 Șumudică in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marius Ninel Șumudică | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-03-04)4 March 1971 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1988 | Sportul Studențesc | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | Sportul Studențesc | 127 | (26) |
| 1992–1993 | →Dacia Unirea Brăila (loan) | 11 | (1) |
| 1994 | →Corvinul Hunedoara (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Rapid București | 70 | (26) |
| 1999–2001 | Marítimo | 50 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Rapid București | 26 | (9) |
| 2002–2003 | Debrecen | 39 | (21) |
| 2004 | Omonia | 9 | (6) |
| 2004 | UTA Arad | 10 | (3) |
| 2005 | Gloria Bistrița | 2 | (0) |
| Total | 350 | (100) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2005 | Rapid București (assistant) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Rapid II București | ||
| 2006–2007 | Rocar București | ||
| 2007 | AS Dodu Berceni | ||
| 2008 | Inter Gaz București | ||
| 2008 | Progresul București | ||
| 2009 | Astra Ploiești | ||
| 2009 | Farul Constanța | ||
| 2010 | Gloria Bistrița | ||
| 2010–2011 | Rapid București | ||
| 2011 | Kavala | ||
| 2011 | Astra Ploiești | ||
| 2011–2012 | FC Brașov | ||
| 2012 | Vaslui | ||
| 2012 | Universitatea Cluj | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Shaab | ||
| 2014–2015 | Concordia Chiajna | ||
| 2015–2017 | Astra Giurgiu | ||
| 2017–2018 | Kayserispor | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2019–2021 | Gaziantep | ||
| 2021 | Çaykur Rizespor | ||
| 2021 | CFR Cluj | ||
| 2021–2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | ||
| 2022 | Al-Shabab | ||
| 2022–2023 | Al-Raed | ||
| 2023–2024 | Gaziantep | ||
| 2024–2025 | Rapid București | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marius Ninel Șumudică (born 4 March 1971) is a Romanian professionalfootballmanager and former player.
Șumudică played as astriker and started out atSportul Studențesc in 1989, going on to represent five other teams in his native country, as well asMarítimo,Debrecen, andOmonia abroad. In the1998–99 season, he was part ofMircea Lucescu's Rapid București squad that won the national title, scoring 17 goals in the process. He also claimed twoCupa României trophies with "the White-Burgundies".
After retiring as a player, Șumudică returned to Rapid București as an assistant coach in 2005. He went on to manage numerous sides both home and abroad, notably bringingAstra Giurgiu its first Liga I title in the2015–16 season at his third stint with the club. As a result, Șumudică was named the 2016Romania Coach of the Year by theGazeta Sporturilor newspaper. Apart from his time in Romania, he has coached teams in Greece, the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey.
On 28 April 2015, Șumudică was appointed as manager ofAstra Giurgiu, followingDorinel Munteanu's resignation.[1] It was his third term at the club, after two short spells in 2009 and 2011. He led the team to a 4th-place finish, qualifying them for theUEFA Europa League. The European campaign was almost a success, as Astra stopped short of reaching the Europa League group stages after knocking outWest Ham United in the third round, but lost toAZ Alkmaar in the play-offs.
Domestically, despite the poor start which saw Astra losing 1–5 to previous runner-upsASA Targu Mures, Astra managed to finish the regular season on first place, 3 points aboveDinamo București. However, Șumudică was suspended 6 months by the Romanian FA on charges of betting on football matches.[2] He later managed to have his sentence reduced to 2 months by appeal.[3] Despite his suspension, Astra kept their momentum during the play-offs, ending up in them being crownedLiga I champions for the first time in their history, also marking Șumudică's first domestic title as manager.
