Adrian Ursea
 Portrait of former football player, currently manager, Adrian Ursea | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Dante Ursea | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Slobozia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Petrolul Ploiești | 102 | (15) |
| 1988–1989 | → Victoria București (loan) | 43 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Locarno | 13 | (4) |
| 1992–1994 | Chênois | 7 | (2) |
| 1994 | Rapid București | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | Étoile Carouge | ||
| 1995–1996 | Bulle | ||
| 1996–1997 | Vevey | ||
| 1997–1999 | Stade Nyonnais | ||
| 1999–2000 | Fribourg | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000–2001 | Vevey | ||
| 2001–2003 | Servette (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Servette[2] (caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Servette (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Servette (caretaker) | ||
| 2005 | Meyrin | ||
| 2011–2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax (youth) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Nice (assistant) | ||
| 2019 | Servette U21 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Nice (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Nice | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Adrian Dante Ursea (born 14 September 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently the manager of Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.
Early life
Born in Slobozia, Ursea completed his schooling in Ploiești.
Playing career
Ursea played 102 games for the Romanian top flight side Petrolul Ploiești, and also played for various clubs in Switzerland.[3][4]
Coaching career
After his retirement, Ursea went into coaching, and for four years was technical director at Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax.[5][6] On 4 December 2020, he became the manager of OGC Nice after Patrick Vieira was dismissed.[7] He left Nice by the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 23 May 2021
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Nice | 4 December 2020 | 23 May 2021 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 36.67 | [9] |
| Total | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 31 | 42 | −11 | 36.67 | — | ||
References
- ^ Adrian Ursea (in French), OGC Nice, 9 June 2016.
- ^ Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 20 June 2007.
- ^ Adrian Ursea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Adrian Ursea at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Ursea quitte Xamax et rejoint Nice (in French), Arcinfo.ch, 7 June 2016.
- ^ Qui est Adrian Ursea, le nouvel adjoint de Lucien Favre à l'OGC Nice? (in French), Nice Matin, 9 June 2016.
- ^ "Adrian Ursea becomes OGC Nice manager at least until the end of the season". Get French Football News. 4 December 2020.
- ^ "Official: Adrian Ursea leaves OGC Nice". Get French Football News. 23 May 2021.
- ^ "OGC Nice: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
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