Valeriu_Tița
Valeriu Tița
Romanian footballer and coach
Valeriu Tița (born 22 April 1966[1]) is a Romanian Former footballer and a current head coach. He led Syrian club Al-Ittihad Aleppo to the AFC Cup title in 2010.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valeriu Tița | ||
| Date of birth | (1966-04-22) 22 April 1966 (age 57) | ||
| Place of birth | Turnu Severin, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1990 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| 1990–1992 | Corvinul Hunedoara | ||
| 1992–1995 | Olympique Casablanca | ||
| 1995–1996 | Raja Casablanca | ||
| 1996–1998 | Maghreb de Fès | ||
| 1998–2000 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | ||
| 2009 | Drobeta-Turnu Severin | ||
| 2010 | Al-Ittihad Aleppo | ||
| 2010–2011 | Syria | ||
| 2011 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2011 | Al Naser | ||
| 2011 | Al Sharjah | ||
| 2012 | Al Sharjah | ||
| 2012 | Al-Shorta | ||
| 2012–2013 | Al-Faisaly Amman | ||
| 2013–2014 | Al-Safa | ||
| 2015 | Al-Orobah | ||
| 2015–2016 | Nejmeh SC | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Talaba | ||
| 2018–2019 | Al-Safa | ||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Minaa | ||
| 2021–2022 | Syria | ||
| 2023 | Al-Ain | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
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.[3]
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,[4] 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.[citation needed] 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.[5]
Al-Ain
On 24 June 2023, Tița was appointed as head coach of Saudi club Al-Ain.[6]
- As of match played 1 February 2022
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Ittihad Aleppo | 1 July 2007 | 30 June 2008 | 37 | 19 | 11 | 7 | 051.4 | |
| Drobeta Severin | 14 September 2009 | 31 December 2009 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 045.5 | |
| Ittihad Aleppo | 1 July 2010 | 10 December 2010 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 042.9 | |
| Syria | 18 December 2010 | 9 February 2011 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 028.6 | |
| Al-Shorta | 8 February 2011 | 31 December 2011 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 055.6 | |
| Al-Nasr SC | 1 August 2011 | 18 September 2011 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 014.3 | |
| Sharjah FC | 18 September 2011 | 14 December 2011 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 016.7 | |
| Sharjah FC | 2 February 2012 | 3 April 2012 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 000.0 | |
| Al-Shorta | 18 April 2012 | 5 November 2012 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 050.0 | |
| Al-Faisaly | 6 November 2012 | 24 April 2013 | 23 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 060.9 | |
| Safa SC | 9 July 2013 | 18 May 2014 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 052.9 | |
| Al-Orobah | 2 January 2015 | 6 April 2015 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 030.0 | |
| Nejmeh SC | 20 July 2015 | 17 October 2016 | 37 | 21 | 10 | 6 | 056.8 | |
| Al-Talaba | 23 September 2017 | 13 January 2018 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 031.3 | |
| Safa SC | 10 July 2018 | 23 March 2019 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 000.0 | |
| Al-Mina'a | 23 July 2019 | 16 January 2021 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 033.3 | |
| Syria | 18 November 2021 | 2 February 2022 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 020.0 | |
| Al-Ain | 24 June 2023 | 9 November 2023 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 030.0 | |
| Total | 290 | 122 | 71 | 97 | 042.1 | — | ||
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
Al-Safa
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2013
Nejmeh
- Lebanese FA Cup: 2016
- Lebanese Elite Cup: 2016
- Lebanese Super Cup: 2016
- "Valeriu Tița". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Tița appointed head coach of Syrian Premier League side Al Shorta". The-AFC. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Al-Ittihad win boosts the prestige of Syrian football". DayPress. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". CNN. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- "Syria part ways with Valeriu Tita". the-afc.com. 2 February 2022.