Ioan Mera

Ioan Mera
Mera (left) with Alania in 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1987-01-05) 5 January 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Reghin, Romania
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Team information
Current team
 CSC Peciu Nou
Number 4
Youth career
0000–2002 Avântul Reghin
2002–2006 FC Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2012 FC Politehnica Timișoara 42 (5)
2006–2007 FC Politehnica II Timișoara 23 (0)
2005–2006 → CFR Timișoara (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2008 → FCM Reșița (loan) 16 (0)
2008 → CS Buftea (loan) 15 (1)
2009 → Gloria Buzău (loan) 15 (3)
2011 → Unirea Urziceni (loan) 12 (0)
2012–2013 Alania Vladikavkaz 3 (0)
2013–2014 Săgeata Năvodari 8 (1)
2014 ACS Poli Timișoara 13 (0)
2014–2015 Rapid București 10 (0)
2015–2017 Taraz 55 (4)
2017–2022 Politehnica Timișoara 138 (16)
2023- CSC Peciu Nou
Total 361 (32)
International career
2007–2008 Romania U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ioan Mera (born 5 January 1987) is a Romanian professional football official and a former centre back. He is the sporting director of Politehnica Timișoara.

Club career

Mera began his youth career at Avântul Reghin and at 15 years old he was transferred at Poli.

Politehnica Timișoara

He signed in 2003, where he was still young, and he play for second team. He scored his first goal in Liga I match against Universitatea Craiova. Mera makes his European debut against Ajax Amsterdam in away match, score 0–0 .

Loans

Mera was loaned to CFR Timișoara for one year, making eleven appearances and scoring two goals. Next team where Mera was loaned out it was FCM Reșița where he played 16 matches. He was loaned out this time at CS Buftea with another 15 players from second team. He scored one goal in 15 appearances. Mera was loaned out at first divisioner Gloria Buzău where he scored three goals against Argeș Pitești, Gaz Metan Mediaș and FC Vaslui.

On 2 August 2012, Mera joined Russian Premier League side FC Alania Vladikavkaz on a three-year contract.

On 24 February 2014, Mera joined Liga I side ACS Poli Timișoara on a one-year contract.

On 19 January 2017, Mera joined Liga II side ASU Politehnica Timișoara on a free transfer.

Honours

FC Politehnica Timișoara