Iosif Rotariu

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Iosif Rotariu
File:Rotariu Iosif crop.jpg
Iosif Rotariu in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1962-09-27) 27 September 1962 (age 63)
Place of birth Prigor, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
1976–1979 Nera Bozovici
1979–1981 Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 Politehnica Timișoara 106 (16)
1986–1990 Steaua București 93 (28)
1990–1992 Galatasaray 28 (4)
1993–1994 Bakırköyspor 34 (7)
1994–1995 CFR Timișoara 9 (2)
1995 Politehnica Timișoara 17 (6)
1996 Kikinda 10 (4)
1996 Politehnica Timișoara 17 (6)
1997–1998 Steaua București 42 (11)
1998 Politehnica Timișoara 21 (4)
1999 Extensiv Craiova 27 (2)
2000–2001 Politehnica Timișoara 12 (1)
2001–2002 Bihor Oradea 17 (2)
2012–2013 ASU Politehnica Timișoara 10 (3)
Total 443 (96)
International career
1988–1997 Romania 25 (1)
Managerial career
2006 Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker)
2006–2009 Politehnica II Timișoara
2007 Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker)
2009–2012 Politehnica Timișoara (assistant)
2012 Bihor Oradea
2013 Vaslui (assistant)
2014 FC Caransebeș
2015–2016 ACS Poli Timișoara (assistant)
2016 Universitatea Craiova (academy manager)
2023–2024 ASU Politehnica Timișoara (chief scout)
2024 Gloria Bistrița
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Iosif Rotariu (born 27 September 1962) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

He debuted in Divizia A with Politehnica Timișoara in 1981. He won the league championship with Steaua București in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997 and 1998, and won the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1997. He also played abroad, in Turkey and Serbia.

Rotariu made his debut for the Romania national team in 1988 against Netherlands, and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He got 25 caps in total, the last in 1997, and scored one international goal, against Poland in 1990.

Career statistics

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International

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Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 1988 5 0
1989 5 0
1990 13 1
1991 0 0
1992 1 0
1997 1 0
Total 25 1
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rotariu goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 26 September 1990 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland 2–0 2–1 Friendly

Personal life

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Rotariu's identical twin brother Ilie and his nephew Dorin also played professional football, but only Dorin managed to represent Romania at International level.[1][2][3]

Honours

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Player

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Politehnica Timișoara

Steaua București

Galatasaray

Extensiv Craiova

Coach

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FC Caransebeș

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