.jpg) Contra as manager of Romania in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Cosmin Marius Contra[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 1975[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Timișoara, Romania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Damac (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1982–1988 | CSȘ Timișoara | ||
| 1988–1993 | Politehnica Timișoara | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Politehnica Timișoara | 51 | (1) |
| 1996–1999 | Dinamo București | 101 | (8) |
| 1999–2001 | Alavés | 66 | (5) |
| 2001–2002 | AC Milan | 29 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Atlético Madrid | 34 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → West Bromwich Albion (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2005 | → Politehnica Timișoara (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | → Getafe (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2006–2010 | Getafe | 64 | (3) |
| 2010 | → Politehnica Timișoara (loan) | 13 | (3) |
| 2010 | Politehnica Timișoara | 9 | (1) |
| Total | 410 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–1998 | Romania U21 | 11 | (2) |
| 1996–2010 | Romania | 73 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2010 | Politehnica Timișoara (player/coach) | ||
| 2011–2012 | Getafe C | ||
| 2012 | Fuenlabrada | ||
| 2012–2014 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| 2014–2015 | Getafe | ||
| 2015 | Guangzhou R&F | ||
| 2016 | Alcorcón | ||
| 2017 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2017–2019 | Romania | ||
| 2020 | Dinamo București | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Ittihad | ||
| 2023– | Damac | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Cosmin Marius Contra (Romanian pronunciation: [kosˈmin ˈmari.us ˈkontra]; born 15 December 1975) is a Romanian football manager and former player. He is the currently head coach of Saudi Pro League club Damac.
Primarily an attacking-minded right-back, he was also deployed as a midfielder. He played professionally in three countries his own notwithstanding, mainly Spain where he appeared for Alavés, Atlético Madrid and Getafe, amassing La Liga totals of 188 games and eight goals. A Romania international for nearly 15 years, he represented the nation in two European Championships.
As a coach, Contra won the Cupa României with Petrolul Ploiești in 2013 and the Cupa Ligii with Dinamo București four years later. In September 2017, he was appointed at the helm of the Romania national team.