Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards

The Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards are association football awards presented monthly by Romania's largest and most read sports-related publication, Gazeta Sporturilor. They were first handed out in September 2021, and honour players and managers deemed to have been the best over the previous month in Romania.^[1]

Gheorghe Hagi has won a record four Manager of the Month trophies.

The award is not affiliated with the country's top flight competition, the Liga I—instead, voters can also choose between Romanian players and coaches who are competing abroad. Foreign footballers and coaches from Romania's first league are eligible as well. As of May 2023, Gheorghe Hagi has won the trophy for Manager of the Month five times, a record in both categories.

List of winners

Cristian Săpunaru was the inaugural Player of the Month award winner for August 2021. Darius Olaru won the Player of the Month award a record three times. Player of the Month Year Month Player Nationality Pos. Team Ref 2021 August Cristian Săpunaru  Romania DF Rapid București [1] September Jefté Betancor  Spain FW Farul Constanța [2] October Andrei Ivan  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova [3] November Alexandru Cicâldău  Romania MF Galatasaray [4] December Gabriel Tamaș  Romania DF Voluntari [5] 2022 February Gustavo Vagenin  Brazil FW Universitatea Craiova [6] March Octavian Popescu  Romania FW FCSB [7] April Darius Olaru  Romania MF FCSB [8] May Marius Ștefănescu  Romania FW Sepsi OSK [9] July Marius Ștefănescu (2)  Romania FW Sepsi OSK [10] August Andrea Compagno  Italy FW FC U Craiova / FCSB [11] September Baba Alhassan  Ghana MF Hermannstadt [12] October Doru Popadiuc  Romania MF Chindia Târgoviște [13] 2023 February Malcom Edjouma  France MF FCSB [14] March Adrian Mazilu  Romania FW Farul Constanța [15] April Florinel Coman  Romania FW FCSB [16] May Tudor Băluță  Romania MF Farul Constanța [17] July Florinel Coman (2)  Romania FW FCSB [18] August Aurelian Chițu  Romania FW FC U Craiova [19] September Darius Olaru (2)  Romania MF FCSB [20] October Dan Nistor  Romania MF Universitatea Cluj [21] November Horațiu Moldovan  Romania GK Rapid București December Darius Olaru (3)  Romania MF FCSB 2024 February Albion Rrahmani  Kosovo FW Rapid București March Alexandru Mitriță  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova April Florinel Coman (3)  Romania FW FCSB May Dennis Politic  Romania FW Dinamo Bucuresti July Catalin Cirjan  Romania MF Dinamo Bucuresti August Astrit Selmani  Kosovo FW Dinamo Bucuresti September Darius Olaru (4)  Romania MF FCSB October Daniel Birligea  Romania FW FCSB November Daniel Birligea (2)  Romania FW FCSB December Darius Olaru (5)  Romania MF FCSB 2025 February Risto Radunovic  Montenegro DF FCSB March Alexandru Mitrita (2)  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova April Juri Cisotti  Italy MF FCSB Manager of the Month Nicolò Napoli was the first foreigner to win the Manager of the Month award. Year Month Manager Nationality Team Ref 2021 August Mihai Iosif  Romania Rapid București [1] September Liviu Ciobotariu  Romania Voluntari [2] October Laurențiu Reghecampf  Romania Universitatea Craiova [3] November Andrei Prepeliță  Romania Argeș Pitești [4] December Dan Petrescu  Romania CFR Cluj [5] 2022 February Nicolò Napoli  Italy FC U Craiova [6] March Răzvan Lucescu  Romania PAOK [7] April Adrian Mutu  Romania Rapid București [8] May Cristiano Bergodi  Italy Sepsi OSK [9] July Cristiano Bergodi (2)  Italy Sepsi OSK [10] August Gheorghe Hagi  Romania Farul Constanța [11] September Marius Măldărășanu  Romania Hermannstadt [12] October Gheorghe Hagi (2)  Romania Farul Constanța [13] 2023 February Gheorghe Hagi (3)  Romania Farul Constanța [14] March Dan Petrescu (2)  Romania CFR Cluj [15] April Gheorghe Hagi (4)  Romania Farul Constanța [16] May Gheorghe Hagi (5)  Romania Farul Constanța [17] July Liviu Ciobotariu (2)  Romania Sepsi OSK [18] August Liviu Ciobotariu (3)  Romania Sepsi OSK [19] September Dorinel Munteanu  Romania Oțelul Galați [20] October Ioan Ovidiu Sabău  Romania Universitatea Cluj [21] November Edward Iordănescu  Romania Romania national team December Răzvan Lucescu (2)  Romania PAOK 2024 February Cristiano Bergodi (3)  Italy Rapid București March Ivaylo Petev  Bulgaria Universitatea Craiova April Elias Charalambous  Cyprus FCSB May Răzvan Lucescu (3)  Romania PAOK July Adrian Mihalcea  Romania Unirea Slobozia August Zeljko Kopic  Croatia Dinamo Bucuresti September Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (2)  Romania Universitatea Cluj October Daniel Pancu  Romania Romania U-21 November Elias Charalambous (2)  Cyprus FCSB December Zeljko Kopic (2)  Croatia Dinamo Bucuresti 2025 February Elias Charalambous (3)  Cyprus FCSB March Mirel Radoi  Romania Universitatea Craiova April Elias Charalambous (4)  Cyprus FCSB

Multiple winners

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Rank Players Wins 1 Darius Olaru 5 2 Florinel Coman 3 3 Marius Ștefănescu 2 Daniel Birligea Alexandru Mitrita 6 26 players 1

Manager of the Month Rank Managers Wins 1 Gheorghe Hagi 5 2 Elias Charalambous 4 3 Liviu Ciobotariu 3 Cristiano Bergodi Răzvan Lucescu 6 Dan Petrescu 2 Ioan Ovidiu Sabau Zeljko Kopic 9 22 coaches 1

Awards won by position

As of April 2025 award

Position	Players	Wins
Forward	14	19
Midfielder	9	13
Defender	3	3
Goalkeeper	1	1

Awards won by nationality

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Nationality Players Wins  Romania 18 27  Kosovo 2 2  Italy 2 2  Spain 1 1  Brazil 1 1  Ghana 1 1  France 1 1  Montenegro 1 1

Manager of the Month Nationality Managers Wins  Romania 15 25  Cyprus 1 4  Italy 2 4  Croatia 1 2  Bulgaria 1 1

Awards won by club

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Club Players Wins FCSB 8 15[a] Universitatea Craiova 3 4 Farul Constanța 3 3 Rapid București 3 3 Dinamo Bucuresti 3 3 Sepsi OSK 1 2 FC U Craiova 2 2[a] 5 teams 1 1

Manager of the Month Club Managers Wins Farul Constanța 1 5 Sepsi OSK 1 4 FCSB 1 4 Rapid București 3 3 PAOK 1 3 Universitatea Craiova 2 3 CFR Cluj 1 2 Universitatea Cluj 1 2 Dinamo Bucuresti 1 2 8 teams 1 1

See also

• Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year
• Gazeta Sporturilor Foreign Player of the Year in Romania
• Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Coach of the Year

Notes

1. Andrea Compagno played for both FC U Craiova and FCSB when he won the award in August 2022.