Edward Iordănescu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edward Iordănescu | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984–1995 | Steaua București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Steaua București | 1 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Sportul Studențesc | 21 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | Panionios | 9 | (1) |
| 1999–2000 | Unirea Focșani | 32 | (10) |
| 2000–2001 | Rapid București | 11 | (0) |
| 2001 | Rocar București | 17 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Alki Larnaca | 19 | (3) |
| 2002–2003 | Petrolul Ploiești | 27 | (6) |
| 2003–2004 | FC Vaslui | 8 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2010–2012 | Steaua București (assistant) | ||
| 2012 | FC Vaslui (assistant) | ||
| 2013 | ASA Târgu Mureș | ||
| 2014–2016 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | ||
| 2016 | CSKA Sofia | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Edward Iordănescu (born 16 June 1978) is a Romanian former footballer and currently manager. He is the eldest son of former international player and coach Anghel Iordănescu.
Iordănescu's adventure with Steaua began in early 1984. At the early age of six, he was taken along by his father to watch games at the Ghencea stadium. He sat next to Alin Stoica, the son of Tudorel. They began playing together during warm-ups and half-time, when the players would pass them the ball. After playing for Steaua Bucureşti's youth teams, Iordănescu was promoted to the first team in 1996 along with his former teammate Alin Stoica. After finding out how difficult it was to make an impact at the first-team level, he left Steaua for Sportul Studențesc.
Among others, he played for several teams in Romania including: Unirea Focşani, Rapid, Petrolul Ploieşti and FC Vaslui. He also had spells abroad in Greece, and Cyprus with Panionios and Alki Larnaca.
He retired in 2004, in order to begin studying to become a coach. He took courses in Italy, Spain and England.
After Ilie Dumitrescu announced his resignation, pointing out that he cannot stay where he is not wanted, Steaua's assistant Edi Iordănescu took over as interim coach.
On 20 June 2013, Iordănescu signed a contract with Liga II side FCM Târgu Mureș with the clear target to promote to Liga I. In October 2013, he resigned.
In December 2014, Iordănescu was named head coach of Pandurii Târgu Jiu. He guided his side to the final of the 2014–15 Cupa Ligii competition.
On 24 August 2016, Iordănescu was unveiled as the new head coach of Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia. Polish side Lech Poznań were also interested in hiring Iordănescu. On 27 November 2016, following a 1–1 home draw against Vereya, he resigned from his duties.
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