Sorin Cârțu

Sorin Cârțu (born 12 November 1955) is a former football striker and football coach, currently honorary president at Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Sorin Cârțu

Cârțu in 1995
Personal information
Date of birth	(1955-11-12) 12 November 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth	Cornu, Romania
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Universitatea Craiova (honorary president)
Youth career
1968–1973	CSȘ Craiova
1973–1974	Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1973–1989	Universitatea Craiova	283	(107)
1974–1976	→ Electroputere Craiova (loan)	51	(16)
1987–1988	→ Electroputere Craiova (loan)	31	(11)
Total		365	(134)
International career
1979–1983	Romania	7	(0)
Managerial career
1987–1988	Electroputere Craiova (player/coach)
1988–1992	CS Universitatea Craiova
1993	Electroputere Craiova
1993–1994	Romania U21
1995	Rapid București
1995–1996	FC Universitatea Craiova
1997	Electroputere Craiova
1997	Veria
1998–2002	Extensiv Craiova
2002–2003	FC Universitatea Craiova
2004	Oţelul Galaţi
2005–2006	Argeş Piteşti
2006	Politehnica Timişoara
2006–2007	Național București
2007–2008	Dacia Mioveni
2008–2009	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2010	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2010	CFR Cluj
2011	Steaua București
2012	ALRO Slatina
2012	FC Brașov
2013	CSMS Iași
2014–2019	CS Universitatea Craiova (technical director)
2019–2023	CS Universitatea Craiova (president)
2024–	CS Universitatea Craiova (honorary president)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cârțu won two Romanian Championships and four Romanian Cups with Universitatea Craiova. As a coach, he succeeded to win in the 1990–91 season with Universitatea Craiova both trophies in Romania, Divizia A and the Romanian Cup.

During CFR's Champions League tie against Swiss Super League champions FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, Cârțu destroyed a section of the dugout with his foot after his side conceded a 75th-minute goal. After the match, CFR Cluj sacked Cârțu, citing his behaviour in the game as the reason behind his dismissal.

International stats

Romania
Year	Apps	Goals
1979	2	0
1980	0	0
1981	0	0
1982	2	0
1983	3	0
Total	7	0

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1979–80, 1980–81
• Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83

Manager

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1990–91
• Cupa României: 1990–91

Rapid București

• Cupa României runner-up: 1994–95

Extensiv Craiova

• Divizia B: 1998–99

Oțelul Galați

• Cupa României runner-up: 2003–04

Career statistics

• Divizia A: 283 games – 107 goals
• Divizia B: 82 games – 27 goals

External links

• Sorin Cârțu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)