Marius Croitoru

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Marius Croitoru
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Croitoru after a game with Steaua București
Personal information
Full name Marius Marian Croitoru
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 2 October 1980 (age 45)
Place of birth Giurgiu, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right winger
Youth career
–1998 Dunărea Giurgiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Dunărea Giurgiu
1999–2000 Turistul București 23 (2)
2000–2005 FCM Bacău 111 (7)
2006 Vaslui 32 (6)
2007–2008 Steaua București 22 (0)
2008 → Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) 14 (0)
2009 FCM Bacău 3 (1)
2009 Politehnica Iași 1 (0)
2010 Atyrau 27 (4)
2011 Astra Ploiești 8 (0)
2012 FCM Bacău 11 (1)
2012–2015 Botoșani 86 (8)
2015–2018 ACS Poli Timișoara 64 (2)
2018 Pașcani 1 (0)
Total 403 (31)
International career
2001 Romania U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2022 Botoșani
2022 FC U Craiova
2022–2023 Argeș Pitești
2023 Botoșani
2024 FC U Craiova
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.

He played as a right winger and possessed a powerful shot and good ball technique.

Club career

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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 seasons 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

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Botoșani

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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]

FC U Craiova

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On 23 June 2022, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club FC U Craiova, agreeing to a two-year contract.[6] On 10 October 2022, Croitoru was released of duty from FC U Craiova, after losing 0-1 against Chindia Târgoviște on the same day.[7]

Argeș Pitești

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On 26 October 2022, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club Argeș Pitești, agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract.[8]

Personal life

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His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.[9][10]

Career statistics

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Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FCM Bacău 2000–01 Divizia A 19 0 1 0 – – 20 0
2001–02 Divizia A 11 2 0 0 – – 11 2
2002–03 Divizia A 16 3 1 0 – – 17 3
2003–04 Divizia A 25 0 0 0 – – 25 0
2004–05 Divizia A 25 0 2 0 – – 27 0
2005–06 Divizia A 15 2 2 1 – – 17 3
Total 111 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 117 8
Vaslui 2005–06 Divizia A 14 2 0 0 – – 14 2
2006–07 Liga I 18 4 1 0 – – 19 4
Total 32 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 6
Steaua București 2006–07 Liga I 10 0 0 0 – 2 0 12 0
2007–08 Liga I 12 0 1 0 – 8 0 21 0
Total 22 0 1 0 0 0 10 0 33 0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) 2007–08 Liga I 14 0 0 0 – – 14 0
Politehnica Iași 2009–10 Liga I 1 0 1 0 – – 2 0
Atyrau 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League 27 4 1 0 – 1 0 29 4
Astra Ploiești 2010–11 Liga I 8 0 0 0 – – 8 0
FCM Bacău 2011–12 Liga II 11 1 0 0 – – 11 1
Botoșani 2012–13 Liga II 21 2 2 0 – – 23 2
2013–14 Liga I 30 1 0 0 – – 30 1
2014–15 Liga I 31 3 0 0 1 0 – 32 3
2015–16 Liga I 4 2 0 0 0 0 4 0 8 0
Total 86 8 2 0 1 0 4 0 93 8
ACS Poli Timișoara 2014–15 Liga I 13 0 2 0 1 0 – 16 0
2015–16 Liga I 35 2 2 0 4 2 – 41 4
2016–17 Liga I 16 0 1 0 – – 17 0
Total 64 2 5 0 5 2 0 0 74 4
CSM Pașcani 2018–19 Liga III 1 0 0 0 – – 1 0
Career total 377 28 17 1 6 2 15 0 414 31

Managerial statistics

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As of 21 October 2024
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Romania Botoșani 4 June 2019 14 June 2022 124 48 37 39 159 141 +18 038.71
Romania FC U Craiova 23 June 2022 10 October 2022 14 5 3 6 18 14 +4 035.71
Romania Argeș Pitești 26 October 2022 7 March 2023 16 2 8 6 12 22 −10 012.50
Romania Botoșani 16 June 2023 17 August 2023 5 0 2 3 4 7 −3 000.00
Romania FC U Craiova 28 May 2024 22 October 2024 11 3 6 2 9 10 −1 027.27
Total 170 58 56 56 202 194 +8 034.12

Honours

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Player

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Botoșani

ACS Poli Timișoara

References

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