Robert Cosmoc
Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (1931 – 11 December 1997[1]) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani.[2][3] After retirement, Cosmoc was a respectable football manager, managing for years in the Divizia A and obtaining notable results with clubs such as: Farul Constanța, Bihor Oradea, Progresul Brăila, CSM Suceava or Rapid București.[4] Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.[5]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1931 | ||
| Place of birth | Romania | ||
| Date of death | 11 December 1997 (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1956 | Flacăra Ploiești | ||
| 1957–1962 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1964–1966 | Știința Cluj (assistant) | ||
| 1966–1968 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 1968–1969 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1969–1972 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 1973–1975 | Romania (assistant) | ||
| 1975 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1976–1977 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1977–1978 | FC Brăila | ||
| 1980–1981 | Progresul Brăila | ||
| 1981–1982 | Progresul Vulcan București | ||
| 1982–1983 | Progresul Brăila | ||
| 1985–1986 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 1986–1987 | CSM Suceava | ||
| 1987–1988 | Progresul Brăila | ||
| 1989–1990 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 1990–1991 | Rapid București | ||
| 1992–1993 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1993 | Rapid București (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2019 | |||
Former CSM Suceava player, Relu Buliga, described Cosmoc in an interview given in 2017:"Nea Puiu Cosmoc was a calm guy with a strong voice and a style based on the long diagonal pass".[6]
Honours
References
- Muzeul de Fotbal (Football Museum). facebook.com/muzeuldefotbal (in Romanian)
- La 68 de ani, Ioan Marica a trecut iarasi pe banca suspinelor (At 68 years old, Ioan Marica moved back on the sigh bank). ziaruldeiasi.ro (in Romanian)
- Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 de ani (1929-2014) – Momende de glorie (Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 years (1929-2014) – Moments of glory). gddhd.ro (in Romanian)
- Cluburi de fotbal (Football clubs). mts.ro (in Romanian)
- Românii împotriva selecționerilor români » Mircea Lucescu nu e primul care își înfruntă conaționalii ca selecționer (Romanians against Romanian coaches »Mircea Lucescu is not the first to face his nationals as a head coach of Romania national football team). gsp.ro (in Romanian)
- Relu Buliga, primul marcator al unei echipe de fotbal a Sucevei în primul eşalon valoric (Relu Buliga, the first scorer of a football team from Suceava in the first league). crainou.ro (in Romanian)
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