Emil Ursu (born 14 January 1964) is a Romanian football manager and former player. Most recently, he was the head coach of Liga III side Dinamo II București.

Emil Ursu
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-01-14) 14 January 1964 (age 60)[1]
Place of birth Tecuci, Teleorman County, Romania[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1989 Victoria București[a] 109 (6)
1990 SC Bacău 15 (1)
1990–1992 Argeș Pitești 38 (6)
1992–1993 Progresul București 31 (0)
1993–1995 Unirea Alba Iulia 40 (3)
1995–1997 Dunărea Călărași 29 (0)
Total 262 (16)
Managerial career
2002–2003 Poiana Câmpina
2003–2006 Poiana Câmpina
2008 Dinamo București II
2010 Astra Giurgiu II
2011 FCM Alexandria
2012 ACS Buftea
2012–2013 CS Ștefănești
2016 Concordia Chiajna II
2016 Concordia Chiajna (caretaker)
2018 Balotești
2019 CS FC Dinamo
2020–2022 Dinamo II București
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In his playing career, he played as a midfielder.[2][3][4]

After he ended his playing career he worked as a manager, mainly at teams from the Romanian lower leagues, with a short spell in the first league at Concordia Chiajna.[5]

Honours

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Player

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Victoria București

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1984–85 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Emil Ursu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Emil Ursu at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ ""La Victoria, făceam fault și se fluiera pentru noi. Veneau și ne spuneau cu cât trebuie să ne bată Dinamo!"" [At Victoria, I we were fouling and the referee was whistling for us. They would come and tell us how many goals Dinamo had to beat us!] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Dezvăluiri incredibile: "Eram echipa a doua a lui Dinamo! Veneau la noi și ne spuneau la câte goluri vor să câștige"" [Incredible disclosures: "We were Dinamo's second team! They would come and tell us with how many goals they want to win"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean (XXXIII)/La Câmpina au jucat Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea…" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football (XXXIII)/Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea played at Câmpina...] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
    "Cine este Emil Ursu?" [Who is Emil Ursu?] (in Romanian). Teresport.ro. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Emil Ursu este noul antrenor al Alexandriei" [Emil Ursu is Alexandria's new coach] (in Romanian). Teresport.ro. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "EXCLUSIV Noul antrenor al celor de la U Cluj vine din liga a treia!" [EXCLUSIVE The new coach of U Cluj comes from the third league!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "EXCLUSIV: Emil Ursu lasă Buftea pentru U Cluj" [EXCLUSIVE: Emil Ursu leaves Buftea for U Cluj] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 14 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Emil Ursu, antrenor Ștefănești:"Am fost la un pas sa nu preiau echipa!"" [Emil Ursu, coach Stefanesti: "I was one step away from not taking over the team!"] (in Romanian). Ilfovsport.ro. 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Teleormăneanul Emil Ursu este noul antrenor al Concordiei Chiajna II" [The man from Teleorman, Emil Ursu is the new coach of Concordia Chiajna II] (in Romanian). Teresport.ro. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Chiajna a pierdut, dar şi-a găsit antrenor! Emil Ursu: "Nu sunt antrenor interimar, am vorbit cu oficialii clubului şi voi pregăti echipa şi în retur"" [Chiajna lost, but found a coach! Emil Ursu: "I am not a caretaker coach, I talked to the club officials and I will prepare the team in the second half"] (in Romanian). Telekomsport.ro. 6 November 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Emil Ursu a demisionat de la CS Balotești: "Nu poți să faci performanță în aceste condiții"" [Emil Ursu resigned from CS Balotești: "You cannot have performance under these conditions"] (in Romanian). Sptfm.ro. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
    "Dinamo ia tot! Se încinge lupta cu Steaua. După Marius Niculae, alți doi foști campioni sunt doriți în "Groapă". "Mi-aș dori să mai joc"" [Dinamo takes everything! The fight with Steaua begins. According to Marius Niculae, two other former champions are wanted in the "pit". "I would like to continue playing"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 29 March 2020.