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.

Marius Croitoru
Croitoru after a game with Steaua București
Personal information
Full name Marius Marian Croitoru
Date of birth (1980-10-02) 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)
Youth career
0000–1998 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)
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

FC Botoșani

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]

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
As of 23 June 2019[8][9][10]
Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
FCM Bacău 2000–01 19010––200
2001–02 11200112
2002–03 16310173
2003–04 25000250
2004–05 25020270
2005–06 15221173
Total 111 7 6 1 – – – – 117 8
FC Vaslui 2005–06 14200––142
2006–07 18410194
Total 32 6 1 0 – – – – 33 6
Steaua București 2006–07 10000–20120
2007–08 1201080210
Total 22 0 1 0 – – 10 0 33 0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 2007–08 14000––140
Politehnica Iași 2009–10 1010––20
Atyrau 2010 27410–10294
Astra Ploiești 2010–11 8000––80
FCM Bacău 2011–12 11100––111
FC Botoșani 2012–13 21220––232
2013–14 30100301
2014–15 3130010323
2015–16 4200004080
Total 86 8 2 0 1 0 4 0 93 8
Poli Timișoara 2014–15 1302010–160
2015–16 3522042414
2016–17 16010–170
Total 64 2 5 0 5 2 – – 74 4
CSM Pașcani 2018–19 1000––10
Career Total 377 28 17 1 6 2 15 0 414 31

Managerial statistics
As of 18 March 2022
Team From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Botosani 4 June 2019 Present 115 43 37 35 143 130 +13 037.39
Total 115 43 37 35 143 130 +13 037.39

Honours

Botoșani

ACS Poli Timișoara

References
  1. "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.
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "Detaliul neștiut despre Marius Croitoru" [Unknown detail about Marius Croitoru]. Digi Sport (in Romanian). 30 July 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
  8. Marius Croitoru at WorldFootball.net
  9. Marius Croitoru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  10. Marius Croitoru at Soccerway


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