Robert Cosmoc

Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (17 July 1931^[1] – 11 December 1997^[2]) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani.^[3][4] 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.^[5] Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.^[6]

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(s)	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

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".^[7]

Honours

Player

Flacăra Ploiești

• Divizia B: 1954
• Cupa României: Runner-up 1952

Jiul Petroșani

• Divizia B: 1960–61

Manager

Știința Cluj

• Cupa României: 1965–66

CSM Suceava

• Divizia B: 1986–87