Paul Codrea

Paul Constantin Codrea (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpa.ul ˈkodre̯a]; born 4 April 1981 in Timișoara) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who currently manages CSC Ghiroda in Liga III. A former midfielder, he was part of the Romanian squad at UEFA Euro 2008.

Paul Codrea
Codrea in 2009
Personal information
Full name Paul Constantin Codrea
Date of birth (1981-04-04) 4 April 1981
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ghiroda (manager)
Youth career
Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 Dinamo București 2 (0)
1997–1999 Politehnica Timișoara 30 (2)
1999–2001 Argeș Pitești 34 (1)
2001–2003 Genoa 50 (2)
2003–2006 Palermo 32 (2)
2004 → Perugia (loan) 12 (1)
2004–2005 → Torino (loan) 35 (1)
2006–2012 Siena 109 (2)
2011 → Bari (loan) 6 (0)
2012 Rapid București 11 (0)
2013 ASU Politehnica 2 (0)
Total 323 (11)
National team‡
2000–2010 Romania 44 (1)
Teams managed
2013–2014 ASU Politehnica
2015–2017 Ghiroda
2017–2018 Ripensia Timișoara
2018– Ghiroda
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 3 March 2010

Playing career

Club

Codrea started playing football in his hometown at the club LPS Banatul Timișoara. He made his senior debut for Dinamo București. In the 1996–97 season, he was in the first team of the Romanian giants. However, he appeared only in two games at Dinamo before the club decided to sell him for the rest of the season at Politehnica Timişoara in Liga II. Two seasons later, he transferred back to the Liga 1 this time to Argeș Pitești. There, Codrea signed a two-year contract. In the summer of 2001, he moved abroad, signing with Serie B club Genoa. He later joined Palermo, where he won the Serie B title and Serie A promotion in 2004. After definitively leaving Palermo (which also loaned him twice during his spell), Codrea signed with Siena in 2006, where he spent most of his playing career. In July 2012, he returned to Romania and joined Rapid București and in the winter of 2013, he returned home at Politehnica Timişoara being player-manager.

International career

In 2000, Cordea celebrated his debut in the shirt of Romanian national team

He represented his country at the Euro 2008 in Switzerland. He featured in all three group matches. On 25 March 2008, before the tournament, Cordea was honored for his achievements in the European Championship qualifiers, by then Romanian President Traian Băsescu with the "Meritul Sportiv", an award for athletes.

Coaching career

He signed with fifth league team ASU Politehnica Timişoara in 2013, replacing Antonio Foale who became General Manager. He debuted with a 3–0 victory over Gran-Plaz Liebling on 18 March 2013. He resigned on 29 November 2014.

Managerial statistics
As of 16 March 2014
Team From To Record
GWDLGFGAGDWin %
Politehnica Timişoara 18 March 2013 29 November 2014 33 31 2 0 137 19 +118 093.94
Total 65 57 8 0 255 35 +220 087.69

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