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Adrian Dante Ursea (born 14 September 1967) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is currently in charge of Swiss Promotion League club Étoile Carouge.

Early life

Born in Slobozia, Ursea completed his schooling in Ploiești.

Playing career

Ursea played 102 games for the Romanian top flight side Petrolul Ploiești, and also played for various clubs in Switzerland.[3][4]

Coaching career

After his retirement, Ursea went into coaching, and for four years was technical director at Swiss side Neuchâtel Xamax.[5][6] On 4 December 2020, he became the manager of OGC Nice after Patrick Vieira was dismissed.[7] He left Nice by the end of the 2020–21 season.[8]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Switzerland Servette (caretaker) 21 March 2003 20 June 2003 12 4 3 5 15 23 −8 033.33
Switzerland Servette (caretaker) 17 August 2004 12 October 2004 7 4 2 1 11 7 +4 057.14
Switzerland Meyrin 1 July 2005 22 October 2005 14 1 6 7 10 22 −12 007.14
France Nice 4 December 2020 23 May 2021 30 11 5 14 37 42 −5 036.67 [9]
Switzerland Étoile Carouge 1 July 2023 present 18 13 1 4 34 18 +16 072.22
Total 81 33 17 31 107 112 −5 040.74

References

  1. ^ Adrian Ursea (in French), OGC Nice, 9 June 2016.
  2. ^ Switzerland - Trainers of First and Second Division Clubs Archived 27 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine, RSSSF, 20 June 2007.
  3. ^ Adrian Ursea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  4. ^ Adrian Ursea at WorldFootball.net
  5. ^ Ursea quitte Xamax et rejoint Nice (in French), Arcinfo.ch, 7 June 2016.
  6. ^ Qui est Adrian Ursea, le nouvel adjoint de Lucien Favre à l'OGC Nice? (in French), Nice Matin, 9 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Adrian Ursea becomes OGC Nice manager at least until the end of the season". Get French Football News. 4 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Official: Adrian Ursea leaves OGC Nice". Get French Football News. 23 May 2021.
  9. ^ "OGC Nice: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 21 February 2021.


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