Robert Cosmoc

Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (1931 – 11 December 1997[1]) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani.[2][3] After retirement, Cosmoc was a respectable football manager, managing for years in the Divizia A and obtaining notable results with clubs such as: Farul Constanța, Bihor Oradea, Progresul Brăila, CSM Suceava or Rapid București.[4] Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.[5]

Robert Cosmoc
Cosmoc (right), Muta (center) and Georgescu (left) on the bench of FC Bihor (1975)
Personal information
Date of birth 1931
Place of birth Romania
Date of death 11 December 1997 (aged 66)
Place of death Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1951–1956 Flacăra Ploiești
1957–1962 Jiul Petroșani
Teams managed
1964–1966 Știința Cluj (assistant)
1966–1968 Universitatea Craiova
1968–1969 Farul Constanța
1969–1972 Farul Constanța
1973–1975 Romania (assistant)
1975 Bihor Oradea
1976–1977 Bihor Oradea
1977–1978 FC Brăila
1980–1981 Progresul Brăila
1981–1982 Progresul Vulcan București
1982–1983 Progresul Brăila
1985–1986 Politehnica Timișoara
1986–1987 CSM Suceava
1987–1988 Progresul Brăila
1989–1990 Bihor Oradea
1990–1991 Rapid București
1992–1993 Corvinul Hunedoara
1993 Rapid București (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2019

Former CSM Suceava player, Relu Buliga, described Cosmoc in an interview given in 2017:"Nea Puiu Cosmoc was a calm guy with a strong voice and a style based on the long diagonal pass".[6]

Honours

Player

Flacăra Ploiești

Jiul Petroșani

Manager

Știința Cluj

CSM Suceava

References

  1. Muzeul de Fotbal (Football Museum). facebook.com/muzeuldefotbal (in Romanian)
  2. La 68 de ani, Ioan Marica a trecut iarasi pe banca suspinelor (At 68 years old, Ioan Marica moved back on the sigh bank). ziaruldeiasi.ro (in Romanian)
  3. Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 de ani (1929-2014) – Momende de glorie (Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 years (1929-2014) – Moments of glory). gddhd.ro (in Romanian)
  4. Cluburi de fotbal (Football clubs). mts.ro (in Romanian)
  5. Românii împotriva selecționerilor români » Mircea Lucescu nu e primul care își înfruntă conaționalii ca selecționer (Romanians against Romanian coaches »Mircea Lucescu is not the first to face his nationals as a head coach of Romania national football team). gsp.ro (in Romanian)
  6. Relu Buliga, primul marcator al unei echipe de fotbal a Sucevei în primul eşalon valoric (Relu Buliga, the first scorer of a football team from Suceava in the first league). crainou.ro (in Romanian)
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