Gheorghe Cornea is a former professional football player of Romanian nationality converted into a professional football coach. He was born on July 7, 1967, in the Romanian city of
Târgu Jiu
Târgu Jiu (, is the capital city, capital of Gorj County in the Oltenia region of Romania. It is situated on the Southern Sub-Carpathian Mountains, Carpathians, on the banks of the river Jiu (river), Jiu. Eight localities are administered by the ...
.
Professional football career
Cornea played professional football in Romania and Morocco, his best season involved scoring 14 goals for
Oţelul Galaţi in the 1994–95 Divizia A season.
In addition he has been selected several times in the national team of Romania.
*
Fotbal Club Oțelul Galați (Romania)
* Asociația Clubul de Fotbal Gloria 1922 Bistrița (Romania)
* Fotbal Club Brașov (Romania)
* Asociația Clubul de Fotbal Gloria 1922 Bistrița (Romania)
* Maghreb Association sportive de Fès (Morocco)
* Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir (Morocco)
Professional coach career
Gheorghe Cornea is a very rich professional coach. He has worked in Africa, the Middle East and of course Europe.
He trained in the best leagues in these regions, and had many great players under his supervision.
He has not only been a club coach, but he has also trained national teams.
He was also Technical Director in some of the clubs where he worked.
* 2004–2005: Minerul Certej (Romania)
Coach of the professional team
* 2005–2006:
CS Mureșul Deva
Club Sportiv Municipal Deva, commonly known as CSM Deva, is a Romanian professional football club based in Deva, Hunedoara County. The club was originally established in 1921 under the name of ''Mureșul Deva'' and since 1964 was a constant pre ...
(Romania)
Coach of the professional team
* 2006–2008: Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir (Morocco)
Coach of the U-21 football team
* 2008–2009:
Al Shabab Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Coach of the professional team
* 2008–2009: Al Shabab Riyadh (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Assistant Coach of the professional team
* September – December 2009:
Al Nasr Salalah
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(Oman)
Assistant Coach of the professional team
* January – May 2010 : Al-Taawoun Football Club (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Assistant Coach of the professional team
* 2010–2011:
CS CFR Simeria
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(Romania)
Coach of the professional team
* August – December 2011:
Ohod Club
Ohod Club () is a Saudi Arabian professional football club based in Medina, which competes in the Saudi First Division League. History
Ohod was named after Mount Uhud, hence the nickname "Al-Jabal". Ohod have won the Saudi First Division three t ...
(Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Coach of the professional team
* January – June 2012: Al-Taawoun Football Club (Saudi Arabia)
Coach of the professional team
* 2012–2013:
AFC Fortuna Poiana Campina (Romania)
Coach of the professional team
* 2013–2014: Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir (Morocco)
Technical Director
* 2014–2016: U-18 Romania National Team
National Team Coach of the U-18 national team
* July 2016 – January 2017:
Qatar Sports Club
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They ...
(Qatar)
Assistant Coach of the professional team
* 2017–2018:
CNS Cetate Deva (Romania)
Coach of the professional team
* 2018–2019:
Al-Shorta El-Gadarif
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(Sudan)
Coach of the professional team
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* 2019–present:
Al-Hazm Rass (Kingdom of Saudi Arabia)
Assistant Coach of the professional team
Honors
* As a Coach:
** U21 Champion of Morocco 2008
** Vice champion of Saudi Arabia 2010
** Promote in Saudi Arabia Premier League 2010
* As a player:
** Champion of Morocco with Hassania Union Sport d'Agadir
** Champion of Romania
** Winner of the Cup of Romania
Personal life
Gheorghe Cornea speaks fluently Romanian, French and English. He also can understand Arabic.
Degrees and Titles
* UEFA Football Coach License recognized by
FIFA
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* Engineer's degree in
metallurgy
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Metallurgy encompasses both the ...
* Member of the Football Commission of the
Romanian Football Federation
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References
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1967 births
Living people
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football players not categorized by position
ASC Oțelul Galați players
Footballers from Târgu Jiu
20th-century Romanian sportsmen