Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu

Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu
Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu in Shanghai
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-08-17) 17 August 1979
Place of birth Timișoara, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1988–1994 FC Politehnica Timișoara
1994–1995 FC CFR Timișoara
1995–1997 FC Politehnica Timișoara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–1999 ASU Politehnica Timișoara 35 (12)
Managerial career
2000–2005 Srbijanka Giuchici Academy Timișoara
2005–2009 Pordenone Calcio
2009–2013 FC Politehnica Timișoara
2012–2013 VfB Stuttgart II
2013–2017 Atalanta B.C. Youth Sector
2017-2020 Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C.
2021-2025 Winners Football Club
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu (born 17 August 1979) is a Romanian-Italian football coach and former footballer. He is currently the Technical Director and Head Coach of Winners Football Club in Saudi Arabia. He has worked in youth and senior football development across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East for over 2 decades.

Playing career

Tudorascu began his football career in the youth academy of FC Politehnica Timișoara, where he trained from 1988 to 1998. He later played as a midfielder for the club's senior team in Romania's third division from 1998 to 2000.

Coaching career

Early coaching

Tudorascu began his coaching career in 2000 with FC Srbianka Timișoara, where he worked with the youth teams until 2005. He then moved to Italy, where he coached U12 and U15 teams at Pordenone Calcio Fiume Bannia between 2005 and 2009. [1]

From 2009 to 2011, he was the U15 head coach at FC Politehnica Timișoara in Romania.[2]

In 2013, he joined Atalanta B.C. Academy (Katane Soccer) in southern Italy, serving as Head of the Foundation Phase and coaching youth squads, including the U17 and U12 teams. He remained with the club until 2017, contributing to its youth development framework. [3]

Roles in Asia and the Middle East

Between 2017 and 2020, Tudorascu worked at Shanghai JuJu Sports F.C. in China, where he was the Technical Director and Head Coach for boys' and girls' youth teams. He also lectured on youth sports development at Jiao Tong University and East China University, contributing to the development of football curricula for local schools. His contract was suspended in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [4]

In 2021, he joined the Winners Football Club in Bahrain as an Academy Manager, where he developed a player development model for players aged 6 to 18 years old.[5] He also coordinated football programs in partnership with local educational institutions, including the American School of Bahrain, American University of Bahrain and Ibn Khuldoon National School. [6]

In 2023, he was appointed Technical Director and Head Coach of the first team at Winners FC in Saudi Arabia.[7] Under his leadership, the club competed in the Saudi Arabian Football Federation (4th division), finishing third in its inaugural season. [8]

Education and qualifications

He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Sports Sciences from the West University of Timișoara in 2004. He holds a UEFA A coaching licence (since 2007), obtained through training programs in Romania and Italy. [[9]]

Notable players coached

Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu has worked with youth players who progressed to professional clubs and national teams, in Romania, Italy, the United States, Malta, Belgium, China and Turkey. These include:

References

1.^ Coach Cezar and the first Italian return (Italian)

2.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu at Politehnica Timisoara (Romanian)

3.^ Coaching in Italy (Italian)

4.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu and the Chinese football (Romanian)

5.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu about Winners Football Club (Romanian)

6.^ Academy Manager in Bahrain (English)

7.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu and the First team project

8.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu appointed Head Coach in Saudi Arabia (Arabic)

9.^ Education (English)

10.^ Ciprian Cezar Tudorascu and Benzar Romario (Romanian)


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