Mircea Rednic (born 9 April 1962) is a Romanian
football
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coach and former player who played as a
defender.
Club career
![Mircea Rednic](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/Mircea_Rednic.jpg)
Mircea Rednic, nicknamed "Puriul" was born on 9 April 1962 in
Hunedoara
Hunedoara (; german: Eisenmarkt; hu, Vajdahunyad ) is a municipiu, city in Hunedoara County, Transylvania, Romania. It is located in southwestern Transylvania near the Poiana Ruscă Mountains, and administers five villages: Boș (''Bós''), Groș ...
and until he was 14 years old he played table tennis, handball, volleyball and chess before starting to play football at
Corvinul Hunedoara
Clubul Sportiv Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara, commonly known as Corvinul Hunedoara or simply as Corvinul, is a Romanian football club based in Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1921 under the name of ''Fero Spo ...
's youth center.
Coach
Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
gave him his debut for
Corvinul's senior squad in the
1979–80 Divizia B season, also giving him his
Divizia A
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debut on 2 August 1980 in a 4–1 victory against
ASA Târgu Mureș.
[ In the following seasons Rednic helped the club finish 3rd in the ]1981–82 Divizia A
The 1981–82 Divizia A was the sixty-fourth season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania.
Teams
League table
Results
Top goalscorers
Champion squad
See also
* 1981–82 Divizia B
* 1981–82 Divizia C
* 1981– ...
, also appearing in four games in the 1982–83 UEFA Cup.[ In the summer of 1983 Rednic and teammate ]Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian football coach and former player.
Club career
Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca and when he was 14 years old he played basketball and football simultane ...
were transferred from Corvinul to Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to:
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in exchange for five players which included Nicușor Vlad, Teofil Stredie
Teofil Stredie (born 6 March 1958) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a Defender (association football), central defender.
Honours
Dinamo București
* Liga I, Divizia A: Divizia A 1981–82, 1981–82, Divizia A 1982–83, 1982–83
...
and Florea Văetuș
Florea Văetuș (born 23 November 1956) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.
Club career
Florea Văetuș was born on 23 November 1956 in Hunedoara, Romania and started playing football at junior level at local clubs Constru ...
.[ Rednic spent a total of 7 seasons with '' The Red Dogs'', winning the title in his first season in which he played 31 games and in the 1989–90 season with 19 appearances and one goal scored.][ During the same period, Rednic also won three ]Cupa României
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and played 36 games in which he scored two goals in European competitions, appearing in 8 games in which he scored one goal in the 1983–84 European Cup
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season when the team reached the semi-finals and in 8 games in which he scored one goal in the 1989–90 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup campaign when the team also reached the semi-finals with his former Corvinul coach, Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
.[ Rednic took part in a big scandal in the ]derby
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against Steaua from March 1989 which was lost with 2–1 after Gheorghe Hagi
Gheorghe "Gică" Hagi (; born 5 February 1965) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently the owner and manager of Liga I club Farul Constanța. Deployed as an attacking midfielder, Hagi was considered one of ...
opened the score, Ioan Andone
Ioan Andone (; born 15 March 1960) is a Romanian football coach and former player.
Club career
Ioan Andone, nicknamed "Fălcosul" was born on 15 March 1960 in Șpălnaca and when he was 14 years old he played basketball and football simultane ...
equalized for Dinamo and Gabi Balint
Gavril Pele "Gabi" Balint (born 3 January 1963) is a Romanian football manager and former player, who was part of the hugely successful Steaua team of the 1980s.
Club career
Born in Sângeorz-Băi, Bistrița, Balint made his Divizia A debut wit ...
scored the winning goal for Steaua in the last minute of the game, also referee Ion Crăciunescu
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eliminated Rodion Cămătaru
Rodion Gorun Cămătaru (; born 22 June 1958) is a Romanian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker.
Club career
Rodion Cămătaru was born on 22 June 1958 in Strehaia and debu ...
and Claudiu Vaișcovici from Dinamo. Feeling that they were disadvantaged by the referee, right after the game Rednic and Andone showed some obscene gestures in front of the official tribune where Valentin Ceaușescu
Valentin Ceaușescu (born 17 February 1948) is a Romanian physicist. He is the eldest and only surviving child of former communist President Nicolae Ceaușescu and his wife, Elena.
