Robert Cosmoc

Robert Cosmoc
Cosmoc in 1968
Personal information
Date of birth (1931-07-17)17 July 1931
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Date of death 11 December 1997(1997-12-11) (aged 66)
Place of death Oradea, Romania
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Libertatea Craiova
1950–1958 Flacăra Ploiești
1958–1962 Jiul Petroșani
1962–1963 Știința București
Managerial career
1963–1966 Știința Cluj (assistant)
1966–1968 Universitatea Craiova
1968–1969 Farul Constanța
1969–1972 Farul Constanța
1973–1975 Romania (assistant)
1975–1977 Bihor Oradea
1977–1978 FC Brăila
1979–1980 CSM Reșița
1980–1981 Progresul Brăila
1981–1982 Progresul Vulcan București
1982 Luceafărul București
1982–1983 Zimbrul Siret
1983–1984 CSM Suceava
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 (technical director)
1993 Rapid București (caretaker)
1993–1995 Rapid București (youth center)
1995–1997 Viitorul Oradea
1997 Crișul Aleșd (technical director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 November 2019

Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (17 July 1931 – 11 December 1997) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani. 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. Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.

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".

Honours

Player

Flacăra Ploiești

Jiul Petroșani

Manager

Știința Cluj

CSM Suceava

References

  1. ↑ Ciubotaru, Constantin (2 February 2024). Loturi Divizia A 1950-2000. Bacău: Editura Babel. p. 177.
  2. ↑ Muzeul de Fotbal (Football Museum). facebook.com/muzeuldefotbal (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ 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)
  4. ↑ 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)
  5. ↑ Cluburi de fotbal (Football clubs). mts.ro (in Romanian)
  6. ↑ 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)
  7. ↑ 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)