Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (1931 – 11 December 1997) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani. After retirement, Cosmoc was a respectable football manager, managing for years in the Divizia A and obtaining notable results with clubs such as: Farul Constanța, Bihor Oradea, Progresul Brăila, CSM Suceava or Rapid București. Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.

Former CSM Suceava player, Relu Buliga, described Cosmoc in an interview given in 2017:"Nea Puiu Cosmoc was a calm guy with a strong voice and a style based on the long diagonal pass".

Robert Cosmoc

Honours

Player

Flacăra Ploiești

Divizia B: 1954

Cupa României: Runner-up 1952

Jiul Petroșani

Divizia B: 1960–61

Manager

Știința Cluj

Cupa României: 1965–66

CSM Suceava

Divizia B: 1986–87

References

External links

Robert Cosmoc (player) at labtof.ro

Robert Cosmoc (manager) at labtof.ro

1931 births

1997 deaths

Romanian men's footballers

Men's association football midfielders

Liga I players

Liga II players

FC Petrolul Ploiești players

CSM Jiul Petroșani players

Romanian football managers

CS Universitatea Craiova managers

FCV Farul Constanța managers

FC Bihor Oradea (1958) managers

AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila managers

FC Progresul București managers

FC Politehnica Timișoara managers

CS Corvinul Hunedoara managers

FC Rapid București managers

Place of birth missing

Robert Cosmoc