Cosmin Contra
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cosmin Marius Contra | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Timişoara, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Right back / Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
|
Dinamo București (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1988–1993 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1995 | Politehnica Timișoara | 51 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 101 | (8) |
| 1999–2001 | Alavés | 66 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | Milan | 29 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → West Bromwich (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Politehnica Timișoara (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Getafe (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Getafe | 60 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Politehnica Timișoara | 22 | (4) |
| Total | 405 | (24) | |
| National team | |||
| 1996–2010 | Romania | 73 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| 2012 | Fuenlabrada | ||
| 2012–2014 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 2014–2015 | Getafe | ||
| 2015 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
| 2016 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2017– | Dinamo București | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Cosmin Marius Contra (born 15 December 1975) is a Romanian retired footballer who played mainly as a right back, and the current manager of FC Dinamo București.
Offensive-minded, he could also appear as a midfielder, and played professionally in four countries (his own included), mainly in Spain where he appeared for mainly Getafe, which he helped consolidate in La Liga. He amassed totals in the competition of 188 games and eight goals over the course of one full decade, also playing with Alavés and Atlético Madrid.
A Romanian international for nearly 15 years, Contra represented the nation in two European Championships.
Born in Timişoara, Contra started his professional career at local FC Politehnica, and moved in January 1996 to arch-rivals FC Dinamo Bucureşti.
After three-and-a-half seasons with the capital-based team, he was transferred for $800.000 to Spain's Deportivo Alavés, where he was an important part in the Basque side's runner-up run in the UEFA Cup, his performances earning him in a place in the season's UEFA Team of the Year; he also scored five La Liga goals in his two years combined.
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