Ioan Sdrobiș

Ioan "Părintele" Sdrobiș (born 9 March 1946) is a Romanian former football manager. As a manager Sdrobiș was well known for promoting young players in the teams he trained and to be a team maker, hence the nickname, Părintele (The Father). Sdrobiș managed historical clubs in Romania as: Oțelul Galați, Selena Bacău, Universitatea Cluj, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, CSM Reșița and Jiul Petroșani among others.^[1][2][3] Sdrobiș is also known for making Cristian Chivu CSM Reșița's captain when he was still a very young player, giving him much confidence.^[4]

Ioan Sdrobiș

Personal information
Date of birth	(1946-03-09) 9 March 1946 (age 79)
Place of birth	Bacău, Romania
Managerial career
Years	Team
1985–1986	Oțelul Galați (assistant)
1988	Oțelul Galați
1991–1992	Universitatea Cluj
1992	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
1993	Selena Bacău
1993–1994	Dacia Unirea Brăila
1994	Oțelul Galați
1995	Maramureș Baia Mare
1996–1997	Extensiv Craiova
1997	CSM Reșița
1998	CSM Reșița
1999	Diplomatic Focșani
2000	Midia Năvodari
2000–2001	Jiul Petroșani
2002	FC Vaslui
2004	FC Vaslui
2006	CFR Timișoara
2007–2008	Jiul Petroșani
2009	FC Vaslui II (technical director)
2010–2011	Farul Constanța
2012–2014	Dinamo Onești