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Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marius Marian Croitoru | ||
Date of birth | 2 October 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Giurgiu, Romania | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Right winger | ||
Youth career | |||
–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) | |
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 | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He played as a right winger and possessed a powerful shot and good ball technique.
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]
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]
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]
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]
His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.[9][10]
Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 | |||
Vaslui | 2005–06 | Divizia A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
2006–07 | Liga I | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
Total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
Steaua București | 2006–07 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
2007–08 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
Politehnica Iași | 2009–10 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||
Atyrau | 2010 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
Astra Ploiești | 2010–11 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
FCM Bacău | 2011–12 | Liga II | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Total | 86 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 8 | |||
ACS Poli Timișoara | 2014–15 | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
2015–16 | Liga I | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 41 | 4 | |||
2016–17 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | |||
CSM Pașcani | 2018–19 | Liga III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 377 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 414 | 31 |
Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
Botoșani | 4 June 2019 | 14 June 2022 | 124 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 159 | 141 | +18 | 38.71 |
FC U Craiova | 23 June 2022 | 10 October 2022 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 35.71 |
Argeș Pitești | 26 October 2022 | 7 March 2023 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 12.50 |
Botoșani | 16 June 2023 | 17 August 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 0.00 |
FC U Craiova | 28 May 2024 | 22 October 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 27.27 |
Total | 170 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 202 | 194 | +8 | 34.12 |
Botoșani
ACS Poli Timișoara
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