Iosif Rotariu (born 27 September 1962) is a retired

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n association football

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. He debuted in Divizia A with FC Politehnica Timișoara in 1981. He won the league championship with

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in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997 and 1998, and won the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1997. He also played abroad, in Turkey. Rotariu made his debut for the

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in 1988 against

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, and represented his country at the

1990 FIFA World Cup The 1990 FIFA World Cup was the 14th FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football tournament for men's senior national teams. It was held from 8 June to 8 July 1990 in Italy, the second country to host the event for a second time (the first being M ...

. He got 25 caps in total, the last in 1997, and scored one international goal, against

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in 1990.

International career

International stats

International goals

Personal life

Rotariu's identical

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brother Ilie and his nephew Dorin also played professional football, but only Dorin managed to represent Romania at International level.Dorin Rotariu, nepotul fostului stelist Iosif Rotariu, a debutat la Dinamo.
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Honours

Player

Politehnica Timișoara * Romanian Cup: Runner-up: 1982–83 *

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. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting ...

: 1983–84 Steaua 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 ...

: 1986–87, 1987–88, 1988–89, 1996–97, 1997–98 * Romanian Cup: 1986–87, 1988–89, 1996–97 *

European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated as UCL, or sometimes, UEFA CL) is an annual club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) and contested by top-division European clubs, deciding the competi ...

: Runner-up: 1988–89 Galatasaray *

Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League''), officially known as Spor Toto Süper Lig for sponsorship reasons, is a Turkish professional league for association football clubs. It is the top-flight of the Turkish football league system and is run by the ...

: Runner-up: 1990–91 *

Turkish Cup The Turkish Cup (Turkish: ''Türkiye Kupası'') is a football cup competition in Turkish football, run by the Turkish Football Federation since 1962. During a brief sponsorship period with Fortis, its sponsored name was ''Fortis Türkiye Kupası ...

: 1990–91 *

Turkish Super Cup The Turkish Super Cup (Turkish: ''TFF Süper Kupa''), as it is currently known, is the annual super cup football match contested between the previous season's Süper Lig champions and the Turkish Cup winners in Turkey. It was originally known as ...

: 1991 Extensiv Craiova *

: 1998–99

Manager

FC Caransebeș *

Liga III The Liga 3, most often spelled as Liga III, is the third level of the Romanian football league system. Its name was changed from Divizia C to Liga III before the start of the 2006–07 season. It was the first in this format (six series of 18 ...

: 2013–14

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotariu, Iosif 1962 births Living people Romanian footballers Romania international footballers 1990 FIFA World Cup players Romanian expatriate footballers Association football midfielders FC Politehnica Timișoara players FC Steaua București players FC CFR Timișoara players SSU Politehnica Timișoara players Liga I players Galatasaray S.K. footballers Bakırköyspor footballers Süper Lig players Expatriate footballers in Turkey FC Bihor Oradea players Romanian football managers FC Politehnica Timișoara managers FC Bihor Oradea managers