Adrian Ursea
Adrian Dante Ursea (born 14 September 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He is currently the manager of Ligue 1 club OGC Nice.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Dante Ursea | ||
| Date of birth | 14 September 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Slobozia, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Nice (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1986 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1991 | Petrolul Ploiești | 102 | (15) |
| 1988–1989 | → Victoria București (loan) | 43 | (5) |
| 1991–1992 | Locarno | - | (-) |
| 1992–1994 | Chênois | - | (-) |
| 1994 | Rapid București | 4 | (0) |
| 1995 | Étoile Carouge | - | (-) |
| 1995–1996 | Bulle | - | (-) |
| 1996–1997 | Vevey | - | (-) |
| 1997–1999 | Stade Nyonnais | - | (-) |
| 1999–2000 | Fribourg | - | (-) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2000–2001 | Vevey | ||
| 2001–2003 | Servette (assistant) | ||
| 2003 | Servette[2] | ||
| 2004–2005 | Servette | ||
| 2005–2006 | Meyrin | ||
| 2007–2016 | Neuchâtel Xamax (technical director) | ||
| 2016–2018 | Nice (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Nice (assistant) | ||
| 2020– | Nice | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Ursea played 102 games for the Romanian top flight side Petrolul Ploiești, and also played for various clubs in Switzerland.[3][4]
Coaching career
After his retirement, Ursea went into coaching, and for nine years was technical director at Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax.[5][6] On 4 December 2020, he became the manager of OGC Nice after Patrick Vieira was dismissed.[7]
References
- Adrian Ursea (in French), OGC Nice, 2016-06-09.
- Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 2008-06-27 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 2007-06-20.
- Adrian Ursea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
- Adrian Ursea at WorldFootball.net
- Ursea quitte Xamax et rejoint Nice (in French), Arcinfo.ch, 2016-06-07.
- Qui est Adrian Ursea, le nouvel adjoint de Lucien Favre à l'OGC Nice? (in French), Nice Matin, 2016-06-09.
- "Adrian Ursea becomes OGC Nice manager at least until the end of the season". Get French Football News. 4 December 2020.
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