Cosmin Olăroiu
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu | ||
Date of birth | 10 June 1969 | ||
Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sharjah (head coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
–1988 | Steaua București | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1988–1989 | Carpați Nehoiu | ||
1989–1990 | Gloria Buzău | ||
1990–1991 | MECON București | ||
1991–1992 | Girueta București | ||
1992–1995 | Naţional București | 80 | (8) |
1995–1997 |
Universitatea Craiova | 37 | (2) |
1997–2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 98 | (7) |
2000 | → JEF United Ichihara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
Total | 225 | (17) | |
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Naţional București | ||
2002 | Steaua București | ||
2003–2004 | Naţional București | ||
2005 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
2005–2007 | Steaua București | ||
2007–2009 |
Al-Hilal | ||
2009–2010 |
Al-Sadd | ||
2011–2013 |
Al Ain | ||
2013–2017 |
Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
2014–2015 | Saudi Arabia | ||
2018–2021 |
Jiangsu Suning | ||
2021– | Sharjah | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu (born 10 June 1969) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who is in charge of UAE Pro League club Sharjah.[1]
As a manager, he guided Steaua București to the Divizia A title and Romanian Supercup both in 2006, and led his side to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the same year.[2]
He is considered one of the greatest managers in the
Club career
As a player, Olăroiu's best-known clubs he played for are
Coaching career
Early years
He started his coaching career during the
In the summer 2002, Olăroiu signed for
After leaving Steaua București, Olăroiu returned to Național București, this time as a general manager. In 2003, he was named head coach again, replacing Walter Zenga.[6]
In the winter of 2004, Olăroiu joined
Steaua Bucharest
Just some days after, Olăroiu was appointed manager by
Al-Hilal
In June 2007, Olăroiu signed for
Al-Sadd
In April 2009, he signed a two-year contract with
On 5 May 2011, Olăroiu was named supervisor for
Al Ain
In the summer of 2011, Cosmin Olăroiu was hired as
He then repeated the performance the following season, winning a consecutive title for Al Ain.
Al Ahli
On 6 July 2013, it was announced that Olăroiu signed a three-year contract with
He guided the club to their first
In the 2016–17 season, Olăroiu became one of the highest paid managers in world football,[21] earning a sum of €6.5 million annually.[22]
Saudi Arabia
On 15 December 2014, it was announced that he will train the Saudi Arabia national football team for 2015 AFC Asian Cup as temporary coach.[23] His first match in charge was a 4–1 loss to Bahrain in a friendly match. Olăroiu's side also lost two next matches, including a 1–0 loss to China in 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Saudi Arabia's first match at the tournament. They won their next match 4–1 against North Korea but lost 3–1 their final match against Uzbekistan and were eliminated in the group stages. The results is a consequence of his not knowing his players well, having only been appointed in a hurriedly temporary agreement. At the end of the tournament, Olăroiu returned to his club position.
Results | Date | Venue | Opponent | Result | Goalscorers | Competition | |||||||
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2014 | |||||||||||||
1 | 30 December 2014 | Geelong, Australia | Bahrain | 1–4 | Naif Hazazi |
Friendly | |||||||
2015 | |||||||||||||
2 | 4 January 2015 | Sydney, Australia | South Korea | 0–2 | Friendly | ||||||||
3 | 10 January 2015 | Brisbane, Australia | China | 0–1 | 2015 AFC Asian Cup | ||||||||
4 | 14 January 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | North Korea | 4–1 | Nawaf Al Abed |
2015 AFC Asian Cup | |||||||
5 | 18 January 2015 | Melbourne, Australia | Uzbekistan | 1–3 | Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (P) | 2015 AFC Asian Cup |
Jiangsu Suning
On 28 March 2018, Olăroiu was appointed at
In his third season, Jiangsu Suning won the Super League title for the first time in the club's history.[26] However, the club folded before the start of 2021 season.
