His sister, Elena Gheorghe, is a well-known singer in Romania, representing her country at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest.
[1] Costin Gheorghe made his debut in Liga I for Sportul Studențesc in March 2006, in a match against FC Farul Constanța.
He played two games in Liga I, because Sportul Studențesc was relegated at the end of the season due to financial reasons.
On 5 September 2009 Costin Gheorghe scored a scorcher from distance in the Liga II match against FC Snagov.
[2] He scored another goal from distance a few days later, in the Romanian Cup match against Dinamo II București, won by Sportul, 5–0.