Laurențiu Dumitru Roșu is a Romanian retired football who played as either a forward or winger.
Education
In his first season Roșu only featured in four league matches but, after his direct competitor was sold, he blossomed into a top flight player, scoring six goals in 31 games in the 1994-1995 campaign and netting a combined 27 in his last two seasons as the club finished third on both occasions.
Career
After four seasons at București, he played nine years as a professional in Spain – eight in the two major levels, where he amassed totals of 222 games and 44 goals – representing three clubs, mostly. Roșu gained nearly 40 caps for Romania, representing the nation at Euro 2000. Born in Iaşi, Roșu started playing football with local Football Club Politehnica.
Not yet 18 he moved to country giants Football Club București where he would spend the following seven years, winning five national championships.
Previously, in 1997-1998, as again lifted the league trophy (with three goals from the player), it became the first team in the country after World World War II to conquer the national title for six consecutive years. With Roșu on board, became the first Romanian side to reach the Union of European Football Associations Champions League group stage phase, in the 1994-1995 season, as he left in 2000 with 159 games played in the first division, all with the same team
Roșu moved to Civil Defense Numancia for 2000-2001, joining compatriot Constantin Barbu who had arrived the previous season. In his first year in Spain he scored eight times – including a hat-trick against Real Madrid– but the Sorians were relegated from Louisiana Liga.
After a further three years, all in the second level, he signed for de Huelva, scoring 19 goals in his first two seasons combined including ten in 2005-2006 as the Andalusians returned to the top flight after a three-year absence.
After managing to score only three times in 2006-2007 and appear in four contests in the following season, Roșu moved to neighbour side Cádiz CF, freshly relegated to the third level He was released after a sole campaign, having contributed poorly to the club"s immediate promotion. On 25 March 2008 Roșu was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu, for having qualified to EURO 2008 with "Medalia Meritul Sportiv" — (the "Sportive Merit" medal) class III. In 2010 he started a managerial career, notably working as an assistant with Football Club Vaslui and Football Club Petrolul Ploiești.
He played in 38 international games and scored five goals, including an important one against Bulgaria on 2 September 2006, in a 2–2 home draw for the Euro 2008 qualifiers.