Gheorghe Crețu

Gheorghe Crețu
Gheorghe Crețu
	Crețu in August 2022
Personal information
Nickname	Gianni
Nationality	Romanian; Austrian
Born	8 August 1968 (age 55); Constanța, Romania
Hometown	Vienna, Austria
Coaching information
Current team	Slovenia
Previous teams coached
1997–1998; 1998–1999; 1999; 2000–2001; 2001–2003; 2003–2005; 2007; 2007–2008; 2008–2010; 2010; 2010–2011; 2013–2014; 2014–2019; 2014–2017; 2017; 2018–2019; 2019–2020; 2021–2022; 2022–	Sokol Vienna; Union Perchtoldsdorf; Austria (AC); Union Perchtoldsdorf; Hotvolleys Vienna (AC); Hotvolleys Vienna; VC Lennik; Romania; Bassano Volley; Quasar Massa Versilia; AZS Olsztyn; Al Arabi Doha; Estonia; Cuprum Lubin; Belogorie Belgorod; Asseco Resovia; Kuzbass Kemerovo; ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle; Slovenia
Volleyball information
Position	Middle blocker
Career
1985–1993; 1993–1994; 1994–1995; 1995–1997; 1997–1998; 1998–1999; 1999–2000	Dinamo București; SV Lohhof; Sokol Vienna; Hotvolleys Vienna; Sokol Vienna; Union Perchtoldsdorf; Sokol Vienna
Honours
Men’s volleyball
Head coach Estonia
FIVB Challenger Cup
European League
Head coach Slovenia
CEV European Championship

Gheorghe Crețu (born 8 August 1968) is a Romanian professional volleyball coach and former player. Since 2022, he has been serving as head coach for the Slovenia national team.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Honours[edit]

As a player[edit]

Domestic
- 1991–92 Romanian Championship, with Dinamo București
- 1995–96 Austrian Cup, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 1995–96 Austrian Championship, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 1996–97 Austrian Cup, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 1996–97 Austrian Championship, with Hotvolleys Vienna

As a coach[edit]

CEV Champions League
- 2021–22 – with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle^[4]

Domestic
- 2002–03 Austrian Cup, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 2002–03 Austrian Championship, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 2003–04 Austrian Championship, with Hotvolleys Vienna
- 2013–14 Emir Cup, with Al Arabi Doha
- 2019–20 Russian SuperCup, with Kuzbass Kemerovo
- 2021–22 Polish Cup, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle
- 2021–22 Polish Championship, with ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle^[5]

Individual awards[edit]

2017: Estonian Coach of the Year
2018: Estonian Coach of the Year
2022: CEV – Coach of the year^[6]

References[edit]

^ "Gheorghe Cretu nowym trenerem Grupy Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.
^ "Presenetljiva novica z odbojkarske zveze: Lebedew ni več selektor". siol.net (in Slovenian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
^ "Cretu ne bo več vodil slovenske vrste". OZS (in Slovenian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
^ "They did it again. Zaksa is a Double CEV Champions League Volley Winner". CEV. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! Dziewiąte złoto siatkarzy z Kędzierzyna-Koźla". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
^ "Stars of the sport take centre stage at CEV Volleyball Gala". CEV. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

External links[edit]

Coach profile at the European Volleyball Confederation
Coach profile at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Coach profile at Volleybox.net

[1] "Gheorghe Cretu nowym trenerem Grupy Azoty ZAKSA Kędzierzyn-Koźle". zaksa.pl (in Polish). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2021.

[2] "Presenetljiva novica z odbojkarske zveze: Lebedew ni več selektor". siol.net (in Slovenian). 8 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.

[3] "Cretu ne bo več vodil slovenske vrste". OZS (in Slovenian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.

[4] "They did it again. Zaksa is a Double CEV Champions League Volley Winner". CEV. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[5] "ZAKSA mistrzem Polski! Dziewiąte złoto siatkarzy z Kędzierzyna-Koźla". polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 14 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.

[6] "Stars of the sport take centre stage at CEV Volleyball Gala". CEV. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 16 September 2022.

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