Costin Romeo Curelea (born 11 July 1984) is a Romanian professional football coach and a former player who played as a striker and currently the head coach of Romania national under-21 team.
Career In his first league match for Sportul Studenţesc, a Liga II game against Dacia Mioveni, Costin Curelea scored two goals as Sportul won by 3 goals to 1. He played his first Liga I match against Apulum Alba Iulia, on 31 July 2004. After two months, he managed to score his first Liga I goal against FCM Bacău, in a 1–1 draw match played at Regie Stadium.Sportul Studentesc Archive
After Sportul Studenţesc was relegated due to financial reasons at the end of 2005–06 season, Costin Curelea remained at the team, alongside Viorel Ferfelea, Dacian Varga and Tiberiu Bălan. Since then, he was often the team top-scorer. In the 2006–2007 season, Curelea scored 14 goals for his team in 29 matches.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsSportul Studenţesc2003–04Divizia B18400——1842004–05Divizia A23231——2632005–0629410——3042006–07Liga II301410——31142007–0827810——2882008–09311342——35152009–10292030——32202010–11Liga I33921——35102011–1228400——2842012–13Liga II6400——64Total25482154——26986Dinamo Minsk (loan)2013Belarusian Premier League14621——167Universitatea Craiova2013–14Liga II2710———27102014–15Liga I15310—101732015–1614010—10160Total561320—206013Voluntari2016–17Liga I15020——170Academica Clinceni2017–18Liga II00———00Career total3391012150020362106
International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania201110Total10
Managerial statistics
TeamCountryFromToRecordRomania U203 August 2023 10 July 2025Romania U2110 July 2025 presentTotal
Honours
Sportul Studențesc Divizia B: 2003–04
Universitatea Craiova Liga II: 2013–14
Voluntari Cupa României: 2016–17
Individual Liga II top scorer: 2006–07 (14 goals)
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