Edward Iordănescu

Edward Iordănescu (Romanian pronunciation: [jordəˈnesku]; born 16 June 1978) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He was until recently in charge of Liga I side CFR Cluj. Iordănescu is the eldest son of former international player and coach Anghel Iordănescu.[1][2]

Edward Iordănescu
Personal information
Full name Edward Iordănescu
Date of birth (1978-06-16) 16 June 1978
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 CFR Cluj (manager)
Youth career
1984–1995 Steaua
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Steaua 1 (0)
1997–1998 Sportul Studențesc 0 (0)
1998–1999 Panionios 2 (0)
1999–2000 Unirea Focșani 18 (1)
2000 Rapid București 0 (0)
2001 Rocar București 1 (0)
2001–2002 Alki Larnaca 5 (0)
2002–2003 Petrolul Ploiești 8 (0)
2003–2004 FC Vaslui 8 (0)
Total 43 (1)
Teams managed
2010 Steaua București
2013–2014 Târgu Mureș
2014–2016 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2016 CSKA Sofia
2017–2018 Astra Giurgiu
2018 CFR Cluj
2019–2020 Gaz Metan Mediaș
2020– CFR Cluj
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Iordănescu's adventure with Steaua began in early 1984. At the early age of six, he was taken along by his father to watch games at the Ghencea Stadium. He sat next to Alin Stoica, the son of Tudorel. They began playing together during warm-ups and half-time, when the players would pass them the ball. After playing for CSA Steaua București's youth teams, Iordănescu was promoted to the first team in 1996 along with his former teammate Alin Stoica. After finding out how difficult it was to make an impact at the first-team level, he left Steaua for Sportul Studențesc.

Among others, Iordănescu played as a midfielder for several teams in Romania including Unirea Focşani, Rapid București, Petrolul Ploieşti and Vaslui. He also had spells abroad in Greece and Cyprus with Panionios and Alki Larnaca.

Coaching career

Iordănescu retired in 2004, in order to begin studying to become a coach. He took courses in Italy, Spain and England.

After Ilie Dumitrescu announced his resignation from his role as Steaua București manager in 2010, pointing out that he cannot stay where he is not wanted, Iordănescu took over as interim coach.

On 20 June 2013, Iordănescu signed a contract with Liga II side FCM Târgu Mureș with the clear target to promote to Liga I. In October 2013, he resigned.

In December 2014, Iordănescu was named head coach of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He guided his side to the final of the 2014–15 Cupa Ligii competition.

On 24 August 2016, Iordănescu was unveiled as the new head coach of Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia.[3] Polish side Lech Poznań were also interested in hiring Iordănescu.[4] On 27 November 2016, following a 1–1 home draw against Vereya, he resigned from his duties.[5]

On 8 June 2017, he was appointed manager of Liga I club Astra Giurgiu.[6] On 2 April 2018, his contract with the club was terminated after a mutual agreement.[7]

On 13 June 2018, Iordănescu signed a three-year deal with CFR Cluj, replacing Dan Petrescu who left for Guizhou Hengfeng.[8] He won his first trophy as a manager on 15 July, as his new side defeated Universitatea Craiova 1–0 in the Supercupa României.[9]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 9 June 2020
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLGFGAGDWin %
Fortuna Brazi 3 February 2013 5 May 2013 10 5 4 1 20 10 +10 050.00
ASA Târgu Mureș 20 June 2013 2 January 2014 10 3 4 3 15 10 +5 030.00
Pandurii Târgu Jiu 16 December 2014 20 June 2016 52 25 13 14 75 57 +18 048.08
CSKA Sofia 24 August 2016 27 November 2016 12 5 3 4 14 9 +5 041.67 [10]
Astra Giurgiu 8 June 2017 2 April 2018 35 15 10 10 46 35 +11 042.86 [10]
CFR Cluj 13 June 2018 26 July 2018 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 033.33 [10]
Gaz Metan Mediaș 7 January 2019 2 June 2020 47 22 12 13 63 47 +16 046.81 [11]
Total 164 74 46 44 229 163 +66 045.12 —

Honours

Player

Steaua București

Manager

Pandurii Târgu Jiu

CFR Cluj

References
  1. "Anghel Iordănescu a decis! Anunțul făcut azi de fiul său" [Anghel Iordănescu has decided! The announcement made today by his son] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  2. "SPECIAL Situaţie de gradul I în Liga 1. Ce a realizat Silviu Lung jr. prin câştigarea titlului cu Astra. De la fraţii Vâlcov, la fraţii Costea şi familia Piţurcă" [SPECIAL First grade situation in Liga 1. What Silviu Lung jr. accomplished by winning the title with Astra. From the brothers Vâlcov to the brothers Costea and the Piţurcă family] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
  3. "Официално: Йорданеску пое ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). Blitz.bg. 24 August 2016.
  4. "Edi Iordanescu nie będzie nowym trenerem Lecha Poznań! Wybrał inny kierunek" (in Polish). Sport.pl. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
  5. "Позиция на футболен клуб ЦСКА" (in Bulgarian). CSKA.bg. 27 November 2016.
  6. "Edi Iordănescu, noul antrenor de la Astra Giurgiu. Tehnicianul a semnat un contract pe doi ani". Libertatea (in Romanian). 8 June 2017. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
  7. "Comunicat de presă" [Press release] (in Romanian). AFC Astra Giurgiu. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  8. "Bun venit, Edward Iordanescu!" [Welcome, Edward Iordănescu] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  9. "Iordănescu, la primul trofeu al carierei: "Nu e cazul să își facă alții griji pentru noi". Ce spune despre Omrani și Țucudean" [Iordănescu, after the first trophy of his career: "It is not the case of others to worry about us". What he says about Omrani and Țucudean] (in Romanian). Digi Sport. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
  10. "Edward Iordănescu managerial statistics at FootballDatabase.eu". FootballDatabase.eu. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  11. "CS Gaz Metan Mediaș fixtures and results". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
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