List of ASC Oțelul Galați managers

Managers

  • + Caretaker manager
  • (n/a) = Information not available
  • Matches either won or lost during penalties shootouts are listed as draws.
NameNationalityFromToPWDLGFGAWin%[1]HonoursNotes
Costică Rădulescu  Romania August 1986 July 1988 723114279285043.06 [2][3]
Cornel Dinu  Romania August 1988 September 1988 10217625020.00
Ioan Sdrobiş  Romania October 1988 November 1988 6321106050.00
Nicolae Burcea  Romania December 1988 December 1988 311168033.33
Mircea Dridea  Romania January 1989 June 1989 1862101526033.33
Oţelul spent two seasons in Divizia B. No information is available regarding the coaches.
Ion Moldovan  Romania July 1991 June 1992 36166144147044.44 [3][4]
Aurel Ţicleanu  Romania July 1992 June 1994 7025113479100035.71
Ioan Sdrobiş  Romania July 1994 October 1994 102351421020.00
Vasile Simionaş  Romania November 1994 2 June 1999 178872665264196048.88 [3]
Constantin Ploieşteanu+  Romania 2 June 1999 June 1999 100112000.00
Dumitru Dumitriu  Romania 21 June 1999 15 May 2000 39184176663046.15
Aurel Ţicleanu  Romania 1 June 2000 12 November 2000 156362119040.00
Ioan Gigi+  Romania 13 November 2000 5 December 2000 303011000.00 [3]
Ilie Dumitrescu  Romania 6 December 2000 13 June 2001 156361520040.00
Victor Roşca  Romania 3 July 2001 6 February 2002 165561513031.25
Marius Lăcătuş  Romania 9 February 2002 11 June 2002 159242013060.00
Costel Orac  Romania 3 July 2002 12 December 2003 491714184555034.69
Sorin Cârţu  Romania 29 December 2003 15 December 2004 421612144435038.10 [5]
Mihai Stoichiţă  Romania 23 January 2005 June 2005 156272020040.00
Aurel Şunda  Romania July 2005 9 November 2005 14266920014.29 [5]
Ioan Gigi+  Romania 10 November 2005 26 December 2005 402225000.00 [3]
Petre Grigoraş  Romania 27 December 2005 27 June 2009 130582349198181044.62 [6][7]
Dorinel Munteanu  Romania 1 July 2009 30 August 2012 120532542136122044.17 1 Liga I
1 Supercupa României
[5][8]
Viorel Tănase  Romania 30 August 2012 30 January 2013 167542117043.75
Ioan Balaur+  Romania 24 February 2013 2 March 2013 210111050.00
Petre Grigoraş  Romania 3 March 2013 21 April 2013 622256033.33
Marian Dinu+  Romania 22 April 2013 27 June 2013 9414112044.44
Ionuţ Badea  Romania 28 June 2013 29 October 2013 134271824030.77
Constantin Schumacher+  Romania 30 October 2013 5 November 2013 220042100.00
Ewald Lienen  Germany 6 November 2013 1 June 2014 2283112828036.36
Michael Weiß  Germany 27 June 2014 17 September 2014 813449012.50
Daniel Florea+  Romania 18 September 2014 21 September 2014 100101000.00
Tibor Selymes  Romania 22 September 2014 1 March 2015 14248623014.29
Florin Marin  Romania 2 March 2015 30 June 2015 155551717033.33
Daniel Florea  Romania 27 July 2015 5 February 2016 1833121125016.67
Sorin Haraga  Romania 26 February 2016 1 April 2016 7007221000.00
Stelian Bordeianu  Romania 22 July 2016 30 June 2017 32300220220093.75
Damian Băncilă  Romania 25 July 2017 21 October 2017[9] 9531247055.56
Alexandru Ciobanu  Romania 24 October 2017[10] 15 July 2018 191261318063.16
Stelian Bordeianu  Romania 16 July 2018[11] 17 September 2018 6420150066.67 [3]
Alin Pânzaru  Romania 20 September 2018[12] 25 March 2019[13] 1410222312071.43
Tudorel Pelin  Romania 27 March 2019[14] 31 May 2019 104241617040.00
Alexandru Ciobanu  Romania 26 June 2019[15] 27 August 2020 179352623052.94
Petre Grigoraș  Romania 29 August 2020 3 June 2021[16] 2314455816060.87
Dorinel Munteanu  Romania 6 July 2021[17] 30 December 2024 138644133200126046.38 [5]
Ovidiu Burcă  Romania 1 January 2025[18] 19 March 2025 10226713020.00
László Balint  Romania 19 March 2025[19] 15 March 2026 421810145944042.86|
Stjepan Tomas  Croatia 17 March 2026[20] present 84221512050.00

Information correct as of match played 18 May 2025. Only competitive matches are counted.

Notes and references

  1. ↑ Win% is rounded to two decimal places
  2. ↑ Matches since August 1986. It is possible that Radulescu was also Otelul's coach before this date, but no information was found, as Otelul was a lower-level team until August 1986.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 One match lost on penalties.
  4. ↑ Matches since July 1991. It is possible that Moldovan was also Otelul's coach before this date, but no information was found, as Otelul played for two years in Divizia B.
  5. 1 2 3 4 One match won on penalties.
  6. ↑ Two matches lost on penalties.
  7. ↑ One match ended 1–1 on field, but was awarded 0–3 after a disciplinary decision. Recorded as 0–3 defeat (against Vaslui).
  8. ↑ Does not include a match awarded 3–0 against Pandurii, as the match was cancelled before being played.
  9. ↑ "Bun venit la Oțelul, Alexandru Pop!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 21 October 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  10. ↑ "Mult succes, Alexandru Ciobanu!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "Legendele Valentin Ștefan și Stelian Bordieanu revin la Oțelul". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 16 July 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  12. ↑ "Bun venit, Alin Pînzaru!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mulțumim și mult succes, Alin Pînzaru!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 25 March 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  14. ↑ "Oficial: Tudorel Pelin, antrenor principal al echipei". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 27 March 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  15. ↑ "Formarea unei echipe competitive de gălățeni, obiectivul strategic al noului sezon". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 26 June 2019. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  16. ↑ "Mulțumim și mult succes, Petre Grigoraș!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 3 June 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bine ai revenit la Oțelul, Dorinel Munteanu!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 6 July 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
  18. ↑ "Ovidiu Burcă, noul antrenor al Oțelului". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 1 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  19. ↑ "Bun venit, György László Balint!". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 19 March 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2026.
  20. ↑ "Stjepan Tomas, noul antrenor principal al Oțelului". ascotelul.ro (in Romanian). 17 March 2026. Retrieved 25 June 2026.