Romania Coach of the Year
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 Mircea Lucescu (pictured) holds the record for the most wins along with Dan Petrescu | |
| Sport | Association football |
|---|---|
| Competition | All levels of Romanian and international football |
| Local name | Antrenorul anului în România (Romanian) |
| Country | Romania |
| Presented by | Gazeta Sporturilor |
| History | |
| First award | 2004 |
| Editions | 22 |
| First winner | Mircea Lucescu |
| Most wins | Mircea Lucescu, Dan Petrescu
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| Most recent | Cristian Chivu |
| Website | Official website |
The Romania Coach of the Year (Romanian: Antrenorul anului în România) is an annual association football award given by the Gazeta Sporturilor newspaper to the head coach in Romania adjudged to have been the best during a calendar year. Mircea Lucescu and Dan Petrescu hold the record for the most wins with five each.
The award was created in 2004, with both Romanian coaches operating inside the country and abroad being eligible for the award, as well as foreign coaches in Romania. The only winner in the latter category is Ukrainian manager Oleh Protasov, who received the trophy for his performances with FC Steaua București in 2005.
Other annual honours handed out by Gazeta Sporturilor include the Romanian Footballer of the Year and the Foreign Player of the Year in Romania awards.
Winners
| Year | Winner | Club | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
2004 |
Mircea Lucescu | ||
2005 |
 Oleh Protasov |
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2006 |
Cosmin Olăroiu | ||
2007 |
Victor Pițurcă | ||
2008 |
Dan Petrescu | ||
2009 |
Dan Petrescu | ||
2010 |
Mircea Lucescu | ||
2011 |
Dan Petrescu | ||
2012 |
Mircea Lucescu | [1] | |
2013 |
Laurențiu Reghecampf | ||
2014 |
Mircea Lucescu | ||
2015 |
Gheorghe Hagi | ||
2016 |
Marius Șumudică | ||
2017 |
Gheorghe Hagi | [2] | |
2018 |
Răzvan Lucescu | ||
2019 |
Dan Petrescu | ||
2020 |
Cosmin Olăroiu Răzvan Lucescu |
[3] | |
2021 |
Mircea Lucescu | [4] | |
2022 |
Dan Petrescu | CFR Cluj | |
2023 |
Edward Iordănescu | Romania national team | |
2024 |
Edward Iordănescu | Romania national team | |
2025 |
Cristian Chivu |  Inter Milan |
Breakdown of winners
By number of wins
| Manager/Coach | Win(s) (outright wins/shared titles) |
Year(s) (* title was shared) |
|---|---|---|
| Mircea Lucescu | 5 | 2004, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2021 |
| Dan Petrescu | 5 | 2008, 2009, 2011, 2019, 2022 |
| Gheorghe Hagi | 2 | 2015, 2017 |
| Edward Iordanescu | 2 | 2023, 2024 |
| Răzvan Lucescu | 2 (1/1) | 2018, 2020* |
| Cosmin Olăroiu | 2 (1/1) | 2006, 2020* |
| 5 others | 1 | — |