Cosmin Olăroiu
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Olăroiu in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu | ||
| Date of birth | 10 June 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | United Arab Emirates (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1988 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Carpați Nehoiu | ||
| 1989–1990 | Gloria Buzău | ||
| 1990–1991 | MECON București | ||
| 1991–1992 | Girueta București | ||
| 1992–1995 | Naţional București | 80 | (8) |
| 1995–1997 | Universitatea Craiova | 37 | (2) |
| 1997–2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 98 | (7) |
| 2000 | → JEF United Ichihara (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 225 | (17) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Naţional București | ||
| 2002 | Steaua București | ||
| 2003–2004 | Naţional București | ||
| 2005 | Politehnica Timişoara | ||
| 2005–2007 | Steaua București | ||
| 2007–2009 | Al-Hilal | ||
| 2009–2010 | Al-Sadd | ||
| 2011–2013 | Al Ain | ||
| 2013–2017 | Shabab Al-Ahli | ||
| 2014–2015 | Saudi Arabia | ||
| 2018–2021 | Jiangsu Suning | ||
| 2021–2025 | Sharjah | ||
| 2025– | United Arab Emirates | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cosmin Aurelian Olăroiu (born 10 June 1969) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of United Arab Emirates national team.
As a manager, he guided Steaua București to the Divizia A title and Romanian Supercup both in 2006, and led his side to the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup in the same year.
He is considered one of the greatest managers in the Arabian Peninsula, having led the most decorated clubs of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and United Arab Emirates – Al Hilal, Al Sadd, Al Ain and Al Ahli – to new trophies. In 2020, he guided Jiangsu Suning to their first-ever title in China.
In May 2025, he led Sharjah FC to their first continental title, winning the AFC Champions League Two.