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Marius Croitoru
Croitoru after a game with Steaua București
Personal information
Full name Marius Marian Croitoru
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth Giurgiu, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Botoșani (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Turistul București
2000–2006 FCM Bacău 111 (7)
2006 Vaslui 32 (6)
2007–2008 Steaua București 22 (0)
2008 → Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) 14 (0)
2009 Politehnica Iași 1 (0)
2010–2011 Atyrau 27 (4)
2011 Astra Ploiești 8 (0)
2012 FCM Bacău 11 (1)
2012–2015 Botoșani 86 (8)
2015–2018 Poli Timișoara 64 (2)
2018 Pașcani 1 (0)
Total 377 (28)
International career
2001 Romania U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2019– Botoșani
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player currently in charge of Liga I club FC Botoșani. He played as a right winger and possessed a powerful shot and good ball technique.

Club career

Croitoru made his professional debut in a second division game for Turistul București. In 2000, he moved to Liga I club FCM Bacău.[1]

After six season with FCM Bacău, Croitoru moved to fellow first league club FC Vaslui, where he impressed alongside Viorel Frunză.[2]

In January 2007, after some impressive displays for Vaslui, he was transferred by Steaua București. After only one season, he was loaned to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3]

Managerial career

FC Botoșani

In the summer of 2019, although still not in possession of a UEFA Pro Licence, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club Botoșani.[4] In his third game in charge, he managed a historic 2–0 away win against FCSB.[5]

Personal life

His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.[6][7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 June 2019[8][9][10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FCM Bacău 2000–01 19 0 1 0 – – 20 0
2001–02 11 2 0 0 11 2
2002–03 16 3 1 0 17 3
2003–04 25 0 0 0 25 0
2004–05 25 0 2 0 27 0
2005–06 15 2 2 1 17 3
Total 111 7 6 1 – – – – 117 8
FC Vaslui 2005–06 14 2 0 0 – – 14 2
2006–07 18 4 1 0 19 4
Total 32 6 1 0 – – – – 33 6
Steaua București 2006–07 10 0 0 0 – 2 0 12 0
2007–08 12 0 1 0 8 0 21 0
Total 22 0 1 0 – – 10 0 33 0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 2007–08 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
Politehnica Iași 2009–10 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Atyrau 2010 27 4 1 0 – 1 0 29 4
Astra Ploiești 2010–11 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
FCM Bacău 2011–12 11 1 0 0 – – 11 1
FC Botoșani 2012–13 21 2 2 0 – – 23 2
2013–14 30 1 0 0 30 1
2014–15 31 3 0 0 1 0 32 3
2015–16 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Total 86 8 2 0 1 0 4 0 93 8
Poli Timișoara 2014–15 13 0 2 0 1 0 – 16 0
2015–16 35 2 2 0 4 2 41 4
2016–17 16 0 1 0 – 17 0
Total 64 2 5 0 5 2 – – 74 4
CSM Pașcani 2018–19 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Career Total 377 28 17 1 6 2 15 0 414 31

Managerial statistics

As of 22 November 2020
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania FC Botosani 4 June 2019 Present 51 19 15 17 65 65 +0 037.25

Honours

Botoșani

References

  1. ^ "Marius Croitoru, noul antrenor de la FC Botoșani" [Marius Croitoru, new coach at FC Botoșani]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Fostul președinte al Vasluiului, Ciprian Damian, executat silit" [Former Vaslui president, Ciprian Damian, goes into forced repossession]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Steaua si Ceahlaul au ajuns la un acord pentru imprumutul lui Croitoru la Piatra Neamt". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
  4. ^ "Marius Croitoru, prezentat ca antrenor principal la FC Botoşani" [Marius Croitoru, announced as manager of FC Botoşani]. Antena 1 (in Romanian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Detaliul neștiut despre Marius Croitoru" [Unknown detail about Marius Croitoru]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Ce decizie a luat Marius Croitoru după ce fiul său a jucat titular contra campioanei CFR" [What decision did Marius Croitoru make after his son played as a starter against the CFR champion] (in Romanian). Digiport.ro. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Moment unic în fotbal. Marius Croitoru şi-a schimbat fiul în timpul meciului cu CFR Cluj, din cauza regulii U21. Reacţia antrenorului lui FC Botoşani" [Unique moment in football. Marius Croitoru substituted his son during the match against CFR Cluj, because of the U21 rule. The reaction of FC Botoșani's coach] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  8. ^ Marius Croitoru at WorldFootball.net
  9. ^ a b Marius Croitoru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  10. ^ Marius Croitoru at Soccerway
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