| Marius Croitoru | |
| Upright: | 0.7 |
| Full Name: | Marius Marian Croitoru |
| Birth Date: | 1980 10, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Giurgiu, Romania |
| Height: | 1.75 m |
| Position: | Right winger |
| Youthyears1: | –1998 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dunărea Giurgiu |
| Years1: | 1998–1999 |
| Clubs1: | Dunărea Giurgiu |
| Years2: | 1999–2000 |
| Clubs2: | Turistul București |
| Caps2: | 23 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2000–2005 |
| Clubs3: | FCM Bacău |
| Caps3: | 111 |
| Goals3: | 7 |
| Years4: | 2006 |
| Clubs4: | Vaslui |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 6 |
| Years5: | 2007–2008 |
| Clubs5: | Steaua București |
| Caps5: | 22 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2008 |
| Clubs6: | → Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) |
| Caps6: | 14 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2009 |
| Clubs7: | FCM Bacău |
| Caps7: | 3 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 2009 |
| Clubs8: | Politehnica Iași |
| Caps8: | 1 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2010 |
| Clubs9: | Atyrau |
| Caps9: | 27 |
| Goals9: | 4 |
| Years10: | 2011 |
| Clubs10: | Astra Ploiești |
| Caps10: | 8 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Years11: | 2012 |
| Clubs11: | FCM Bacău |
| Caps11: | 11 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Years12: | 2012–2015 |
| Clubs12: | Botoșani |
| Caps12: | 86 |
| Goals12: | 8 |
| Years13: | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs13: | ACS Poli Timișoara |
| Caps13: | 64 |
| Goals13: | 2 |
| Years14: | 2018 |
| Clubs14: | Pașcani |
| Caps14: | 1 |
| Goals14: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 403 |
| Totalgoals: | 31 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2001 |
| Nationalteam1: | Romania U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Manageryears1: | 2019–2022 |
| Managerclubs1: | Botoșani |
| Manageryears2: | 2022 |
| Managerclubs2: | FC U Craiova |
| Manageryears3: | 2022–2023 |
| Managerclubs3: | Argeș Pitești |
| Manageryears4: | 2023 |
| Managerclubs4: | Botoșani |
| Manageryears5: | 2024– |
| Managerclubs5: | FC U Craiova |
Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He played as a right winger and possessed a powerful shot and good ball technique.
Croitoru made his professional debut in a second division game for Turistul București. In 2000, he moved to Liga I club FCM Bacău.[1]
After six seasons with FCM Bacău, Croitoru moved to fellow first league club FC Vaslui, where he impressed alongside Viorel Frunză.[2]
In January 2007, after some impressive displays for Vaslui, he was transferred by Steaua București. After only one season, he was loaned to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3]
In the summer of 2019, although still not in possession of a UEFA Pro Licence, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club Botoșani.[4] In his third game in charge, he managed a historic 2–0 away win against FCSB.[5]
On 23 June 2022, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club FC U Craiova, agreeing to a two-year contract.[6] On 10 October 2022, Croitoru was released of duty from FC U Craiova, after losing 0-1 against Chindia Târgoviște on the same day.[7]
On 26 October 2022, Croitoru was appointed as head coach of Liga I club Argeș Pitești, agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year contract.[8]
His son, David Croitoru is a football player who made his debut in professional football for Botoșani under the guidance of Marius.[9] [10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| FCM Bacău | 2000–01 | Divizia A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2001–02 | Divizia A | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 2 | ||||
| 2002–03 | Divizia A | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| 2003–04 | Divizia A | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2004–05 | Divizia A | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 27 | 0 | ||||
| 2005–06 | Divizia A | 15 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 111 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 8 | |||
| Vaslui | 2005–06 | Divizia A | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2006–07 | Liga I | 18 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 19 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 6 | |||
| Steaua București | 2006–07 | Liga I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2007–08 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 21 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan) | 2007–08 | Liga I | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||
| 2009–10 | Liga I | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Atyrau | 2010 | Kazakhstan Premier League | 27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Astra Ploiești | 2010–11 | Liga I | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | |||
| FCM Bacău | 2011–12 | Liga II | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 11 | 1 | |||
| Botoșani | 2012–13 | Liga II | 21 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 23 | 2 | |||
| 2013–14 | Liga I | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 30 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | Liga I | 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 32 | 3 | |||
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total | 86 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 93 | 8 | |||
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 2014–15 | Liga I | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Liga I | 35 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | – | 41 | 4 | |||
| 2016–17 | Liga I | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 17 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 64 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 4 | |||
| CSM Pașcani | 2018–19 | Liga III | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 377 | 28 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 414 | 31 | |||
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||
 Botoșani | 4 June 2019 | 14 June 2022 | ||||||||
| FC U Craiova | 23 June 2022 | 10 October 2022 | ||||||||
| Argeș Pitești | 26 October 2022 | 7 March 2023 | ||||||||
| Botoșani | 16 June 2023 | 17 August 2023 | ||||||||
| Total | ||||||||||
Botoșani
ACS Poli Timișoara