Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (17 July 1931 – 11 December 1997Muzeul de Fotbal (Football Museum). facebook.com/muzeuldefotbal ) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani.La 68 de ani, Ioan Marica a trecut iarasi pe banca suspinelor (At 68 years old, Ioan Marica moved back on the sigh bank). ziaruldeiasi.ro Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 de ani (1929-2014) – Momende de glorie (Special Jiul Petroşani – 95 years (1929-2014) – Moments of glory). gddhd.ro 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.Cluburi de fotbal (Football clubs). mts.ro Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.Românii împotriva selecționerilor români » Mircea Lucescu nu e primul care își înfruntă conaționalii ca selecționer (Romanians against Romanian coaches »Mircea Lucescu is not the first to face his nationals as a head coach of Romania national football team). gsp.ro
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".Relu Buliga, primul marcator al unei echipe de fotbal a Sucevei în primul eşalon valoric (Relu Buliga, the first scorer of a football team from Suceava in the first league). crainou.ro
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