Marius Croitoru

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 Right winger
Team information
Current team
 Botoșani (head coach)
Youth career
–1998 Inter Dunărea Giurgiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–1999 Inter Dunărea Giurgiu
1999–2000 Turistul Pantelimon 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 CSM 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
2026– Botoșani
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club Botoșani.

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

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 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

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]

FC U Craiova

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

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

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

Club

[11][12][13]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dunărea Giurgiu 1998–99 Divizia C ? ? ? ? – – – ? ?
Turistul Pantelimon 1999–00 Divizia C 23 2 ? ? – – – 23 2
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 – – – 117 8
Vaslui 2005–06 Divizia A 14 2 – – – – 14 2
2006–07 Liga I 18 4 1 0 – – – 19 4
Total 32 6 1 0 – – – 33 6
Steaua București 2006–07 Liga I 10 0 0 0 – 2[c] 0 – 12 0
2007–08 Liga I 12 0 1 0 – 8[d] 0 – 21 0
2008–09 Liga I 0 0 0 0 – 0 0 – 0 0
Total 22 0 1 0 – 10 0 – 33 0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) 2007–08 Liga I 14 0 – – – – 14 0
FCM Bacău 2008–09 Liga II 3 1 – – – – 3 1
Politehnica Iași 2009–10 Liga I 1 0 1 0 – – – 2 0
Atyrau 2010 Kazakhstan Premier League 27 4 2 1 – 1[e] 0 – 30 5
Astra Ploiești 2010–11 Liga I 8 0 – – – – 8 0
FCM Bacău 2011–12 Liga II 11 1 – – – – 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 – – 4[e] 0 – 8 2
Total 86 8 2 0 1 0 4 0 – 93 8
ACS Poli Timișoara 2015–16 Liga I 13 0 2 0 1 0 – – 16 0
2016–17 Liga I 35 2 2 0 4 2 – 2[f] 0 43 4
2017–18 Liga I 16 0 1 0 – – – 17 0
Total 64 2 5 0 5 2 – 2 0 76 4
CSM Pașcani 2018–19 Liga III 1 0 – – – – 1 0
Career total 403 31 18 2 6 2 15 0 2 0 444 35
  1. ^ Includes Cupa României, Kazakhstan Cup
  2. ^ Includes Cupa Ligii
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  5. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  6. ^ Appearances in relegation/promotion play-offs

Managerial statistics

As of 16 March 2026
Team From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Botoșani 4 June 2019 14 June 2022 124 48 37 39 159 141 +18 038.71
FC U Craiova 23 June 2022 10 October 2022 14 5 3 6 18 14 +4 035.71
Argeș Pitești 26 October 2022 7 March 2023 16 2 8 6 12 22 −10 012.50
Botoșani 16 June 2023 17 August 2023 5 0 2 3 4 7 −3 000.00
FC U Craiova 28 May 2024 22 October 2024 11 3 6 2 9 10 −1 027.27
Botoșani 10 March 2026 present 1 1 0 0 3 2 +1 100.00
Total 171 59 56 56 205 196 +9 034.50

Honours

Player

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. ^ Mihaitalazarica (23 June 2022). "Marius Croitoru a semnat cu U Craiova 1948! Durata contractului" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  7. ^ Mihaitalazarica (10 October 2022). "OFICIAL | Marius Croitoru, OUT de la U Craiova 1948! Comunicatul clubului oltean" (in Romanian). Digi Sport. Retrieved 10 October 2022.
  8. ^ "Marius Croitoru, noul antrenor al echipei FC Argeș!" (in Romanian). FC Argeș Pitești. 26 October 2022. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ Marius Croitoru at WorldFootball.net
  12. ^ a b Marius Croitoru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  13. ^ Marius Croitoru at Soccerway
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