Biography
Early life and education
Valentin Ceaușescu w ...
, the son of dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu
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and unofficial president of Steaua was staying.[ Rednic got away with it after a friend of his from Steaua, ]László Bölöni
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talked to Valentin Ceaușescu, and Andone was initially suspended for a year by the Romanian Football Federation
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, but after his friend from Steaua, Marius Lăcătuș
Marius Mihai Lăcătuș (; born 5 April 1964) is a Romanian football coach and former professional footballer. He is by far the most successful footballer ever to play for Steaua București and was part of their European Cup victory in 1986. L ...
talked to Valentin Ceaușescu
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Biography
Early life and education
Valentin Ceaușescu w ...
and convinced him to forgive Andone, his suspension was reduced to three months.[ After the 1989 Romanian Revolution, Rednic alongside fellow Romanians Claudiu Vaișcovici and Gheorghe Nițu went to play in ]Turkey
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for Bursaspor
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In th ...
. In 1991, coach Mircea Lucescu
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Lucescu is also ...
told him to go to Standard Liège
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They are one of the most ...
because that is the team that he will be coaching in the near future, however Lucescu never got to train there but Rednic spent five seasons with the club in which he made 140 Belgian First Division
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appearances with three goals scored, played three games in European competitions, won a Belgian Cup
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and was colleague for short periods with fellow Romanians Bogdan Stelea
Bogdan Gheorghe Stelea (; born 5 December 1967) is a Romanian retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and a current coach.
Having played professionally into his 40s, he played for all three major Liga I clubs in his country's capital, an ...
and Gheorghe Butoiu
Gheorghe Butoiu (born 7 November 1968 in Dragoslavele, Argeș County) is a Romanian retired football player and current manager. From April 2013, he is assistant coach of Liga II
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.[ After his period at ]Standard Liège
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They are one of the most ...
ended, he moved at fellow Belgian First Division
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club Sint-Truidense, where he stayed only one season in which he played 10 games.[ In 1997, Rednic returned to Romania at ]Rapid București
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, at the advice of coach Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
, where he would spend the last three years of his playing career, appearing in 32 matches in which he scored one goal in the 1998–99 season, helping the team win the first title after 32 years, he also won a cup, a supercup and played four games in European competitions. Mircea Rednic gained throughout his career a total of 391 Divizia A
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appearances with 29 goals scored and a total of 47 matches with 2 goals scored in European competitions.[
]
International career
Mircea Rednic played 83 matches and scored two goals at international level for Romania
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, making his debut under coach Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
in a 0–0 against Switzerland
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at the 1982 World Cup qualifiers. He made 8 appearances at the successful Euro 1984 qualifiers, being used by coach Mircea Lucescu
Mircea Lucescu (; born 29 July 1945) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently head coach of Ukrainian Premier League club Dynamo Kyiv. He is one of the most decorated managers of all time.
Lucescu is also ...
in all the minutes of the three matches from the final tournament
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as Romania
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did not pass the group stage.[ He played 8 games at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers, four at the Euro 1988 qualifiers and three at the successful 1990 World Cup qualifiers, being used by coach ]Emerich Jenei
Emerich Jenei or Imre Jenei (also known as Emeric Jenei or Ienei; 22 March 1937) is a Romanian former Football (soccer), football player and coach of Hungarians in Romania, Hungarian ethnicity. He is considered one of Romania's best Managers, a ...
in all the minutes of the four matches from the final tournament
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** Another term for playoffs, describing a sequence of cont ...
, as Romania
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got eliminated by Ireland
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in the eight-finals.[ Rednic played one game at the Euro 1992 qualifiers and made his last appearance for the national team on 23 May 1991 in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 loss against ]Norway
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.[ Rednic was also part of Romania's U20 squad at the 1981 World Youth Championship from ]Australia
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, appearing in 6 games, helping the team finish the tournament in the 3rd position, winning the bronze medal.[
For representing his country at the 1990 World Cup, Rednic was decorated by ]President of Romania
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Traian Băsescu
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on 25 March 2008 with the Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.
