Edward Iordănescu

**Edward** "**Edi**" **Marius Iordănescu** ( born 16 June 1978), sometimes known as **Iordănescu Jr.**, is a Romanian professional football manager and former player. He was most recently in charge of Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw. As a player, Iordănescu played as a midfielder in Romania, and for Panionios in Greece and Alki Larnaca in Cyprus. He was the manager of Romania at UEFA Euro 2024. He has also coached CSKA Sofia, Astra Giurgiu, CFR Cluj,  and FCSB.

Iordănescu is the son of former Romanian footballer and manager Anghel Iordănescu. He dated Romanian singer-songwriter Delia Matache between 2005 and 2006.

### Managerial

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=8|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Steaua București (caretaker)|align=left|20 September 2010|align=left|27 September 2010|||
|align=left|Vaslui (caretaker)|align=left|24 September 2012|align=left|27 September 2012|||
|align=left|Fortuna Brazi|align=left|11 January 2013|align=left|13 May 2013|||
|align=left|ASA Târgu Mureș|align=left|20 June 2013|align=left|9 October 2013|||
|align=left|Pandurii Târgu Jiu|align=left|16 December 2014|align=left|20 June 2016|||
|align=left|CSKA Sofia|align=left|25 August 2016|align=left|29 November 2016|||
|align=left|Astra Giurgiu|align=left|8 June 2017|align=left|2 April 2018|||
|align=left|CFR Cluj|align=left|13 June 2018|align=left|26 July 2018|||
|align=left|Gaz Metan Mediaș|align=left|7 January 2019|align=left|1 June 2020|||
|align=left|CFR Cluj|align=left|4 December 2020|align=left|2 June 2021|||
|align=left|FCSB|align=left|18 August 2021|align=left|15 November 2021|||
|align=left|Romania|align=left|25 January 2022|align=left|22 July 2024|||
|align=left|Legia Warsaw|align=left|12 June 2025|align=left|31 October 2025|||

### Player

- Steaua București
- Divizia A: 1995–96
- Cupa României: 1995–96

- Petrolul Ploiești
- Divizia B: 2002–03

### Coach

- Pandurii Târgu Jiu
- Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2014–15

- CFR Cluj
- Liga I: 2020–21
- Supercupa României: 2018, 2020

- Legia Warsaw
- Polish Super Cup: 2025

- Individual
- _Gazeta Sporturilor_ Romania Coach of the Year: 2023, 2024
- _Gala Fotbalului Românesc_ Romanian Coach of the Year: 2021
- _Gazeta Sporturilor_ Romania Coach of the Month: November 2023

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Edward Iordănescu
- **image**: Edward Iordanescu (cropped).jpg
- **caption**: Iordănescu in 2024
- **upright**: 1.1
- **fullname**: Edward Marius Iordănescu
- **birth place**: Bucharest, Romania
- **height**: 1.85 m
- **position**: Midfielder
- **youthyears1**: 1984–1996
- **youthclubs1**: FCSB, Steaua București
- **years1**: 1996
- **clubs1**: FCSB, Steaua București
- **caps1**: 1
- **goals1**: 0
- **years2**: 1997–1998
- **clubs2**: FC Sportul Studențesc București, Sportul Studențesc
- **caps2**: 0
- **goals2**: 0
- **years3**: 1998–1999
- **clubs3**: Panionios F.C., Panionios
- **caps3**: 2
- **goals3**: 0
- **years4**: 1999–2000
- **clubs4**: CSM Focșani, Diplomatic Focșani
- **caps4**: 18
- **goals4**: 1
- **years5**: 2000–2001
- **clubs5**: FC Rapid București, Rapid București
- **caps5**: 0
- **goals5**: 0
- **years6**: 2001
- **clubs6**: → AFC Rocar București, Rocar București (loan)
- **caps6**: 1
- **goals6**: 0
- **years7**: 2001–2002
- **clubs7**: Alki Larnaca FC, Alki Larnaca
- **caps7**: 5
- **goals7**: 0
- **years8**: 2002–2003
- **clubs8**: FC Petrolul Ploiești, Petrolul Ploiești
- **caps8**: 8
- **goals8**: 0
- **years9**: 2003–2004
- **clubs9**: FC Vaslui, Vaslui
- **caps9**: 8
- **goals9**: 0
- **years10**: 2004–2005
- **clubs10**: FC Rapid II București, Rapid II București
- **caps10**: 6
- **goals10**: 0
- **totalcaps**: 49
- **totalgoals**: 1
- **manageryears1**: 2010
- **managerclubs1**: FCSB, Steaua București (assistant)
- **manageryears2**: 2010
- **managerclubs2**: FCSB, Steaua București (caretaker)
- **manageryears3**: 2011–2012
- **managerclubs3**: FCSB, Steaua București (assistant)
- **manageryears4**: 2012
- **managerclubs4**: FC Vaslui, Vaslui (assistant)
- **manageryears5**: 2012
- **managerclubs5**: FC Vaslui, Vaslui (caretaker)
- **manageryears6**: 2013
- **managerclubs6**: AFC Fortuna Poiana Câmpina, Fortuna Brazi
- **manageryears7**: 2013
- **managerclubs7**: ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș, ASA Târgu Mureș
- **manageryears8**: 2014–2016
- **managerclubs8**: CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Pandurii Târgu Jiu
- **manageryears9**: 2016
- **managerclubs9**: PFC CSKA Sofia, CSKA Sofia
- **manageryears10**: 2017–2018
- **managerclubs10**: FC Astra Giurgiu, Astra Giurgiu
- **manageryears11**: 2018
- **managerclubs11**: CFR Cluj
- **manageryears12**: 2019–2020
- **managerclubs12**: CS Gaz Metan Mediaș, Gaz Metan Mediaș
- **manageryears13**: 2020–2021
- **managerclubs13**: CFR Cluj
- **manageryears14**: 2021
- **managerclubs14**: FCSB
- **manageryears15**: 2022–2024
- **managerclubs15**: Romania national football team, Romania
- **manageryears16**: 2025
- **managerclubs16**: Legia Warsaw
- **image size**: 200