Aristică Cioabă in a press conference in Oman
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Aristică Cioabă | ||
Date of birth | 4 August 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Petroșani, Romania | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Azam (Manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1995 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
1995–1996 | Farul Constanța | ||
1996–1997 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
1997–1998 | Rocar Bucureşti | ||
1997–1998 | → Universitatea Cluj (loan) | ||
1998–1999 | Foresta Fălticeni | ||
1999–2000 | Onești | ||
2000 | Yunnan Hongta | ||
2001 | Wuhan Hongjinlong | ||
2002–2003 | Bihor Oradea | ||
2003–2004 | Al-Shoalah | ||
2004–2005 | Esporles | ||
Teams managed | |||
2005 | Raja Casablanca (assistant) | ||
2006 | Al-Masry (assistant) | ||
2007–2009 | FC Balş | ||
2009–2010 | Al-Tadamun (assistant) | ||
2010 | Shabab Al-Ordon | ||
2011–2012 | Aduana Stars | ||
2012–2013 | Saham | ||
2013–2014 | Al-Oruba | ||
2014–2015 | Al-Shabab | ||
2015–2016 | Saham | ||
2016 | Aduana Stars | ||
2017– | Azam | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Aristică Cioabă (born 4 August 1971) is a Romanian football manager and a former footballer who is the current manager of Azam F.C. of Tanzanian Premier League.
Cioabă began his footballing career in with Petroșani-based CS Jiul Petroșani and played for seven consecutive seasons with them in both Romania's Divizia A and the second tier Divizia B. He made his debut for the Jiul side in the 1989–90 Divizia A season under head coach, Gogu Tonca.
In the 1995–96 Divizia A season, he moved to the oldest Romanian city, Constanța where he signed a one-year contract with FC Farul Constanta and made a few appearances in the 1995 UEFA Intertoto Cup though his side were eliminated by SC Heerenveen in the Round of 16.
The following season, he returned to CS Jiul Petroșani, where he helped his side to get promoted to the 1996–97 Divizia A. In Romania, he also played for lower league sides like AFC Rocar București, FC Universitatea Cluj,Foresta Fălticeni and FC Onesti before moving abroad to China where he played for two years with Yunnan Hongta F.C. and Wuhan Hongjinlong. He also had spells in Saudi Arabia with Al-Shoalah before finishing his career in Spain with C.E. Esporles.