Valeriu Tița (born 22 April 1966) is a Romanian professional football coach and former player, who last coached Oman Professional League club Al-Seeb. He led Syrian club Al-Ittihad Aleppo to the AFC Cup title in 2010.
Playing career Tița began his football career as a midfielder with hometown side FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Corvinul Hunedoara. In 1992, he moved to Morocco to play for Olympique de Casablanca under head coach Ilie Balaci, where he won the Moroccan Football League and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup twice. He then spent a few seasons with Raja Casablanca and Maghreb de Fès before returning to his homeland to become a manager. He holds a UEFA Pro License.
Coaching career Al-Ittihad Aleppo Tita led Al-Ittihad Aleppo to 2010 AFC Cup Finals. Al-Ittihad won the game 4–2 after penalties shoot-out against Al-Qadsia. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. It was their first title.
The AFC Cup title considered as the most honourable achievement of his coaching career and he became beloved by most Syrians.
Syria national team On 21 December 2010, he became coach of Syria national team. In his first international friendly game, he won 1–0 against Iraq, then lost to Iraq 0–1 on a second game. Tita led Syria team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and won 2–1 against Saudi Arabia, and lost 1–2 to Japan and 1–2 to Jordan.
He left the Syria team after the team failed to qualify to quarter finals.
Short spells in different countries From 2011 to 2019, Tita coached Al-Shorta in Syria, Al Naser in Kuwait, Al Sharjah in UAE, Al-Faisaly Amman in Jordan, Al-Safa and Nejmeh SC in Lebanon, Al-Orobah in Saudi Arabia, and Al-Talaba in Iraq.
On 23 July 2019, Tita came back to Iraq and signed for Al-Mina'a SC club. The Romanian coach had around 5 to 10 games to look for the players he wanted to start the next season in a more positive fashion. Tita picked 10 players from the team and wanted some new, substantial signings to improve the challenge Al-Minaa would be able to make in the Iraqi Premier League. He remained there until January 2021.
Return to Syria national team In November 2021, he was reappointed as coach of Syria national team. He led his team during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, before being dismissed after two losses against United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.
Al-Ain On 24 June 2023, Tița was appointed as head coach of Saudi club Al-Ain.
Bashundhara Kings On 9 July 2024, Tița was appointed as head coach of Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings. During his tenure, he led the club to two domestic cup victories, but his stint with the club ended in June 2025 following disputes over unpaid salaries and bonuses.
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordIttihad Aleppo1 July 200730 June 2008Drobeta Severin14 September 200931 December 2009Ittihad Aleppo1 July 201010 December 2010Syria18 December 20109 February 2011Al-Shorta8 February 201131 December 2011Al-Nasr SC1 August 201118 September 2011Sharjah FC18 September 201114 December 2011Sharjah FC2 February 20123 April 2012Al-Shorta18 April 20125 November 2012Al-Faisaly6 November 201224 April 2013Safa SC9 July 201318 May 2014Al-Orobah2 January 20156 April 2015Nejmeh SC20 July 201517 October 2016Al-Talaba23 September 201713 January 2018Safa SC10 July 201823 March 2019Al-Mina'a23 July 201916 January 2021Syria18 November 20212 February 2022Al-Ain24 June 20239 November 2023Bashundhara Kings9 July 2024PresentTotal—
Honours
Player Olympique Casablanca Moroccan League: 1993–94 Arab Cup Winners' Cup: 1993, 1994
Raja Casablanca Moroccan League: 1995–96 Moroccan Cup: 1995–96
Manager Al-Ittihad Aleppo AFC Cup: 2010
Al-Safa Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
Nejmeh Lebanese FA Cup: 2015–16 Lebanese Elite Cup: 2016 Lebanese Super Cup: 2016
Bashundhara Kings Bangladesh Challenge Cup: 2024 Federation Cup: 2024–25
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