Victor Cojocaru
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 May 1959[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Stoina, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Right back[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1987 | CSM Reșița | ||
| 1987–1989 | Victoria București | 69 | (5) |
| 1990–1991 | Universitatea Craiova | 30 | (0) |
| 1991 | Electroputere Craiova | 23 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | Universitatea Craiova | 66 | (0) |
| 1995 | Electroputere Craiova | 8 | (1) |
| Total | 196 | (6) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Victor Cojocaru (born 1 May 1959) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a right defender.[2][3][4][5]
Career
Cojocaru was born on 1 May 1959 in Stoina, Romania, but his family moved to Reșița while he was a child.[1][2] In 1980, his football talent was noticed by Mircea Secoșan, who brought him to Divizia B club CSM Reșița.[1][2] He joined Victoria București, making his Divizia A debut on 23 August 1987 under coach Nicolae Dumitru in a 1–1 draw against Politehnica Timișoara.[1][2][6] During his years spent with Victoria, Cojocaru played 14 matches and scored two goals in European competitions over the course of three seasons.[1] Notably, while working with coach Florin Halagian, he played eight matches and scored a brace against Sliema Wanderers in the 1988–89 UEFA Cup campaign, helping the team reach the quarter-finals where they were defeated by Dynamo Dresden.[1][7]
In the middle of the 1989–90 season, Cojocaru joined Universitatea Craiova.[1] There, he had to play as a left defender because his usual position on the right was occupied by Vasile Mănăilă.[3] He made 16 league appearances under coach Sorin Cârțu in the 1990–91 season to help the team win The Double.[1][8] However, he did not play in the 2–0 victory against FC Bacău in the 1991 Cupa României final.[9] Afterwards, Cojocaru spent a brief period playing for Electroputere Craiova, prior to making his return to Universitatea.[1] He played eight matches for "U" Craiova in European competitions across three seasons, including helping the club eliminate HB Tórshavn before they were defeated by Paris Saint-Germain in the 1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup.[1][10] Subsequently, Cojocaru helped "U" win the 1992–93 Cupa României, playing the entire match under coach Marian Bondrea in the 2–0 victory against Dacia Unirea Brăila in the final.[11] The team reached another cup final in 1994, but this time Bondrea did not use him in the 1–0 loss to Gloria Bistrița.[12] Midway through the 1994–95 season, he made a comeback to Electroputere but was unable to help the team avoid relegation.[1][3] Cojocaru made his last Divizia A appearance on 17 June 1995 in Electroputere's 5–4 victory against his former club Universitatea, totaling 196 matches with six goals in the competition.[1]
Honours
Universitatea Craiova
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Victor Cojocaru at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Craiova: Victor Cojocaru, electricianul cu o carieră de fotbalist" [Craiova: Victor Cojocaru, the electrician with a football career] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Craiova: Cojocaru: "Cârţu m-a adus la Universitatea"" [Craiova: Cojocaru: "Cârţu brought me to Universitatea"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 23 May 2020.
- ↑ Victor Cojocaru at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ "Victor Cojocaru". Labtof. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Politehnica Timișoara vs Victoria București 1-1". Labtof. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Memorialul puterii, episodul 2: Victoria București" (in Romanian). Wesport.ro. 2 June 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
"Victor Cojocaru. UEFA Cup 1988/1989". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 July 2026. - ↑ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Romanian Cup – Season 2000–2001". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Victor Cojocaru. Cup Winners Cup 1993/1994". WorldFootball. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- ↑ "Romanian Cup – Season 1992–1993". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.
- 1 2 "Romanian Cup – Season 1993–1994". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 30 July 2026.