International goals
:''Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rednic goal''.[
]
Managerial career
Mircea Rednic had his first coaching experience while still being an active player in December 1998 at Rapid București
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when Mircea Lucescu
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Lucescu is also ...
left the club to go train Inter Milan
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and he was appointed as a caretaker manager
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for one Divizia A
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game, a 3–0 victory against Universitatea Cluj
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. He started working as a full-time coach in 2000 when he was appointed at Rapid București
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in order to replace Anghel Iordănescu
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.[ He then moved to fellow ]Divizia A
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team FCM Bacău
Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău, commonly known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or simply as FCM Bacău, is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 1950 as ''Dinamo Bacău'', the club from ...
where he stayed only a few months, returning in 2002 at Rapid
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.[ His second spell at ]Rapid
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was one in which he won the first trophies of his coaching career, consisting of the Divizia A 2002–03 title, a cup and two supercups. Rapid
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dismissed him in the middle of the 2003–04 season while the club was still in the top positions, fighting to win the championship.[ Afterwards, Rednic had his first coaching experience outside Romania when he signed with ]Saudi Arabia
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n side Al-Nassr
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where he spent a few months, bringing Adrian Neaga
Adrian Constantin Neaga (born 4 June 1979) is a Romanian football manager and retired player.
Playing career
Early career
Neaga was born in Pitești.
Neaga signed his first professional contract with Argeș Pitești in 1997. He was then pla ...
with him.[ He then returned in Romania as Universitatea Craiova's manager in the ]2004–05 Divizia A
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season, where after a 3–1 victory against Rapid
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, at the press conference after the game he sang the chorus of a song made by the Romanian band Ca$$a Locco:"I'm so glad that you took the sting, I'm so glad that you lost!", this being a message to the leaders from Rapid who fired him, however he resigned after a 1–1 against FCM Bacău
Asociația Sportivă a Suporterilor FCM 1950 Bacău, commonly known as ASS FCM 1950 Bacău, FCM 1950 Bacău or simply as FCM Bacău, is a Romanian football club based in Bacău, Bacău County. Founded in 1950 as ''Dinamo Bacău'', the club from ...
in the 8th round of the championship.[ In 2005 he went to coach ]FC Vaslui
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in Divizia B
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, who he helped promote to the first league, but he refused to extend his contract at the end of the season, however after six rounds from the 2005–06 Divizia A season, he came back to the team, helping it avoid relegation.[ In 2006, Rednic had his first and most successful spell out of the total of five he had at ]Dinamo București A dynamo is a magnetic device originally used as an electric generator.
Dynamo or Dinamo may also refer to:
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* Dinamo (Yekaterinburg Metro), a station of the Yekaterin ...
managing to win the 2006–07 Liga I where in the first 13 rounds the team had 13 consecutive victories and won all four derbies against Steaua and Rapid
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in that season, including the 4–2 victory against Steaua which was the first away victory for '' The Red Dogs'' in the derby
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after 18 years, also managing to pass the group stage of the 2006–07 UEFA Cup
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, reaching the sixteenths-finals where the team was eliminated with 3–1 on aggregate by Benfica. He resigned from Dinamo after a bad start of the 2007–08 season as the club did not manage to qualify in the Champions League group stage after a 4–2 aggregate loss with Lazio Roma
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.[ In October 2007, Rednic returned for a third spell at ]Rapid
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which lasted until March 2007 when he resigned. In April 2008, Rednic started his second spell at Dinamo and in the 2008–09 season, the team was on the first position for the most part of the championship, but after three losses in the last three games of the season, the team finished on the 3rd place and he left the club.[ In August 2009, Rednic went to coach abroad, first at Russian second league side ]Alania Vladikavkaz
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with whom he finished the championship in the third position, thus failing to gain promotion to the Russian Premier League
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and from July 2010 until December 2011, he managed Khazar Lankaran
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Since the ...
