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.

Career statistics
Managerial

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecord Steaua București (caretaker)20 September 201027 September 2010 Vaslui (caretaker)24 September 201227 September 2012 Fortuna Brazi11 January 201313 May 2013 ASA Târgu Mureș20 June 20139 October 2013 Pandurii Târgu Jiu16 December 201420 June 2016 CSKA Sofia25 August 201629 November 2016 Astra Giurgiu8 June 20172 April 2018 CFR Cluj13 June 201826 July 2018 Gaz Metan Mediaș7 January 20191 June 2020 CFR Cluj4 December 20202 June 2021 FCSB18 August 202115 November 2021 Romania25 January 202222 July 2024 Legia Warsaw12 June 202531 October 2025Total

Honours
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

References

Other websites



Category:1978 births
Category:Living people
Category:Footballers from Bucharest
Category:Association football midfielders
Category:Romanian football managers