Valeriu Răchită

Valeriu Răchită
Personal information
Date of birth	30 May 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth	Boldești-Scăeni, Romania
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Sportul Snagov (manager)
Youth career
1985–1989	Metalul Plopeni
Senior career*
Years	Team
1989–1990	Steaua București
1990–1996	Petrolul Ploiești
1996–1998	Steaua București
1998–1999	FC Onești
1999	Ankaragücü
2000	Farul Constanța
2000–2002	Litex Lovech
2002–2004	Steaua București
2004	FC U Craiova
Total
Managerial career
2005–2006	Petrolul Ploiești
2006–2007	Chimia Brazi
2007–2009	Astra Ploiești
2009–2012	Petrolul Ploiești
2014	Romania (assistant)
2014–2015	Al-Ittihad (assistant)
2017–2018	Sportul Snagov
2018–2019	ACS Poli Timișoara
2019–2020	Sportul Snagov
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Valeriu "Vivi" Răchită (born 30 May 1970) is a Romanian former footballer and current manager.^[1]^[2]

Playing career[edit]

A central defender, he spent most of his career in Romania with Steaua București and Petrolul Ploiești, winning a combined five domestic honours with them. Răchită also had brief stints in the country at FC Onești, Farul Constanța and FC Universitatea Craiova, as well as at Ankaragücü and Litex Lovech abroad.

Managerial career[edit]

Răchită began coaching in 2005 at Petrolul Ploiești, and continued his early managerial career at Chimia Brazi and rivals from Astra Ploiești. He returned to Petrolul in 2009, and guided it to Liga I promotion at the end of the 2010–11 season after winning its series in the second division.

Between 2014 and 2015, Răchita served as an assistant to Victor Pițurcă at the Romania national team and Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, respectively.

Career statistics[edit]

Managerial[edit]

As of match played 7 December 2011

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	Win %
Petrolul Ploiești	25 June 2005	27 May 2006	30	17	5	8	48	29	056.67
Chimia Brazi	25 July 2006	30 May 2007	34	7	5	22	30	57	020.59
Astra Ploiești	25 July 2007	5 June 2009	64	52	6	6	145	50	081.25
Petrolul Ploiești	30 June 2009	2012	78	40	23	15	118	61	051.28
Sportul Snagov	1 July 2017	30 June 2018	36	12	9	15	45	37	033.33
ACS Poli Timișoara	15 January 2019		16	5	4	7	13	19	031.25
Total			258	133	52	73	399	253	051.55

Honours[edit]

Player[edit]

Petrolul Ploiești

Steaua București

Litex Lovech

Bulgarian Cup: 2000–01^[3]

Manager[edit]

Petrolul Ploiești

Liga II: 2010–11

References[edit]

^ Valeriu Răchită, noul antrenor al ACS Poli! A fost convins de primarul Timişoarei cu un nou stadion: "Asta mi-a promis". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)
^ "Valeriu Răchită revine la Sportul Snagov". gsp.ro. 16 July 2019.(in Romanian)
^ "Алея на славата - Валериу Ракита". pfclitex.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

External links[edit]

Valeriu Răchită at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

[1] Valeriu Răchită, noul antrenor al ACS Poli! A fost convins de primarul Timişoarei cu un nou stadion: "Asta mi-a promis". liga2.prosport.ro (in Romanian)

[2] "Valeriu Răchită revine la Sportul Snagov". gsp.ro. 16 July 2019.(in Romanian)

[3] "Алея на славата - Валериу Ракита". pfclitex.com. Retrieved 31 July 2020.

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