in Azerbaijan
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where he formed a colony of Romanians, bringing 9 Romanian players to the club, managing to win the Azerbaijan Cup
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...
and finished the 2010–11 Azerbaijan Premier League
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season on the second position, being dismissed after a 1–0 loss against Inter Baku
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History
Early years (1997– ...
in the 15th round of the 2011–12 regular season.[ In March 2012, Rednic came back to Romania where he signed a contract with ]Astra Ploiești
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until the end of the season when he decided not to continue with Astra, instead, he moved to their biggest rivals, Petrolul Ploiești. In October 2012, Rednic left Petrolul Ploiești in order to go and coach Standard Liège
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, bringing Romanian players Adrian Cristea
Adrian Cristea (born 30 November 1983) is a Romanian retired professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Adrian Cristea, nicknamed "Prințul" ''(The Prince)'', started his career in his hometown, Iași, playing in Divizia B fo ...
and George Țucudean
Marius George Țucudean (; born 30 April 1991) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
He made his senior debut with UTA Arad in 2009, and throughout his career represented among others Dinamo București, FCSB, V ...
with him, his objective was to reach a European cup position after an unconvincing start of the former coach, eight place in twelve rounds. He made his debut as ''Les Rouches'' coach in an away league game which ended with a 2–0 victory against Genk
Genk () is a City status in Belgium, city and Municipalities in Belgium, municipality located in the Belgian Provinces of Belgium, province of Limburg (Belgium), Limburg near Hasselt. The municipality only comprises the town of Genk itself. I ...
who was the only team unbeaten in the previous 12 rounds of the season, at the game he wore the tie that the club gave him as a gift in 1996 when he was a player and left the club after 5 years. Rednic's contract was not extended at the end of the season after the emphatic 7–1 aggregate win over Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, a ...
in the play-off for Europa League qualification. He explicitly attributed his sacking to a conflict between him and club's chairman Roland Duchâtelet
Roland Duchâtelet (; born 14 November 1946) is a Belgian businessman and politician. He is the owner of football clubs Carl Zeiss Jena and Újpest. He is the founder of the social-liberal political party Vivant in Belgium.
Business
In 1990 ...
who wanted a "marionette
A marionette (; french: marionnette, ) is a puppet controlled from above using wires or strings depending on regional variations. A marionette's puppeteer is called a marionettist. Marionettes are operated with the puppeteer hidden or reveale ...
" instead of a coach. Instead of Rednic, neither Vercauteren nor Girard has been appointed but the Israel national under-21 team coach Guy Luzon
Guy Luzon ( he, גיא לוזון; born 7 August 1975) is an Israeli former footballer and manager, currently managing the Israel national under-21 football team.
Club career
Guy Luzon was a graduate of the Maccabi Petah Tikva youth program, jo ...
. On 10 June 2013, Rednic returned to Romania, becoming the new head coach of CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...
, but ended his contract by mutual agreement only two months later after winning only one game from the first four played in the championship and had a conflict with the team captain Ricardo Cadú. On 1 October 2013, it was announced that Rednic moved to Gent
Gent is a shortened form of the word gentleman. It may also refer to:
* Ghent (Dutch: Gent), a Belgian city
** K.A.A. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** K.R.C. Gent, a football club from Ghent
** Gent RFC, a rugby club in Ghent
** .gent, a ...
to replace Víctor Fernández
Víctor Fernández Braulio (born 28 November 1960) is a Spanish football manager.
He had three spells with his hometown team Zaragoza, winning the Copa del Rey in 1994 and the Cup Winners' Cup a year later. He also led Tenerife, Celta, Be ...
, but was dismissed in April 2014 with a few rounds before the end of the season, the club officials claiming that the relationship between the coach and the players was not good. After a short second spell at Petrolul Ploiești and a third spell at Dinamo with whom he reached a cup final which was lost in front of CFR Cluj
Fotbal Club CFR 1907 Cluj, commonly known as CFR Cluj ( or ), is a Romanian professional association football, football club based in the city of Cluj-Napoca, Cluj County, which competes in the Liga I. It was founded in 1907 as ''Kolozsvári Vas ...
