Marius Croitoru
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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.
After six seasons with FCM Bacău, Croitoru moved to fellow first league club FC Vaslui, where he impressed alongside Viorel Frunză.
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.
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. In his third game in charge, he managed a historic 2–0 away win against FCSB.
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. On 10 October 2022, Croitoru was released of duty from FC U Craiova, after losing 0-1 against Chindia Târgoviște on the same day.
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.
Personal life
His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | 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 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 |
Managerial statistics
As of 3 April 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| Romania Botoșani | 4 June 2019 | 14 June 2022 | 124 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 159 | 141 | +18 | 038.71 |
| Romania FC U Craiova | 23 June 2022 | 10 October 2022 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 035.71 |
| Romania Argeș Pitești | 26 October 2022 | 7 March 2023 | 16 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 012.50 |
| Romania Botoșani | 16 June 2023 | 17 August 2023 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 000.00 |
| Romania FC U Craiova | 28 May 2024 | 22 October 2024 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 10 | −1 | 027.27 |
| Romania Botoșani | 10 March 2026 | present | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 066.67 |
| Total | 173 | 60 | 56 | 57 | 208 | 201 | +7 | 034.68 |
Honours
Player
Botoșani
ACS Poli Timișoara
- Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2016–17
External links
- at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- at Soccerway