Marius Sandu Iordache (born 8 October 1978 in Craiova, Dolj County, Romania) is a retired Romanian football player. He played as a left back.
Iordache, nicknamed Jordy, was born on 8 October 1978 in Craiova, Romania. He began playing football at FCU Craiova, making his Divizia A debut on 2 October 1996 under coach Emerich Jenei in a 4âÂÂ0 away victory against Politehnica TimiÃÂoara. The club reached the 1998 Cupa României final where coach José Ramón Alexanko used him the entire match in the 1âÂÂ0 loss to Rapid BucureÃÂti. In 1999, Iordache was transferred to Villarreal where he was teammates with fellow Romanian Gheorghe Craioveanu. There, he played in both legs of the 4âÂÂ0 aggregate loss to Real Madrid in the round of 16 of the 1998âÂÂ99 Copa del Rey. Subsequently, he made his only La Liga appearance on 28 February 1999 under coach José Antonio Irulegui in a 2âÂÂ2 draw against Espanyol Barcelona. Afterwards he joined Steaua BucureÃÂti where he played in both legs of the 7âÂÂ1 aggregate victory against Levadia Tallinn in the 1999âÂÂ2000 UEFA Cup qualifying round. In the middle of the season, he left Steaua to join NaÃÂional BucureÃÂti. He helped The Bankers earn a runner-up position in the 2001âÂÂ02 season. Iordache also played for them in a 1âÂÂ0 loss to Tirana in the 2002âÂÂ03 UEFA Cup qualifying round. In 2003, he made a comeback to FCU Craiova where at the end of the 2004âÂÂ05 season, the team was relegated to Divizia B. However, Iordache continued to play in Divizia A, as he signed with Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Subsequently, he joined Ethnikos Achnas where he won the 2006 Intertoto Cup, playing five games in the campaign as they eliminated Partizani, Osijek and Maccabi Petah Tikva. Afterwards, they qualified to the 2006âÂÂ07 UEFA Cup where Ethnikos defeated Roeselare in the second qualifying round, being eliminated by Lens in the first round, with Iordache playing in all four games. Iordache went back to Romania in 2007, signing with CeahlÃÂul Piatra NeamÃÂ. He made his last Divizia A appearance on 25 November 2007 in CeahlÃÂul's 3âÂÂ2 away loss to Politehnica TimiÃÂoara, totaling 139 matches with four goals in the competition.
Between 1994 and 1999, Iordache made several appearances for Romania's under-18, under-21 and B teams. During his time with the under-21 side, he was part of the team that managed a first-ever qualification to a European Championship in 1998, which Romania subsequently hosted. In the final tournament that was composed of eight teams, coach Victor PiÃÂurcÃÂ used him in two games which were losses to Germany and Russia, as they finished in last place.
Universitatea Craiova
NaÃÂional BucureÃÂti
Ethnikos Achnas