Sorin Cârțu (born 12 November 1955) is a former football striker and football coach, currently honorary president at Liga I club Universitatea Craiova.

Sorin Cârțu
Sorin Cârțu in 1995
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-11-12) 12 November 1955 (age 69)
Place of birth Cornu, Romania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Universitatea Craiova (honorary president)
Youth career
1968–1973 CSȘ Craiova
1973–1974 Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1989 Universitatea Craiova 283 (107)
1974–1976Electroputere Craiova (loan) 51 (16)
1987–1988Electroputere Craiova (loan) 31 (11)
Total 365 (134)
International career
1979–1983 Romania 7 (0)
Managerial career
1987–1988 Electroputere Craiova (player/manager)
1988–1992 CS Universitatea Craiova
1993 Electroputere Craiova
1993–1994 Romania U21
1995 Rapid București
1995–1996 FC Universitatea Craiova
1997 Electroputere Craiova
1997 Veria
1998–2002 Extensiv Craiova
2002–2003 FC Universitatea Craiova
2004 Oţelul Galaţi
2005–2006 Argeş Piteşti
2006 Politehnica Timişoara
2006–2007 Național București
2007–2008 Dacia Mioveni
2008–2009 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2010 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2010 CFR Cluj
2011 Steaua București
2012 ALRO Slatina
2012 FC Brașov
2013 CSMS Iași
2014–2019 CS Universitatea Craiova (technical director)
2019–2023 CS Universitatea Craiova (president)
2024– CS Universitatea Craiova (honorary president)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Cârțu won two Romanian Championships and four Romanian Cups with Universitatea Craiova. As a coach, he succeeded to win in the 1990–91 season with Universitatea Craiova both trophies in Romania, Divizia A and the Romanian Cup.

During CFR's Champions League tie against Swiss Super League champions FC Basel at St. Jakob-Park, Cârțu destroyed a section of the dugout with his foot after his side conceded a 75th-minute goal. After the match, CFR Cluj sacked Cârțu, citing his behaviour in the game as the reason behind his dismissal.

International stats

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Romania
Year Apps Goals
1979 2 0
1980 0 0
1981 0 0
1982 2 0
1983 3 0
Total 7 0

Honours

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Player

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Universitatea Craiova

Manager

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Universitatea Craiova

Rapid București

Extensiv Craiova

Oțelul Galați

Career statistics

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