en Emil Săndoi

Emil Săndoi
Personal information
Date of birth	1 March 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth	Craiova, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Politehnica Iași (head coach)
Youth career
0000–1983	Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years	Team
1983–1995	Universitatea Craiova
1995–1996	Angers
1996–1998	Argeș Pitești
1998–1999	Universitatea Craiova
Total
International career
1987–1993	Romania
Managerial career
1998–1999	FC Universitatea Craiova (assistant)
1999–2000	FC Universitatea Craiova
2001–2002	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2002	FC Universitatea Craiova
2003–2005	Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2006–2013	Romania U21
2008	Vaslui
2011	Romania (caretaker)
2014–2016	CS Universitatea Craiova
2016	Concordia Chiajna
2017–2019	Argeș Pitești
2020–2022	Chindia Târgoviște
2022–2023	Romania U21
2024–	Politehnica Iaşi
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emil Săndoi (born 1 March 1965) is a Romanian football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga I club Politehnica Iaşi.

Career

A centre-back, who was born in Craiova and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side Universitatea Craiova in 1983.

Săndoi made his debut for the Romania national team in 1987 against Greece, and was chosen in the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad.

Game interference

In a game between Chindia Târgoviște and Argeș in Romania's second division, Săndoi was standing on the side line as manager, and yet interfered in the match by tripping an opposition player.^[1]