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Constantin Ilie
Personal information
Full name Constantin Ionuț Ilie[1]
Date of birth (1974-09-19) 19 September 1974 (age 51)
Place of birth Piatra Neamț, Romania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Youth career
–1995 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Cetatea Târgu Neamț 31 (1)
1996–2001 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 160 (23)
2002 Dinamo București 10 (0)
2002–2004 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț 108 (9)
2004 → Vaslui (loan) 9 (1)
Total 318 (34)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2014–2015 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (assistant)
2015 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2015 Aerostar Bacău
2015–2016 Rapid CFR Suceava
2016 Atletico Vaslui
2016 ASA Târgu Mureș (assistant)
2016–2017 Concordia Chiajna (assistant)
2017–2019 Dunărea Călărași (assistant)
2019 Astra Giurgiu (assistant)
2020 Rapid București (assistant)
2021 Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț
2021–2022 Sporting Juniorul Vaslui
2022–2023 Înainte Modelu
2023–2024 Politehnica Iași (assistant)
2024–2025 FC Bacău (youth coach)
2025–2026 FC Bacău II
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Constantin Ionuț Ilie (born 19 September 1974), commonly known as Costel Ilie, is a Romanian former professional footballer and currently the head coach of Liga III side Bacău II.[1]

Playing career

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Ilie was born on 19 September 1974 in Piatra Neamț. He began playing football at CSȘF Olimpia in Piatra Neamț before moving to the youth system of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, where he started his senior career before joining Cetatea Târgu Neamț in 1995, competing in Divizia B, the second tier of Romanian football.[2]

In 1996, he made his debut in Romania’s top flight for Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț in a 0–1 away defeat against Chindia Târgoviște, and over more than a decade established himself as one of the team’s most consistent midfielders. He made 268 appearances in Liga I, scoring 31 goals, and also featured in European competitions such as the UEFA Intertoto Cup. He had a brief spell at Dinamo București, where he won the 2001–02 Divizia A title, and also played for Vaslui before retiring in 2007 while back at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[3]

Managerial career

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After retirement, he began his coaching career as an assistant at the second team of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, later moving up to the first team. He was appointed head coach in 2013 after Vasile Miriuță was dismissed, before returning to an assistant role in April 2014 under Marian Bondrea.[4][5][6]

He then worked in various coaching roles across Romanian football. As head coach, he managed teams such as Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț, Aerostar Bacău, Rapid CFR Suceava, and Atletico Vaslui. As assistant coach, he worked at clubs including ASA Târgu Mureș, Concordia Chiajna, Dunărea Călărași, Astra Giurgiu, and Rapid București.[7][8]

He later returned briefly as head coach at Ceahlăul in 2021, worked at Sporting Juniorul Vaslui and Înainte Modelu, served as assistant at Politehnica Iași, and in 2024 was appointed coach of FC Bacău U18, before taking charge of FC Bacău II in Liga III from 2025.[9][10]

Personal life

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His son, Matei, is also a professional footballer.[11]

Honours

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Club

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Dinamo București
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț

References

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  1. 1 2 "Constantin Ionuț Ilie". romaniansoccer.ro. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  2. ↑ ""Fabrica" pietreană de talente fotbalistice" [Piatra "factory" of football talents] (in Romanian). dordeneamt.ro. 31 August 2018. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  3. ↑ "Costel Ilie revine la Ceahlăul" [Costel Ilie return to Ceahlaul] (in Romanian). ziaruldeiasi.ro. 11 June 2002. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Costel Ilie, antrenor secund la Ceahlăul II" [Costel Ilie, assistant coach at Ceahlăul II] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 25 January 2008. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "După ce l-a făcut antrenor pe Miriuță, Pinalty riscă din nou, cu „secundul" Costel Ilie" [Costel Ilie, assistant coach at Ceahlăul II] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 30 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  6. ↑ "Costel Ilie a fost demis de la Ceahlăul" [Costel Ilie was dismissed from Ceahlăul] (in Romanian). gsp.ro. 9 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "Antrenor cu licenţa Pro la Atletico: Costel Ilie este noul "principal" al vasluienilor" [Coach with Pro license at Atletico: Costel Ilie is the new "principal" of Vaslui] (in Romanian). frf.ro. 31 July 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "Constantin Ilie este noul antrenor secund al Rapidului" [Constantin Ilie is the new assistant coach of Rapid] (in Romanian). fcrapid.ro. 16 March 2020. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  9. ↑ "Planuri mari la CSM Ceahlăul! Costel Ilie a fost prezentat ca antrenor, iar echipa a perfectat primele patru achiziții" [Big plans at CSM Ceahlăul! Costel Ilie was presented as coach, and the team completed its first four acquisitions] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 11 June 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  10. ↑ "CSM Ceahlăul a reziliat contractul cu antrenorul Costel Ilie" [CSM Ceahlăul terminated the contract with coach Costel Ilie] (in Romanian). liga2.prosport.ro. 7 October 2021. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "Fiul lui Costel Ilie, noul star al naționalei de tineret: "Aș dori oricărei familii să simtă ce simțim noi. Nu am vrut să se știe că este fiul meu. Este cariera lui"". prosport.ro.
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