Constantin 'Tică' Oțet (24 December 1940 – 19 February 1999) was a Romanian football coach.

Career

Oțet was born in 1940 in Poroina, a village in Șimian commune, Mehedinți County. In 1959, Oțet began playing for

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but several injuries forced him to end his playing career early at the age of 23. He won as manager the Juniors Romanian Championship in seasons 1968–69 and 1975–76, and as the second coach won the club's first league title in season 1973–1974. In the years 1969–1977 also worked as a teacher at the faculty of physical education and sport at the University of Craiova. As the second coach of

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won the Romanian championship in the 1978–1979 season, and in the 1980–1981 season as the second coach of Universitatea Craiova. He won the Romanian Cup in 1983 as head coach of Universitatea Craiova he also reached the

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semi-finals in 1982. In the season 1989–1990 he promoted lower league side Constructorul Craiova to

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. In 1990–1993 he worked as director of the Center for Children and Youth Universitatea Craiova. Then, with the Egyptian club won the Hosni Mubarak Cup. In the season 1995–96 again worked as director of the Center for Children and Youth Universitatea Craiova. In the first round of the season 1996–97 occupied the post of technical director for Universitatea Craiova, in the second half of the season 1996–97 he occupied the post of technical director for

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(won the Gulf Club Champions Cup). In the first round of the season 1996–97 once again began the post of technical director Universitatea Craiova. In the second half of the season 1997–98 with the Syrian club Al-Jaish SC (Damascus) won the

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and reached the final of the Arab Cup Winners' Cup. He died on 19 February 1999. Graduate IEFS Bucharest, coach emeritus. Honorary Citizen of the City of Craiova.

Honours

Manager

;Universitatea Craiova * Romanian Cup: 1982–83 ;Al-Jaish Damascus *

Syrian League The Syrian Premier League ( ar, الدوري السوري الممتاز) is a professional association football league in Syria and the top division in of the Syrian football league system. The league comprises 12 teams and operates on a system ...

: 1998–99 * Arab Cup Winners' Cup Runner-up:

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Assistant manager

;Universitatea Craiova * Romanian League: 1973–74, 1980–81 * Romanian Cup: 1976–77, 1980–81 ;Argeș Pitești * Romanian League: 1978–79

References

External links

Librarie.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Otet, Constantin 1940 births 1999 deaths Romanian men's footballers Romanian football managers CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu managers CS Universitatea Craiova managers CS Minerul Motru managers FC U Craiova 1948 managers CSM Jiul Petroșani managers Romanian expatriates in Egypt Expatriate football managers in Egypt Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Syria Expatriate football managers in Syria Romanian expatriate football managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Footballers from Mehedinți County