Marius Croitoru
Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former football player currently in charge of Liga I club FC Botoșani. He played as a right winger and possessed a powerful shot and good ball technique.
 Croitoru after a game with Steaua București | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marius Marian Croitoru | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Giurgiu, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Botoșani (manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Turistul București | ||
| 2000–2006 | FCM Bacău | 111 | (7) |
| 2006 | Vaslui | 32 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 | Steaua București | 22 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2009 | Politehnica Iași | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Atyrau | 27 | (4) |
| 2011 | Astra Ploiești | 8 | (0) |
| 2012 | FCM Bacău | 11 | (1) |
| 2012–2015 | Botoșani | 86 | (8) |
| 2015–2018 | Poli Timișoara | 64 | (2) |
| 2018 | Pașcani | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 377 | (28) | |
| National team | |||
| 2001 | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2019– | Botoșani | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Club career
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 season 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
Personal life
His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.[6][7]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FCM Bacău | 2000–01 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||||
| 2004–05 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005–06 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 3 | ||||||
| Total | 111 | 7 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 117 | 8 | ||
| FC Vaslui | 2005–06 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 4 | ||||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 6 | ||
| Steaua București | 2006–07 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | ||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2007–08 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| Politehnica Iași | 2009–10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
| Atyrau | 2010 | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Astra Ploiești | 2010–11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| FCM Bacău | 2011–12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| FC Botoșani | 2012–13 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | ||||||
| 2014–15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 8 | ||
| Poli Timișoara | 2014–15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 4 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 74 | 4 | ||
| CSM Pașcani | 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career Total | 377 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 414 | 31 | ||
Managerial statistics
- As of 22 November 2020
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
 FC Botosani |
4 June 2019 | Present | 51 | 19 | 15 | 17 | 65 | 65 | +0 | 37.25 |
References
- "Marius Croitoru, noul antrenor de la FC Botoșani" [Marius Croitoru, new coach at FC Botoșani]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 June 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Fostul președinte al Vasluiului, Ciprian Damian, executat silit" [Former Vaslui president, Ciprian Damian, goes into forced repossession]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Steaua si Ceahlaul au ajuns la un acord pentru imprumutul lui Croitoru la Piatra Neamt". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- "Marius Croitoru, prezentat ca antrenor principal la FC Botoşani" [Marius Croitoru, announced as manager of FC Botoşani]. Antena 1 (in Romanian). 10 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Detaliul neștiut despre Marius Croitoru" [Unknown detail about Marius Croitoru]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- "Ce decizie a luat Marius Croitoru după ce fiul său a jucat titular contra campioanei CFR" [What decision did Marius Croitoru make after his son played as a starter against the CFR champion] (in Romanian). Digiport.ro. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- "Moment unic în fotbal. Marius Croitoru şi-a schimbat fiul în timpul meciului cu CFR Cluj, din cauza regulii U21. Reacţia antrenorului lui FC Botoşani" [Unique moment in football. Marius Croitoru substituted his son during the match against CFR Cluj, because of the U21 rule. The reaction of FC Botoșani's coach] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
- Marius Croitoru at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Croitoru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Marius Croitoru at Soccerway
External links
- Marius Croitoru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Marius Croitoru at Soccerway
- Marius Croitoru at FootballDatabase.eu
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