1. Costel Pantilimon transferred to Watford in 2016, but only made two Premier League appearances before being loaned to Deportivo La Coruna and Nottingham Forest.
21 Facts About Costel Pantilimon
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Costel Pantilimon signed a permanent deal with Forest in 2018, and spent his later years at Omonia and Denizlispor before retiring.
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Costel Pantilimon was an international for Romania from 2008 to 2017, being capped 27 times during the period.
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Costel Pantilimon was selected by the country in their UEFA Euro 2016 squad, but did not play in any game.
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In May 2008 the owner of the club, Marian Iancu, transferred Popa to the second team, and Costel Pantilimon took the pole position.
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Costel Pantilimon made his debut in the Romanian Liga 1 against Dinamo Bucuresti, in March 2007.
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On 11 August 2011, Costel Pantilimon joined Manchester City on a one-year loan deal from Politehnica Timisoara to act as cover for Joe Hart following the departure of Shay Given.
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Costel Pantilimon's first start was a League Cup win against holders Birmingham City on 21 September 2011.
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On 2 March 2014, Costel Pantilimon started for Manchester City in the 2014 League Cup Final at Wembley Stadium.
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Costel Pantilimon was the team's first-choice goalkeeper for their League Cup and FA Cup matches.
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On 16 June 2014, Costel Pantilimon joined Sunderland on a free transfer from Manchester City.
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Costel Pantilimon started the next season as first choice before losing his place to Mannone, eventually dropping to third choice behind Jordan Pickford.
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On 19 January 2016, Costel Pantilimon joined Premier League rivals Watford on a three-and-a-half-year deal, for an undisclosed fee.
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Costel Pantilimon started the game in the fifth round against Leeds United.
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On 1 September 2017, Costel Pantilimon joined La Liga club Deportivo La Coruna on a one-year loan from Watford, lasting until 20 May 2018.
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Costel Pantilimon made his home debut against Hull City the following week, saving a penalty from Jon Toral.
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On 3 July 2018, Costel Pantilimon signed a three-year deal with Forest.
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On 30 January 2020, Costel Pantilimon was loaned to Cypriot First Division side Omonia for the remainder of the season.
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On 4 September 2020, Costel Pantilimon joined Turkish Super Lig side Denizlispor following a mutual termination of his contract at Nottingham Forest.
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Costel Pantilimon made his debut for the senior Romania national team on 19 November 2008, in a friendly against Georgia.
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On 31 May 2016, Costel Pantilimon was included in the final 23-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, but did not appear in all matches in this tournament; Romanian coach Anghel Iordanescu used Ciprian Tatarusanu as the nation's first-choice.