 Iosif Rotariu in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1962-09-27)27 September 1962 (age 63) | ||
| Place of birth | Prigor, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1976–1979 | Nera Bozovici | ||
| 1979–1981 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–1986 | Politehnica Timișoara | 106 | (16) |
| 1986–1990 | Steaua București | 93 | (28) |
| 1990–1992 | Galatasaray | 28 | (4) |
| 1993–1994 | Bakırköyspor | 34 | (7) |
| 1994–1995 | CFR Timișoara | 9 | (2) |
| 1995 | Politehnica Timișoara | 17 | (6) |
| 1996 | Kikinda | 10 | (4) |
| 1996 | Politehnica Timișoara | 17 | (6) |
| 1997–1998 | Steaua București | 42 | (11) |
| 1998 | Politehnica Timișoara | 21 | (4) |
| 1999 | Extensiv Craiova | 27 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Politehnica Timișoara | 12 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Bihor Oradea | 17 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 443 | (96) | |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1997 | Romania | 25 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2006 | Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Politehnica II Timișoara | ||
| 2007 | Politehnica Timișoara (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2012 | Politehnica Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 2013 | Vaslui (assistant) | ||
| 2014 | FC Caransebeș | ||
| 2015–2016 | ACS Poli Timișoara (assistant) | ||
| 2016 | Universitatea Craiova (academy manager) | ||
| 2023–2024 | ASU Politehnica Timișoara (chief scout) | ||
| 2024 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Iosif Rotariu (born 27 September 1962) is a Romanian former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder.
He debuted in Divizia A withPolitehnica Timișoara in 1981. He won the league championship withSteaua București 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 and Serbia.
Rotariu made his debut for theRomania national team in 1988 againstNetherlands, and represented his country at the1990 FIFA World Cup. He got 25 caps in total, the last in 1997, and scored one international goal, againstPoland in 1990.
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1988 | 5 | 0 |
| 1989 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1990 | 13 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 September 1990 | Stadionul Steaua,Bucharest, Romania |  Poland | 2–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Rotariu's identicaltwin brother Ilie and his nephewDorin also played professional football, but only Dorin managed to represent Romania at International level.[1][2][3]
Politehnica Timișoara
Steaua București
Galatasaray
Extensiv Craiova
FC Caransebeș
