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Romanian footballer (born 1981)

Gabriel Cânu

Personal information
Date of birth (1981-01-18) 18 January 1981 (age 43)
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team Metaloglobus București (assistant)
Youth career
–1999 Național București
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2004 Național București 23 (0)
2000–2001 → Cimentul Fieni (loan) 31 (1)
2001–2002 → FC Baia Mare (loan) 26 (1)
2005–2008 Politehnica Timișoara 73 (6)
2008–2013 Vaslui 49 (6)
2013–2014 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 26 (2)
2014–2018 Poli Timișoara 96 (7)
Total 324 (23)
Managerial career
2018–2019 Hermannstadt (assistant)
2021–2023 Metaloglobus București (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 July 2018‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2008

Gabriel Cânu (born 18 January 1981) is a Romanian former footballer. He was best known for his impressive height, powerful header and aerial game effective both defensively and in attack. He was also regarded for his leadership qualities, becoming captain for Timișoara, Vaslui and Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț. He is now football analyst for Eurosport Romania in Premier League Show covering the top English football league matches, alongside Lucian Sânmărtean and Emanuel Terzian and assistant manager of Metaloglobus București.

Born in Bucharest, Cânu came through the youth ranks of local Național București, going on to finish his sporting formation with the Divizia B teams Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare.

Aged 18, he made his debut in Național's first team on 2 June 1999, coming as a substitute in a 2–0 win against Petrolul Ploiești. It was his only appearance that season. After one season, with no matches, he was loaned two consecutive seasons to Divizia B sides Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare, to build up his first team experience. After he returned, he failed to establish himself in the first team squad.

Cânu made one appearance in the Romanian first league in 1997/1998, while at FC Național. In the 2000/2001 and 2001/2002 seasons he played in the Romanian second league, for Cimentul Fieni and FC Baia Mare respectively. He then returned to FC Național, playing 16 times in the Divizia A during the 2003/2004 season. Cânu joined Poli in the winter break of the 2004/2005 season, together with Național coach Cosmin Olăroiu and teammates Gabriel Caramarin, Gigel Coman and Marius Popa.

FC Vaslui

ACS Poli Timișoara