Emil Săndoi (born 1 March 1965) is a Romanian

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and former player. A

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, he was born in

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and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side Universitatea Craiova in 1983. Săndoi made his debut for the

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in 1987 against

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, and was chosen in the

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squad.

Game interference

In a game between Chindia Târgoviște and Argeș in Romania's second division, Săndoi was standing on the side line as manager, and yet interfered in the match by tripping an opposition player.

International stats

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova *

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: 1990–91 *

Cupa României The Cupa României ( en, Romanian Cup) is a Association football, football cup competition for List of football clubs in Romania, Romanian teams which has been held annually since 1933–34 Cupa României, 1933–34, except during World War II. I ...

: 1990–91, 1992–93

Coach

FC Universitatea Craiova *

runner-up: 1999–00 Pandurii Târgu Jiu *

Divizia B The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07 Liga II, 2006–07. It is currently Sponsor (commercial), sp ...

: 2004–05

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* 1965 births Living people Sportspeople from Craiova Romanian footballers Association football defenders CS Universitatea Craiova players FC U Craiova 1948 players Angers SCO players FC Argeș Pitești players 1990 FIFA World Cup players Romania international footballers Liga I players Romanian football managers Liga I managers FC U Craiova 1948 managers FC Vaslui managers CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu managers CS Universitatea Craiova managers CS Concordia Chiajna managers FC Argeș Pitești managers AFC Chindia Târgoviște managers Romanian expatriate footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate footballers in France {{romania-footy-defender-stub