László Sepsi

László Sepsi (born June 7, 1986 in Luduş) is a Romanian footballer of Hungarian descent who plays for FC Politehnica Timişoara, as a left defender.

Club career

Early career

Sepsi made his professional debut with lowly CS Gaz Metan Mediaş, making 24 Liga I appearances and scoring one goal. In the 2005 summer he moved abroad, signing for Ligue 1 side Stade Rennais FC. He was brought to the French club by compatriot László Bölöni, the team's manager.

Sepsi didn't feature in any league matches in the 2005–06 season, only being fielded in a couple of French Cup contests. Following the departure of Bölöni in the summer of 2006, he returned to Romania, joining ACF Gloria 1922 Bistriţa, where he impressed overall, helping the club to a final sixth position in the top division, with the subsequent UEFA Intertoto Cup qualification; he was also team captain.

Benfica

On 12 January 2008, Sepsi signed a five-and-a-half-year contract with Portuguese first division's S.L. Benfica, for an undisclosed fee (newspapers reported that it could have been something between €1.8 and 2.5 million). In the summer, he was loaned to La Liga outfit Racing de Santander, in a season-long move. He made his competitive debut with Racing on August 31, 2008, in a 1–1 home match against Sevilla FC,; ESPNsoccernet, 31 August 2008 and contributed with 19 games (14 starts) as the Cantabrians finished in 12th position,...
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