Mirel Rădoi
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Rădoi playing for Al-Hilal in 2009 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mirel Matei Rădoi | ||
| Date of birth | 22 March 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Universitatea Craiova (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1998 | CSȘ Turnu-Severin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–1999 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| 2000 | Extensiv Craiova | 14 | (0) |
| 2000–2008 | Steaua București | 186 | (12) |
| 2009–2011 | Al-Hilal | 52 | (10) |
| 2011–2014 | Al-Ain | 53 | (2) |
| 2014–2015 | Al-Ahli | 7 | (0) |
| 2015 | Al-Arabi | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 318 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Romania U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000–2010 | Romania | 68 | (2) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Steaua București | ||
| 2018 | Romania U21 (sporting director) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Romania U21 | ||
| 2019–2021 | Romania | ||
| 2021 | Romania Olympic | ||
| 2022 | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| 2023 | Al-Tai | ||
| 2023 | Al Bataeh | ||
| 2024 | Al Jazira | ||
| 2025– | Universitatea Craiova | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mirel Matei Rădoi (born 22 March 1981) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.
A defensive midfielder or a centre-back, Rădoi began his playing career at Extensiv Craiova in 1999, before signing for Steaua București one year later. Following eight-and-a-half seasons in the capital, he spent his later career with Al-Hilal, Al-Ain, Al-Ahli and Al-Arabi. Internationally, Rădoi was capped 68 times by Romania, which he represented at the UEFA Euro 2008.
Rădoi's first stint as a head coach was Steaua București in 2015, where he stayed for six months. Three years later, he was appointed at the helm of the Romania under-21 national team, which he led to the semi-finals of the 2019 UEFA European Championship. This resulted in his promotion to the senior team in November 2019, but left after two years with less success.