After a quick exit to Danish championsCopenhagen in theUEFA Champions League, Șumudică managed to guide Astra to2016–17 UEFA Europa League group stage eliminating West Ham – for the second time in a row – along the way, after a 1–0 win in London. In the group stages, he facedRoma,Viktoria Plzeň andAustria Wien.[4] Despite losing the first two games of the group with Austria Wien (2–3 at Giurgiu) and Roma (0–4 in Italy), Astra managed two 2–1 away wins at Plzeň and Wien (along with a home draw with Viktoria) to stay in the race for a place in the knock-out stages. In the end, Astra's 0–0 draw with Roma and Austria Wien's failure against Plzeň in the last matchday secured Astra's place in the tournament's round of 32. There, they were eliminated by Belgian sideGenk after a 2–2 draw at Giurgiu followed by 0–1 defeat in Belgium.
Astra's campaign in the league, meanwhile, was disappointing, with the team finishing 5th and losing the Romanian Cup final toFC Voluntari. However, due to Astra's position in the league and Voluntari not applying for a European license, the vacant spot was given to Astra, thus qualifying yet again in Europe.
On 14 June 2019, Șumudică was appointed as manager of Turkish clubGaziantep.[5] In January 2021, following an away defeat in theSüper Lig againstSivasspor, the club announced that they had parted ways with the Romanian manager, following a few weeks of tension and public discussion about his contract.[6]
On 28 August 2021,CFR Cluj terminated the contract of Șumudică, ending his 3-month stint in charge after a disappointing campaign for Europe.[7]
On 23 March 2022, Șumudică returned to manageAl-Shabab until the end of the 2021–22 season.[8]
On 30 June 2022, Șumudică was appointed as manager ofAl-Raed.[9]
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Rocar București |  | 2006 | 2007 | 34 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 064.71 |
| AS Dodu Berceni | | 2007 | 2007 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 041.18 |
| Inter Gaz București | | 2008 | 2008 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Progresul București | | 27 February 2008 | 15 December 2008 | 32 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 056.25 |
| Farul Constanța | | 5 July 2009 | 15 November 2009 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 046.67 |
| Gloria Bistrița | | 4 January 2010 | 31 May 2010 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 047.06 |
| Rapid București | | 10 June 2010 | 28 April 2011 | 32 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 043.75 |
| Kavala |  | 15 July 2011 | 10 August 2011 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | !— |
| Astra Ploiești | | 11 August 2011 | 31 October 2011 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 050.00 |
| FC Brașov | | 2 November 2011 | 16 April 2012 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 035.71 |
| Vaslui | | 11 July 2012 | 24 September 2012 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 030.77 |
| Universitatea Cluj | | 9 November 2012 | 15 November 2012 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 000.00 |
| Al Shaab |  | 27 December 2012 | 31 December 2013 | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 028.00 |
| Concordia Chiajna | | 13 March 2014 | 6 April 2015 | 38 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 021.05 |
| Astra Giurgiu | | 28 April 2015 | 8 June 2017 | 110 | 55 | 25 | 30 | 050.00 |
| Kayserispor |  | 3 July 2017 | 15 May 2018 | 39 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 046.15 |
| Al Shabab |  | 14 June 2018 | 13 June 2019 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 7 | 051.52 |
| Gaziantep | | 14 June 2019 | 11 January 2021 | 51 | 20 | 19 | 12 | 039.22 |
| Çaykur Rizespor | | 25 January 2021 | 4 March 2021 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 000.00 |
| CFR Cluj | | 2 June 2021 | 28 August 2021 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 060.00 |
| Yeni Malatyaspor | | 8 October 2021 | 7 February 2022 | 17 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 017.65 |
| Al Shabab | | 23 March 2022 | 28 June 2022 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 058.33 |
| Al Raed | | 1 July 2022 | 1 June 2023 | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 029.03 |
| Gaziantep | | 7 September 2023 | 6 March 2024 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 035.71 |
| Rapid București | | 21 August 2024 | 20 May 2025 | 38 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 042.11 |
| Total | 630 | 269 | 158 | 203 | 042.70 | |||
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