COACH
Cosmin Olăroiu
1969 - Today

Cosmin Olăroiu
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 different languages on Wikipedia. Cosmin Olăroiu is the 208th most popular coach (down from 196th in 2019), the 363rd 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.
Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsSergio Markarián
1944 - Present
HPI: 56.34
Rank: 202
Vicente de la Mata
1918 - 1980
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 203
Juan Ramón López Caro
1963 - Present
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 204
Lido Vieri
1939 - Present
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 205
Cláudio Coutinho
1939 - 1981
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 206
Edson Tavares
1956 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 207
Cosmin Olăroiu
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 208
Igor Štimac
1967 - Present
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 209
Baltasar Albéniz
1905 - 1978
HPI: 56.02
Rank: 210
Sef Vergoossen
1947 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 211
Domènec Torrent
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.95
Rank: 212
Ezio Pascutti
1937 - 2017
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 213
Mircea Rednic
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 214
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1969, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 215. 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.
Others Born in 1969
Go to all RankingsKim Raver
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 209
Danis Tanović
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 210
Spike Jonze
FILM DIRECTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 211
Muriel Barbery
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.13
Rank: 212
Stephen Hendry
SNOOKER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 213
Daniel Fonseca
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 214
Cosmin Olăroiu
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 215
Ben Mendelsohn
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 216
Adam Riess
ASTRONOMER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 217
Erlend Loe
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 218
José Chamot
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 219
Lucy Hawking
WRITER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 220
Wagner Lopes
SOCCER PLAYER
1969 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 221
In Romania
Among people born in Romania, Cosmin Olăroiu ranks 363 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).
Others born in Romania
Go to all RankingsIon Bogdan
SOCCER PLAYER
1915 - 1992
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 357
Petre P. Carp
POLITICIAN
1837 - 1919
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 358
Andrei Mureșanu
WRITER
1816 - 1863
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 359
Ion Barbu
MATHEMATICIAN
1895 - 1961
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 360
Ștefan Birtalan
HANDBALL PLAYER
1948 - 2024
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 361
Gáspár Heltai
WRITER
1510 - 1574
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 362
Cosmin Olăroiu
COACH
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 363
Neagu Djuvara
HISTORIAN
1916 - 2018
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 364
C. A. Rosetti
WRITER
1816 - 1885
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 365
Rudolf Bürger
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 1980
HPI: 56.03
Rank: 366
Mario Livio
PHYSICIST
1945 - Present
HPI: 55.98
Rank: 367
Nicolae Crețulescu
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1900
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 368
Gigi Becali
BUSINESSPERSON
1958 - Present
HPI: 55.89
Rank: 369
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), Ionel Ganea (1973), Dorin Goian (1980), and Corneliu Papură (1973).
Dan Petrescu
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.05
Rank: 1
Cosmin Olăroiu
1969 - Present
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 2
Mircea Rednic
1962 - Present
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 3
Viorel Moldovan
1972 - Present
HPI: 55.45
Rank: 4
Gabi Balint
1963 - Present
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 5
Mihai Stoichiță
1954 - Present
HPI: 51.89
Rank: 6
Ionel Ganea
1973 - Present
HPI: 47.75
Rank: 7
Dorin Goian
1980 - Present
HPI: 45.04
Rank: 8
Corneliu Papură
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.85
Rank: 9