Iosif Rotariu

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Iosif Rotariu (born 27 September 1962) is a retired Romanian football midfielder.

He was born in Prigor and debuted in Divizia A with Politehnica Timişoara in 1981. He won the league championship with Steaua Bucureşti in 1987, 1988, 1989, 1997 and 1998, and won the Romanian Cup with the same club in 1987, 1988, 1989 and 1997. He also played abroad, in Turkey.

Rotariu made his debut for the Romanian national team in 1988 against Netherlands, and represented his country at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He got 25 caps in total, the last in 1997, and scored one international goal, against Poland in 1990.

Since 2005, he has been coaching the second team of FCU Politehnica Timisoara, which plays in the Romanian second league. Currently Rotariu is the interimary manager of the first team and his second team duties have been taken over by his assistant and brother, Ilie Rotariu.

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Season Club Country Matches Goals
1980/81 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 2 0
1982/83 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 11 1
1983/84 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 30 4
1984/85 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 31 1
1985/86 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 32 10
1986/87 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 15 2
1987/88 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 29 6
1988/89 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 30 16
1989/90 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 19 4
1990/91 Galatasaray SK Flag of Turkey Turkey 16 1
1991/92 Galatasaray SK Flag of Turkey Turkey 12 3
1992/93 Bakırköyspor Flag of Turkey Turkey 8 0
1993/94 Bakırköyspor Flag of Turkey Turkey N/A N/A
1994/95 CFR Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 1 0
1995/96 CFR Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 7 2
Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 17 6
1996/97 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 17 6
Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 16 4
1997/98 Steaua Bucureşti Flag of Romania Romania 26 7
1998/99 Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 21 4
FC Extensiv Craiova Flag of Romania Romania 20 2
1999/00 FC Extensiv Craiova Flag of Romania Romania 12 1
Politehnica Timişoara Flag of Romania Romania 12 1
2001/02 FC Bihor Oradea Flag of Romania Romania 17 2

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