, he went to coach a third team in Belgium, Excel Mouscron where he worked with Romanian players Cristian Manea and Dorin Rotariu
Dorin Rotariu (; born 29 July 1995) is a Romanian professional Association football, footballer who plays for Super League Greece team Atromitos F.C., Atromitos, on loan from PFC Ludogorets Razgrad, Ludogorets Razgrad. Primarily a Midfielder#Wing ...
, taking the club from the last place of the 2016–17 Belgian First Division A
The 2016–17 season of the Belgian First Division A was the 114th season of top-tier football in Belgium and the first following the structural changes in the Belgian football pyramid, reducing the number of professional teams to 24. It began o ...
and helping it avoid relegation, however he was dismissed the following season after managing to obtain 29 points in 26 rounds, which was considered insufficient by the club's officials.[ From 2018 until 2021, Rednic had coaching experiences at Saudi Arabian club Al-Faisaly, Politehnica Iași, Viitorul and two spells at Dinamo all of them being short and unsuccessful with a low victory percentage.] Mircea Rednic has a total of 375 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Liga I
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 ...
consisting of 165 victories, 104 draws and 106 losses.[
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Honours
Player
Corvinul Hunedoara
*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 ...
: 1979–80[
Dinamo București
*]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 ...
: 1983–84, 1989–90[
*]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 ...
: 1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90[
Standard Liége
*]Belgian Cup
The Belgian Cup (french: link=no, Coupe de Belgique; nl, Beker van België []; german: link=no, Belgischer Fußballpokal) is the main Single-elimination tournament, knockout association football, football competition in Belgium, run by the Belgia ...
: 1992–93 Belgian Cup, 1992–93[
Rapid București
*]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 ...
: 1998–99[
*]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 ...
: 1997–98 Cupa României, 1997–98[
*]Supercupa României
The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
The competition started off in 1994, ...
: 1999
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[
]
Manager
Rapid București
*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 ...
: 1998–99, 2002–03
*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 ...
: 2001–02[
*]Supercupa României
The Supercupa României ( en, Romanian Supercup) is a Romanian football championship contested by the winners of the Liga I and the Cupa României. It is usually played at the Arena Națională in Bucharest.
The competition started off in 1994, ...
: 2002
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, 2003
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[
FC Vaslui
*]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[
Dinamo București
*]Liga I
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 ...
: 2006–07[
Khazar Lankaran
*]Azerbaijan Cup
The Azerbaijan Cup is a major association football competition in Azerbaijan. In its original form, it started in 1936, when Azerbaijan was a republic of the Soviet Union and it was not disputed by Azerbaijani teams in the Soviet league pyramid.
...
: 2010–11[
]
References
External links
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Mircea Rednic manager profile
at Labtof.ro
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1962 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Hunedoara
Romanian footballers
Romanian football managers
Romania international footballers
Romania youth international footballers
Association football defenders
Romanian expatriate footballers
Expatriate footballers in Belgium
Expatriate footballers in Turkey
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
Liga I players
Liga II players
CS Corvinul Hunedoara players
FC Dinamo București players
FC Rapid București players
Süper Lig players
Bursaspor footballers
Belgian Pro League players
Standard Liège players
Sint-Truidense V.V. players
UEFA Euro 1984 players
1990 FIFA World Cup players
Liga I managers
Romanian expatriate football managers
FC Rapid București managers
FCM Bacău managers
Al Nassr FC managers
FC U Craiova 1948 managers
FC Vaslui managers
FC Dinamo București managers
FC Spartak Vladikavkaz managers
Khazar Lankaran FK managers
FC Astra Giurgiu managers
FC Petrolul Ploiești managers
Standard Liège managers
CFR Cluj managers
K.A.A. Gent managers
Royal Excel Mouscron managers
Al-Faisaly FC managers
FC Politehnica Iași (2010) managers
Belgian Pro League managers
Saudi Professional League managers
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in Russia
Expatriate football managers in Azerbaijan
Expatriate football managers in Belgium
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Russia
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium