Dinamo land Valencia striker Ilie
Friday, September 21, 2001
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UEFA Cup entrants FC Dinamo Bucuresti have made their third major signing of the season by recruiting striker Sabin Ilie from Valencia CF.
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UEFA Cup entrants FC Dinamo Bucuresti have made their third major signing of the season by recruiting striker Sabin Ilie from Valencia CF on a four-year contract.
Recent recruits
The Romanian side have already brought in Ovidiu Stanga from PSV Eindhoven and Bogdan Lobont from AFC Ajax in recent weeks.
Famous brother
The 26-year-old, who is the brother of Valencia star Adrian Ilie, was leading scorer in the Romanian Divizia A in the 1996/97 season, scoring 31 goals while at city rivals FC Steaua Bucuresti. He has also played in Germany, on loan during his time with Valencia, with FC Energie Cottbus.
All to do
Dinamo have it all to do to qualify for the second round of the UEFA Cup after losing the home leg of their first-round tie 3-1 to Swiss outfit Grasshopper-Club.
