Sorin Cârțu

Romanian footballer and coach

Sorin Cârțu (born 12 November 1955) is a former football striker and football coach. Cârțu won two Romanian Championships and four Romanian Cups with Universitatea Craiova. As a coach, he succeeded to win in the 1990–91 season with Universitatea Craiova both trophies in Romania, Divizia A and the Romanian Cup.

During CFR's Champions League tie against Swiss Super League champions FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, Cârțu destroyed a section of the dugout with his foot after his side conceded a 75th-minute goal. After the match, CFR Cluj sacked Cârțu, citing his behaviour in the game as the reason behind his dismissal.

International stats

Honours

Player

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1979–80, 1980–81
• Cupa României: 1976–77, 1977–78, 1980–81, 1982–83

Manager

Universitatea Craiova

• Divizia A: 1990–91
• Cupa României: 1990–91

Rapid București

• Cupa României runner-up: 1994–95

Extensiv Craiova

• Divizia B: 1998–99

Oțelul Galați

• Cupa României runner-up: 2003–04

Career statistics

• Divizia A: 283 games – 107 goals
• Divizia B: 82 games – 27 goals

External links

• Sorin Cârțu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)