to Ajax Amsterdam for 3 million $.[2][9]

Ajax Amsterdam and Dinamo București

He made his Ajax debut when coach Co Adriaanse sent him on the field in the 18th minute of an away Eredivisie match with FC Utrecht in order to replace Shota Arveladze because the starting goalkeeper, Fred Grim received a red card, eventually conceding two goals as the match ended with a 2–1 loss.[2][10]

He was loaned by Ajax to Dinamo București for the 2001–02 season, where he was used by coaches Cornel Dinu and Marin Ion in 22 league games, including a clean sheet in a 2–0 win from the derby with Steaua București, helping the squad win the title, being the team's first choice goalkeeper in front of Florin Prunea.[2][8][11][12] He also played in the 2–1 loss in front of his former team, Rapid from the 2002 Cupa României final.[13]

Upon his return to Ajax, he became the team's primary goalkeeper, playing four games in the 2002–03 Champions League second group stage against Arsenal, Valencia and A.S. Roma which were all draws, conceding only three goals, helping Ajax qualify to the quarter-finals.[14][15] There they met AC Milan and after managing to keep a clean sheet in the draw from the first leg, in the second one the team was close to the semi-finals qualification but in stoppage time Filippo Inzaghi burst clear to reach a flick-on and lifted the ball over Lobonț and Jon Dahl Tomasson touched the ball over the line for a 3–2 victory against Ajax for the eventual winners of the competition.[14][16] In the following season he was used by coach Ronald Koeman in 24 league games as Ajax won the title.[2][17] In the same season he played six games in the Champions League group stage, keeping two clean sheets in victories with Club Brugge and Celta Vigo but they lost the other games, finishing the group on the last place.[18] In the following one year and a half he played rarely but still made two appearances in the 2004–05 Champions League group stage, a 3–0 home win with Maccabi Tel Aviv and a 4–0 away loss in front of Bayern Munich.[2][19]

Lobonț's performances at Ajax were also limited by injuries and competition with Maarten Stekelenburg.[20] During his spell with the Sons of the Gods he was colleague with fellow Romanians Cristian Chivu and Nicolae Mitea, also developing a good friendship with Zlatan Ibrahimović.[21]

Fiorentina

In January 2006, Lobonț was transferred from Ajax to Italian Serie A club Fiorentina for 1.5 million € as The Violets needed a goalkeeper after the injury of Sébastien Frey.[22] He made his Serie A debut on 29 January when coach Cesare Prandelli sent him on the field in 59th minute in order to replace Gianluca Berti, managing to not concede a goal in the 0–0 with Udinese.[23] He played regularly along compatriot Adrian Mutu until the end of the season, then in the first half of the following season he did not play anymore as Frey recovered from his injury.[24][25]

Return to Dinamo București

Lobonț training for Dinamo București in 2007

Because he had also lost his place on the Romania national team, Lobonț made a surprise move back to Dinamo București in January 2007 who paid 750.000 € for his transfer, also he accepted a much lower salary, earning with 545.000 € less than the contract with the Italians.[11][24][26] He was used in 14 league games by coach Mircea Rednic in the second half of the 2006–07 season as the team won the title.[2][8] He also appeared in both legs from the 3–1 loss on aggregate in front of Benfica from the sixteenths-finals of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup.[27] In the following season Dinamo had the objective of reaching the Champions League group stage, in the 1–1 draw from the first leg of the third qualifying round against Lazio Roma, Lobonț saved a penalty kick executed by Tommaso Rocchi.[2][28] However the qualification was lost after the 3–1 defeat from the second leg.[2][29] For his performances achieved in 2007, Lobonț was placed second in the ranking for the Romanian Footballer of the Year award, behind Adrian Mutu.[30]

Roma

On 31 August 2009, Italian Serie A team A.S. Roma signed Lobonț in a co-ownership deal from Dinamo, with an option for the club to buy him outright at the end of the season, for a fee of €1.5 million.[31] He made his first appearance for the Giallorossi on 4 October, coming off the bench after 23 minutes in order to replace injured Júlio Sérgio in 2–1 win over Napoli, conceding a goal from Ezequiel Lavezzi shortly after entering the field.[32] His second appearance was in a 3–0 win over CSKA Sofia from the 2009–10 Europa League group stage for which he was praised by the Italian press.[2][33] Lobonț started the following season by playing under the guidance of coach Claudio Ranieri in the 3–1 loss with Inter Milan from Supercoppa Italiana, afterwards making three appearances in the 2010–11 Champions League group stage, consisting of a victory and a draw with CFR Cluj but also a loss with FC Basel.[2][34]

On 4 March 2012, he came on against Lazio because of Stekelenburg's red card. Because of starter Maarten Stekelenburg's injury, he was the temporary first goalkeeper in seven matches in the 2011–12 season.[35] In the 2012–13 Coppa Italia season, the team reached the final where coach Aurelio Andreazzoli used him in the 1–0 loss with Lazio.[36]

