Edward Iordănescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Iordănescu | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pandurii Târgu Jiu (Head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1995 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1995–1996 | Steaua București | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Sportul Studențesc | 21 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Panionios | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Unirea Focșani | 32 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | Rapid București | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Rocar București | 17 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Alki Larnaca | 19 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Petrolul Ploiești | 27 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Vaslui | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2012 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | FC Vaslui (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2014– | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Edward Iordănescu (born 16 June 1978) is a Romanian football coach and former player who is currently in charge of Liga I side Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He is the eldest son of former international player and coach Anghel Iordănescu.
Club career
Iordănescu's adventure with Steaua began in early 1984. Although he was not yet 6 years old, he was taken along by his father to watch games at the Ghencea stadium. He sat next to Alin Stoica, the son of Tudorel. They began playing together during warm-ups and half-time breaks, when the players would pass them the ball. After playing for Steaua Bucureşti's youth teams, Iordănescu was promoted to the first team in 1996 along with his former teammate Alin Stoica.
After finding out how difficult it was to make an impact at the first-team level, he left Steaua for Sportul Studențesc.
Among others, he played for several teams in Romania including: Unirea Focşani, Rapid, Petrolul Ploieşti and FC Vaslui. He also had spells abroad in Greece, and Cyprus with Panionios and Alki Larnaca.
Coaching career
He retired in 2004, in order to begin studying to become a coach. He studied in Italy, Spain and England.
After Ilie Dumitrescu announced his resignation, pointing out that he cannot stay where he is not wanted, Steaua's assistant Edi Iordănescu took over as interim coach.
His first full job as a head coach came at Liga III team Fortuna Brazi. He took control of the team in January 2013, but after he missed out on promotion, he resigned.
On 20 June 2013, Iordănescu signed a contract with FCM Târgu Mureș, in Liga II, with the clear target to promote to Liga I. In October 2013, he resigned.
From December 2014, Iordănescu is the head coach of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He guided his side to the final of the 2014–15 Cupa Ligii competition.
As a manager
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 20 June 2013 | 9 October 2013 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | +0 | 33.33 |
| Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 16 December 2014 | 52 | 25 | 13 | 14 | 75 | 57 | +18 | 48.08 | |
| Total | 58 | 27 | 15 | 16 | 83 | 64 | +19 | 46.55 | ||
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