Adrian Ursea

Adrian Dante Ursea (born 14 September 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Challenge League club Yverdon Sport.

Adrian Ursea

Portrait of former football player, currently manager, Adrian Ursea
Personal information
Full name	Adrian Dante Ursea
Date of birth	(1967-09-14) 14 September 1967 (age 57)[1]
Place of birth	Slobozia, Romania
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Yverdon Sport (head coach)
Youth career
1982–1986	Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1991	Petrolul Ploiești	102	(15)
1988–1989	→ Victoria București (loan)	43	(5)
1991–1992	Locarno	13	(4)
1992–1994	Chênois	7	(2)
1994	Rapid București	4	(0)
1995	Étoile Carouge
1995–1996	Bulle
1996–1997	Vevey
1997–1999	Stade Nyonnais	20	(6)
1999–2000	Fribourg
2000–2001	Vevey
Total		189	(32)
Managerial career
2000–2001	Vevey (player/coach)
2001–2003	Servette (assistant)
2003	Servette[2] (caretaker)
2003–2004	Servette (assistant)
2004	Servette (caretaker)
2005	Meyrin
2007–2011	Neuchâtel Xamax (technical director)
2011–2016	Neuchâtel Xamax (academy manager)
2016–2018	Nice (assistant)
2019	Servette U21
2019–2020	Nice (assistant)
2020–2021	Nice
2023–2025	Étoile Carouge
2025–	Yverdon Sport
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Born in Slobozia, Ursea completed his schooling in Ploiești.

Playing career

Ursea played 102 games for the Romanian top flight side Petrolul Ploiești, and also played for various clubs in Switzerland.^[3][4]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Ursea went into coaching, and for four years was technical director at Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax.^[5][6] On 4 December 2020, he became the manager of OGC Nice after Patrick Vieira was dismissed.^[7] He left Nice by the end of the 2020–21 season.^[8]

Managerial statistics

As of 11 June 2025

Managerial record by team and tenure

Team	From	To	Record								Ref
			G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %
Servette (caretaker)	21 March 2003	20 June 2003	12	4	3	5	15	23	−8	033.33
Servette (caretaker)	17 August 2004	12 October 2004	7	4	2	1	11	7	+4	057.14
Meyrin	1 July 2005	22 October 2005	14	1	6	7	10	22	−12	007.14
Nice	4 December 2020	23 May 2021	30	11	5	14	37	42	−5	036.67	[9]
Étoile Carouge	1 July 2023	30 June 2025	75	42	13	20	142	95	+47	056.00
Yverdon-Sport	1 July 2025	present	0	0	0	0	0	0	+0	!—
Total			138	62	29	47	215	189	+26	044.93	—

Honours

Coach

Étoile Carouge

• Swiss Promotion League: 2023–24