On 1 July 2013, Lobonț signed a new three-year contract with Roma which would keep him at the club until 2016.[37] Even though he had not featured in an Roma match for about four years, in 2016 he extended his contract with the team yet again, making Roma the last team of his playing career.[38]

International career

Bogdan Lobonț played 86 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut on 2 September 1998 when coach Victor Pițurcă sent him on the field in the 82nd minute in order to replace Bogdan Stelea in a 7–0 victory over Leichtenstein at the successful Euro 2000 qualifiers where he would make three further more appearances as a starter in three victories, two over Azerbaijan and one with Hungary, keeping a clean sheet in all of them.[39][40][41] He was selected by coach Emerich Jenei to be part of the squad that participated at the Euro 2000 final tournament but did not play in any games there.[39][40]

In the following years he appeared in three games at the 2002 World Cup qualifiers, including another win with a clean sheet kept over rivals Hungary, then playing in four games at the Euro 2004 qualifiers in which he conceded three goals of which two were from penalty kicks.[39] Afterwards Lobonț established himself as a key member for Romania, appearing in 11 games at the 2006 World Cup qualifiers and in 10 matches from the successful Euro 2008 qualifiers where he conceded only six goals, keeping four clean sheets including in a historical 1–0 home win over Netherlands.[39][42] At the final tournament he was used by Pițurcă in all the minutes in the three group stage matches, a 0–0 with world cup finalists France, followed by praised performance in the 1–1 with world champions Italy, then the 2–0 loss with Netherlands as the campaign ended.[39][40][43]

After playing five games in which he received 10 goals at the 2010 World Cup qualifiers, he appeared in only one at the Euro 2012 qualifiers and four at the 2014 World Cup qualifiers, including a 3–1 loss with Greece from the qualification play-off, after which he retired from te national team.[39][3][44] When former teammate, Cosmin Contra became coach, Lobonț came back for one final game on 5 June 2018, earning his final cap for Romania when he entered the field in order to replace Ciprian Tătărușanu for the final minutes of a 2–0 friendly win against Finland at the Ilie Oană Stadium in Ploiești.[39][40][45]

On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, for his performances in the Euro 2008 qualifiers, receiving the Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" – ("The Sportive Merit" Medal) class III.[40][46]

Managerial career

Bogdan Lobonț started coaching in January 2019 at Liga II side, Universitatea Cluj, finishing the season on the third place, then playing a promotion play-off with FC Hermannstadt which was lost with 3–0 on aggregate.[47][48]

Afterwards he worked as an assistant of Cosmin Contra at Romania's national team for a few months, then he was a scouter for A.S. Roma.[47] He left Roma to coach Romania's under-20 side for about a year in friendly matches, gaining three 2–1 victories over Poland, Czech Republic and Portugal but also suffering some severe defeats, as 1–6 with England, 0–7 with Italy or 0–5 in front of Switzerland.[47][49]

In August 2023 he got appointed as the goalkeeper coach of Rapid București.[47][50] By the end of the 2023–24 season, after head coach Cristiano Bergodi was dismissed, Lobonț was selected to lead the team for the final rounds of the season but his spell was rather unsuccessful as the team lost eight matches, made a draw and earned only one victory in the last round in a derby with FCSB.[47][51] After Neil Lennon was appointed head coach of Rapid, Lobonț remained in his staff as an assistant.[52]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[2][53][54]
Club Season League National Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Corvinul Hunedoara 1995–96 Divizia B 6 0 0 0 – – 6 0
1996–97 34 0 0 0 – – 24 2
Total 40 0 0 0 – – 40 0
Rapid București 1997–98 Divizia A 33 0 1 0 – – 34 0
1998–99 31 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 35 0
1999–00 16 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 18 0
Total 80 0 2 0 4 0 1 0 87 0
Ajax 1999–00 Eredivisie 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2000–01 1 0 0 0 0 0 – 1 0
2001–02 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2002–03 17 0 3 0 6 0 0 0 26 0
2003–04 24 0 1 0 7 0 – 32 0
2004–05 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 49 0 4 0 15 0 0 0 68 0
Dinamo București (loan) 2001–02 Divizia A 22 0 1 0 – – 23 0
Fiorentina 2005–06 Serie A 17 0 – – – 17 0
2006–07 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
Total 17 0 0 0 – – 17 0
Dinamo București 2006–07 Liga I 14 0 – 2 0 – 16 0
2007–08 32 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 38 0
2008–09 25 0 0 0 2 0 – 18 0
Total 71 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 81 0
Roma (loan) 2009–10 Serie A 2 0 0 0 1 0 – 3 0
Roma 2010–11 6 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 10 0
2011–12 9 0 0 0 0 0 – 9 0
2012–13 5 0 1 0 – – 6 0
2013–14 0 0 0 0 – – 0 0
2014–15 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2015–16 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2016–17 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0 0 0 – 0 0
Total 22 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 28 0
Career total 301 0 9 0 31 0 3 0 344 0

