Cosmin Contra

Cosmin Contra
Contra as manager of Romania in 2018
Personal information
Full name Cosmin Marius Contra[1]
Date of birth (1975-12-15) 15 December 1975 (age 48)[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)
2004–2005West Bromwich Albion (loan) 5 (0)
2005Politehnica Timișoara (loan) 14 (0)
2005–2006Getafe (loan) 24 (0)
2006–2010 Getafe 64 (3)
2010Politehnica 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 current manager 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.

  1. ^ a b c d "Cosmin Marius CONTRA". El Mundo (in Spanish). Retrieved 15 October 2019.