Sharjah
On 10 November 2021, Olăroiu returned to the United Arab Emirates to help an out of form Sharjah stay competitive in the UAE Pro League.[27]
Managerial statistics
- As of 8 April 2024
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Național București | 1 January 2001 | 30 June 2002 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 64 | 37 | +27 | 52.17 |
Steaua București | 1 July 2002 | 15 October 2002 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 28.57 |
Național București | 10 September 2003 | 31 December 2004 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 74 | 53 | +21 | 46.81 |
Politehnica Timişoara | 1 January 2005 | 7 November 2005 | 29 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 18 | +26 | 55.17 |
Steaua București | 16 December 2005 | 30 June 2007 | 73 | 40 | 18 | 15 | 110 | 57 | +53 | 54.79 |
Al Hilal | 1 July 2007 | 28 February 2009 | 56 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 93 | 30 | +63 | 66.07 |
Al Sadd | 1 January 2009 | 24 December 2010 | 59 | 33 | 15 | 11 | 142 | 64 | +78 | 55.93 |
Al Ain | 7 June 2011 | 6 July 2013 | 60 | 43 | 7 | 10 | 144 | 57 | +87 | 71.67 |
Shabab Al Ahli | 7 July 2013 | 2 December 2017 | 142 | 79 | 42 | 21 | 252 | 131 | +121 | 55.63 |
Saudi Arabia | 15 December 2014 | 31 January 2015 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 25.00 |
Jiangsu Suning | 28 March 2018 | 10 February 2021 | 89 | 44 | 27 | 18 | 166 | 106 | +60 | 49.44 |
Sharjah | 10 November 2021 | present | 99 | 50 | 27 | 22 | 189 | 124 | +65 | 50.51 |
Total | 712 | 391 | 182 | 139 | 1,289 | 691 | +598 | 54.92 |
Honours
Player
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- K League: 1998, 1999
- Korean League Cup: 1999, 2000
- Korean Super Cup: 1999, 2000
- Daehan Fire Insurance Cup: 1999
- Asian Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1997–98
Manager
Steaua București
Al Hilal
- Saudi Premier League: 2007–08
- Saudi Crown Prince Cup: 2007–08, 2008–09
Al Sadd
Al Ain
- 2012–13
- UAE Super Cup: 2012
Shabab Al Ahli
- 2015–16
- UAE President's Cup runner-up: 2013–14, 2014–15
- UAE League Cup: 2013–14, 2016–17
- UAE Super Cup: 2013, 2014, 2016
- AFC Champions League runner-up: 2015
Jiangsu Suning
- Chinese Super League: 2020[28]
- Chinese FA Cup runner-up: 2020
Sharjah
- UAE President's Cup: 2021–22, 2022–23
- UAE League Cup: 2022–23
- UAE Super Cup: 2022
Individual
- Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Coach of the Year: 2006, 2020 (joint with Răzvan Lucescu)
- AGL Coach of the Year: 2014, 2016, 2017
- Ahdaaf Middle East Coach of the Year: 2015
References
- ^ "United Arab Emirates - Sharjah FC - Results, fixtures, squad, statistics, photos, videos and news - Soccerway".
- ^ a b c d e f g "Portretul lui Olăroiu, antrenorul adus de Becali să salveze Steaua: cifre, culise, imagini". Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Romania round-up: Dinamo snatch title on final day". UEFA. 1 June 2002.
- ^ "Olaroiu makes capital move". UEFA. 25 June 2002.
- ^ "Unhappy Olaroiu quits Steaua". UEFA. 18 October 2002.
- ^ "All change at National". UEFA. 10 September 2003.
- ^ "Romania gears up for restart". UEFA. 8 March 2006.
- ^ "Steaua's tower of strength". UEFA. 11 April 2006.
- ^ "Steaua fulfil Becali's dream". UEFA. 24 August 2006.
- ^ "Al Ain appoint Romanian Cosmin Olaroiu as coach". The National. 7 June 2011.
- ^ "Qatar: Al Sadd appoint Cosmin Olaroiu as Coach". Goal.com. 17 April 2009.
- ^ "Trio of coaches leave Middle East". FIFA. 23 December 2010. Archived from the original on 27 December 2010.
- ^ "Al Ain coach Cosmin Olaroiu hails 'perfect' players after clinching UAE Pro-League title". Goal.com. 28 April 2012.
- ^ "Super Cup: Goalkeeper is hero for Al Ain after penalty drama". The National. 18 September 2012.
- ^ "Asamoah Gyan hat-trick wins Al Ain an 11th Etisalat Pro League title". Gulf News. 18 April 2013.
- ^ "Cosmin Olaroiu extends Al Ain contract". gulfnews.com. 9 June 2013.
- ^ "Cosmin Olaroiu confirmed as Al Ahli coach on three-year deal". alahliclub.ae (official website). 6 July 2013. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
- ^ "Majed Nasser the penalty shootout hero for Al Ahli". gulfnews.com. 30 August 2013.
- ^ "Al Ahli clinch Arabian Gulf League title with win over Al Wasl". The National. 10 April 2014.
- ^ "Al Hammadi, Grafite and Olaroiu rewarded for Al Ahli's fine season". Sport 360. 18 May 2014.
- ^ "Al Ahli's coach is paid higher than every single coach of Euro 2016 teams". Goal.com. 15 June 2016.
- ^ "Olăroiu, salariu uriaş la arabi! Câştigă mai bine decât Simeone" (in Romanian). Fanatik. 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Saudi Arabia opt for Olaroiu ahead of AFC Asian Cup". The AFC. 16 December 2014.
- Jiangsu Suning. 28 March 2018. Archived from the originalon 30 March 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ^ "Jiangsu Suning FC 2–1 Tianjin Teda". Sky Sports. 1 April 2018. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ^ "Teixeira shines as Jiangsu Suning edge Guangzhou Evergrande for first CSL title". The AFC. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
- ^ "كوزمين في الإمارات للمرة الثالثة عبر الشارقة" (in Arabic). 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
- ^ "Inspired Teixeira drags Jiangsu to first Chinese Super League title". France 24. 12 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.
External links
- Cosmin Olăroiu at WorldFootball.net
- Cosmin Olăroiu at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Cosmin Olăroiu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)