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[39]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1998 1 0
1999 5 0
2000 8 0
2001 3 0
2002 3 0
2003 9 0
2004 7 0
2005 8 0
2006 6 0
2007 11 0
2008 10 0
2009 3 0
2010 4 0
2011 0 0
2012 4 0
2013 3 0
2018 1 0
Total 86 0

Managerial statistics

As of 10 May 2024[53]
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania Universitatea Cluj 8 November 2018 14 June 2019 19 13 2 4 39 13 +26 068.42
Romania Romania U20 10 August 2021 30 June 2022 8 3 0 5 8 27 −19 037.50
Romania Rapid București (caretaker) 16 April 2024 19 May 2024 6 1 1 4 10 13 −3 016.67
Total 33 17 3 13 57 53 +4 051.52

Honours

Rapid București

Ajax

Dinamo București

Roma

Individual

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    "România la Euro 2008, în "Grupa morții". Imaginile memorabile cu Cristi Chivu la imn, Adrian Mutu de la extaz la agonie, plus nedreptatea lui Ciprian Marica!" [Romania at Euro 2008, in the "Group of Death". The memorable images with Cristi Chivu at the anthem, Adrian Mutu from ecstasy to agony, plus the injustice of Ciprian Marica!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  44. ^ "Pițurcă, surprins de decizia lui Lobonț, de a se retrage din națională" [Pițurcă, surprised by Lobonț's decision to withdraw from the national team] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  45. ^ "România - Finlanda 2-0. Lobonț a intrat pe final, în ultimul meci la națională" [Romania - Finland 2-0. Lobonț entered the final, in the last match at the national team]. Digisport.ro. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
    "România - Finlanda, 2-0. Lobonț a jucat ultimul meci la națională" [Romania - Finland, 2-0. Lobonț played the last match for the national team]. Digi24.ro. 5 June 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
    "România - Finlanda 2-0, în ultimul meci al lui Lobonț din carieră" [Romania - Finland 2–0, in the last match of Lobonț's career]. FRF. 5 June 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
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  48. ^ "Lobonț, antrenor la U Cluj de la 1 ianuarie 2019. Primele declarații" [Lobonț, coach at U Cluj since January 1, 2019. First statements]. Libertatea.ro. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
    "Bogdan Lobonț, OUT de la U Cluj! Ratarea promovării i-a fost fatală" [Bogdan Lobonț, OUT from U Cluj! Missing the promotion was fatal for him]. Digisport.ro. 14 June 2019. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  49. ^ "După 27 de goluri luate cu România U20, Bogdan Lobonț s-a despărțit de naționala pe care a antrenat-o în ultimul an" [After 27 goals received with Romania U20, Bogdan Lobonț parted ways with the national team he coached for the last year]. Digisport.ro. 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  50. ^ "Bogdan Lobonț a semnat cu Rapid: "Bine v-am regăsit!"" [Bogdan Lobonț has signed with Rapid:"I'm glad to see you once again!"]. Digisport.ro. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  51. ^ "De ce a fost pus Bogdan Lobonț antrenor al Rapidului, după demiterea lui Cristiano Bergodi. Fostul portar al Generației de Aur știe exact ce mesaj i-a dat Dan Șucu:"E clar și ferm!"" [Why was Bogdan Lobonț appointed coach of Rapid, after the dismissal of Cristiano Bergodi. The former goalkeeper of the Golden Generation knows exactly what message Dan Șucu gave him: "It's clear and firm!"]. Prosport.ro. 14 April 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
    "Bogdan Lobonț, anunț despre Albion Rrahmani și reacție misterioasă despre noul antrenor, după victoria Rapid – FCSB 2-0!" [Bogdan Lobonț, announcement about Albion Rrahmani and mysterious reaction about the new coach, after the Rapid - FCSB 2-0 victory!]. Prosport.ro. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  52. ^ "Conducerea Rapidului a decis ce se va întâmpla cu Bogdan Lobonț, după venirea lui Neil Lennon" [The management of Rapid has decided what will happen to Bogdan Lobonț, after the arrival of Neil Lennon]. Digisport.ro. 22 May 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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  54. ^ Bogdan Lobonț at WorldFootball.net
  • Bogdan Lobonț profile ASRoma.it at the Wayback Machine (archived 2 January 2017)
  • Bogdan Lobonț – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Bogdan Lobonț – UEFA competition record (archive)
  • Bogdan Lobonț at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Bogdan Lobonț at WorldFootball.net
  • Bogdan Lobonț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Bogdan Lobonț managerial positions
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FC Rapid București – managers
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Romania squads
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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2000
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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 2008
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