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Cosmin Olăroiu

1969 - Today

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Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu (born 10 June 1969) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of United Arab Emirates national team. As a manager, he guided Steaua București to the Divizia A title and Romanian Supercup both in 2006, and led his side to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the same year. He is considered one of the greatest managers in the Arabian Peninsula, having led the most decorated clubs of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates – Al Hilal, Al Sadd, Al Ain and Al Ahli – to new trophies. In 2020, he guided Jiangsu Suning to their first-ever title in China. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Cosmin Olăroiu is the 208th most popular coach (down from 196th in 2024), the 367th most popular biography from Romania (down from 321st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Romanian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 208 out of 471. Before him are Sergio Markarián, Vicente de la Mata, Juan Ramón López Caro, Lido Vieri, Cláudio Coutinho, and Edson Tavares. After him are Igor Štimac, Baltasar Albéniz, Sef Vergoossen, Domènec Torrent, Ezio Pascutti, and Mircea Rednic.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1969, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 221. Before him are Kim Raver, Danis Tanović, Spike Jonze, Muriel Barbery, Stephen Hendry, and Daniel Fonseca. After him are Ben Mendelsohn, Adam Riess, Erlend Loe, José Chamot, Lucy Hawking, and Wagner Lopes.

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In Romania

Among people born in Romania, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 367 out of 844. Before him are Ion Bogdan (1915), Petre P. Carp (1837), Andrei Mureșanu (1816), Ion Barbu (1895), Ștefan Birtalan (1948), and Gáspár Heltai (1510). After him are Neagu Djuvara (1916), C. A. Rosetti (1816), Rudolf Bürger (1908), Mario Livio (1945), Nicolae Crețulescu (1812), and Gigi Becali (1958).

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Among COACHES In Romania

Among coaches born in Romania, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 2. Before him are Dan Petrescu (1967). After him are Mircea Rednic (1962), Viorel Moldovan (1972), Gabi Balint (1963), Mihai Stoichiță (1954), Edward Iordănescu (1978), Ionel Ganea (1973), Dorin Goian (1980), and Corneliu Papură (1973).

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