Robert Cosmoc

Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (17 July 1931 – 11 December 1997) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani. After retirement, Cosmoc was a respectable football manager, managing for years in the Divizia A and obtaining notable results with clubs such as: Farul Constanța, Bihor Oradea, Progresul Brăila, CSM Suceava or Rapid București. Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.

Former CSM Suceava player, Relu Buliga, described Cosmoc in an interview given in 2017:"Nea Puiu Cosmoc was a calm guy with a strong voice and a style based on the long diagonal pass".

Honours

Player

Flacăra Ploiești

• Divizia B: 1954
• Cupa României: Runner-up 1952

Jiul Petroșani

• Divizia B: 1960–61

Manager

Știința Cluj

• Cupa României: 1965–66

CSM Suceava

• Divizia B: 1986–87

References

External links

• Robert Cosmoc (player) at labtof.ro
• Robert Cosmoc (manager) at labtof.ro