Valeriu Tița

Valeriu Tița (born 22 April 1966[1]) is a Romanian Former footballer and the current head coach of Saudi club Al-Ain. He led Syrian club Al-Ittihad Aleppo to the AFC Cup title in 2010.[2]

Valeriu Tița
Personal information
Full name Valeriu Tița
Date of birth (1966-04-22) 22 April 1966
Place of birth Turnu Severin, Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Al-Ain (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1990 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
1990–1992 Corvinul Hunedoara
1992–1995 Olympique Casablanca
1995–1996 Raja Casablanca
1996–1998 Maghreb de Fès
1998–2000 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
Managerial career
2007–2008 Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2009 Drobeta-Turnu Severin
2010 Al-Ittihad Aleppo
2010–2011 Syria
2011 Al-Shorta
2011 Al Naser
2011 Al Sharjah
2012 Al Sharjah
2012 Al-Shorta
2012–2013 Al-Faisaly Amman
2013–2014 Al-Safa
2015 Al-Orobah
2015–2016 Nejmeh SC
2017–2018 Al-Talaba
2018–2019 Al-Safa
2019–2021 Al-Minaa
2021–2022 Syria
2023– Al-Ain
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Tița began his football career as a midfielder with hometown side FC Drobeta-Turnu Severin and Corvinul Hunedoara. In 1992, he moved to Morocco to play for Olympique de Casablanca under head coach Ilie Balaci, where he won the Moroccan Football League and the Arab Cup Winners' Cup twice. He then spent a few seasons with Raja Casablanca and Maghreb de Fès before returning to his homeland to become a manager. He holds a UEFA Pro License.

Coaching career

Al-Ittihad Aleppo

Tita led Al-Ittihad Aleppo to 2010 AFC Cup Finals. Al-Ittihad won the game 4–2 after penalties shoot-out against Al-Qadsia. The game was tied 1–1 after regular time and Extra Time. It was their first title.

The AFC Cup Title considered as the most honourable achievement of his coaching career and he became beloved by most Syrians.[3]

Syria national team

On 21 December 2010, he became coach of Syria national team. In his first international friendly game, he won 1–0 against Iraq, then lost to Iraq 0–1 on a second game. Tita led Syria team in the 2011 AFC Asian Cup and won 2–1 against Saudi Arabia,[4] and lost 1–2 to Japan and 1–2 to Jordan.

He left the Syria team after the team failed to qualify to quarter finals.

Short spells in different countries

From 2011 to 2019, Tita coached Al-Shorta in Syria, Al Naser in Kuwait, Al Sharjah in UAE, Al-Faisaly Amman in Jordan, Al-Safa and Nejmeh SC in Lebanon, Al-Orobah in Saudi Arabia, and Al-Talaba in Iraq.

On 23 July 2019, Tita came back to Iraq and signed for Al-Mina'a SC club. The Romanian coach had around 5 to 10 games to look for the players he wanted to start the next season in a more positive fashion. Tita picked 10 players from the team and wanted some new, substantial signings to improve the challenge Al-Minaa would be able to make in the Iraqi Premier League. He remained there until January 2021.

Return to Syria national team

In November 2021, he was reappointed as coach of Syria national team. He led his team during the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup, before being dismissed after two losses against United Arab Emirates and South Korea in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification.[5]

Al-Ain

On 24 June 2023, Tița was appointed as head coach of Saudi club Al-Ain.[6]

Managerial statistics
As of match played 1 February 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Ittihad Aleppo 1 July 2007 30 June 2008 37 19 11 7 051.4
Drobeta Severin 14 September 2009 31 December 2009 11 5 0 6 045.5
Ittihad Aleppo 1 July 2010 10 December 2010 14 6 5 3 042.9
Syria 18 December 2010 9 February 2011 7 2 0 5 028.6
Al-Shorta 8 February 2011 31 December 2011 18 10 5 3 055.6
Al-Nasr SC 1 August 2011 18 September 2011 7 1 0 6 014.3
Sharjah FC 18 September 2011 14 December 2011 12 2 2 8 016.7
Sharjah FC 2 February 2012 3 April 2012 8 0 1 7 000.0
Al-Shorta 18 April 2012 5 November 2012 6 3 1 2 050.0
Al-Faisaly 6 November 2012 24 April 2013 23 14 6 3 060.9
Safa SC 9 July 2013 18 May 2014 34 18 10 6 052.9
Al-Orobah 2 January 2015 6 April 2015 10 3 1 6 030.0
Nejmeh SC 20 July 2015 17 October 2016 37 21 10 6 056.8
Al-Talaba 23 September 2017 13 January 2018 16 5 4 7 031.3
Safa SC 10 July 2018 23 March 2019 7 0 3 4 000.0
Al-Mina'a 23 July 2019 16 January 2021 27 9 9 9 033.3
Syria 18 November 2021 2 February 2022 5 1 0 4 020.0
Total 280 119 69 92 042.5 —

Honours

Player

Olympique Casablanca

Raja Casablanca

Manager

Al-Ittihad Aleppo

Al-Safa

Nejmeh

References
  1. "Valeriu Tița". Soccerway. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  2. "Tița appointed head coach of Syrian Premier League side Al Shorta". The-AFC. 9 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. "Al-Ittihad win boosts the prestige of Syrian football". DayPress. 13 December 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  4. "Syria shock Saudi Arabia at Asian Cup; Japan snatch draw". CNN. 13 January 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  5. "Syria part ways with Valeriu Tita". the-afc.com. 2 February 2022.
  6. "إدارة نادي #العين تنهي إجراءات التعاقد مع المدرب الروماني فاليريو تيتا".
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