Mirel Rădoi
Romanian association football manager and former player / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mirel Matei Rădoi (born 22 March 1981) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mirel Matei Rădoi | ||
Date of birth | (1981-03-22) 22 March 1981 (age 43) | ||
Place of birth | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | ||
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1998 | CSȘ Turnu-Severin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1998–1999 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
2000 | Extensiv Craiova | 14 | (0) |
2000–2008 | Steaua București | 186 | (12) |
2009–2011 | Al-Hilal | 52 | (10) |
2011–2014 | Al-Ain | 53 | (2) |
2014–2015 | Al-Ahli | 7 | (0) |
2015 | Al-Arabi | 6 | (0) |
Total | 318 | (24) | |
International career | |||
1998–2000 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
2000–2010[1] | Romania | 68 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
2015 | Steaua București | ||
2018 | Romania U21 (sporting director) | ||
2018–2019 | Romania U21 | ||
2019–2021 | Romania | ||
2021 | Romania Olympic | ||
2022[2] | Universitatea Craiova | ||
2023 | Al-Tai | ||
2023–2024 | Al Bataeh | ||
2024 | Al Jazira | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
A defensive midfielder or a centre-back, Rădoi began his playing career at Extensiv Craiova in 1999, before signing for Steaua București one year later. Following eight-and-a-half seasons in the capital, he spent his later career with Al-Hilal, Al-Ain, Al-Ahli and Al-Arabi. Internationally, Rădoi was capped 68 times by Romania, which he represented at the UEFA Euro 2008.
Rădoi's first stint as a head coach was Steaua București in 2015, where he stayed for six months. Three years later, he was appointed at the helm of the Romania under-21 national team, which he led to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA European Championship. This resulted in his promotion to the senior team in November 2019, but left after two years with less success.