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Emil Săndoi (born 1 March 1965) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga I club Politehnica Iaşi.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1983 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1995 | Universitatea Craiova | 268 | (42) |
| 1995–1996 | Angers | 30 | (2) |
| 1996–1998 | Argeș Pitești | 42 | (4) |
| 1998–1999 | Universitatea Craiova | 40 | (3) |
| Total | 380 | (51) | |
| International career | |||
| 1987–1993 | Romania | 30 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1998–1999 | FC Universitatea Craiova (assistant) | ||
| 1999–2000 | FC Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2001–2002 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
| 2002 | FC Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2003–2005 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
| 2006–2013 | Romania U21 | ||
| 2008 | Vaslui | ||
| 2011 | Romania (caretaker) | ||
| 2014–2016 | CS Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2016 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2017–2019 | Argeș Pitești | ||
| 2020–2022 | Chindia Târgoviște | ||
| 2022–2023 | Romania U21 | ||
| 2024– | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A centre-back, who was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side Universitatea Craiova in 1983.
Săndoi made his debut for the Romania national team in 1987 against Greece, and was chosen in the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.
In a game between Chindia Târgoviște and Argeș in Romania's second division, Săndoi was standing on the side line as manager, and yet interfered in the match by tripping an opposition player.[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1989 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1991 | 10 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 0 | |
Player
Universitatea Craiova
Coach
Universitatea Craiova
- Cupa României runner-up: 1999–00
Pandurii Târgu Jiu
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