Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards

Gheorghe Hagi has won a record four Manager of the Month trophies.

The Gazeta Sporturilor Monthly Football Awards are association football awards presented monthly by Romania's largest and most read sports-related publication, Gazeta Sporturilor . They were first handed out in September 2021, and honour players and managers deemed to have been the best over the previous month in Romania. ^[1]

The award is not affiliated with the country's top flight competition, the Liga I—instead, voters can also choose between Romanian players and coaches who are competing abroad. Foreign footballers and coaches from Romania's first league are eligible as well. As of May 2023, Gheorghe Hagi has won the trophy for Manager of the Month five times, a record in both categories.

List of winners

Cristian Săpunaru was the inaugural Player of the Month award winner for August 2021. Darius Olaru won the Player of the Month award a record three times. Player of the Month Year Month Player Nationality Pos. Team Ref 2021 August Cristian Săpunaru  Romania DF Rapid București [1] September Jefté Betancor  Spain FW Farul Constanța [2] October Andrei Ivan  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova [3] November Alexandru Cicâldău  Romania MF Galatasaray [4] December Gabriel Tamaș  Romania DF Voluntari [5] 2022 February Gustavo Vagenin  Brazil FW Universitatea Craiova [6] March Octavian Popescu  Romania FW FCSB [7] April Darius Olaru  Romania MF FCSB [8] May Marius Ștefănescu  Romania FW Sepsi OSK [9] July Marius Ștefănescu (2)  Romania FW Sepsi OSK [10] August Andrea Compagno  Italy FW FC U Craiova / FCSB [11] September Baba Alhassan  Ghana MF Hermannstadt [12] October Doru Popadiuc  Romania MF Chindia Târgoviște [13] 2023 February Malcom Edjouma  France MF FCSB [14] March Adrian Mazilu  Romania FW Farul Constanța [15] April Florinel Coman  Romania FW FCSB [16] May Tudor Băluță  Romania MF Farul Constanța [17] July Florinel Coman (2)  Romania FW FCSB [18] August Aurelian Chițu  Romania FW FC U Craiova [19] September Darius Olaru (2)  Romania MF FCSB [20] October Dan Nistor  Romania MF Universitatea Cluj [21] November Horațiu Moldovan  Romania GK Rapid București December Darius Olaru (3)  Romania MF FCSB 2024 February Albion Rrahmani  Kosovo FW Rapid București March Alexandru Mitriță  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova April Florinel Coman (3)  Romania FW FCSB May Dennis Politic  Romania FW Dinamo Bucuresti July Catalin Cirjan  Romania MF Dinamo Bucuresti August Astrit Selmani  Kosovo FW Dinamo Bucuresti September Darius Olaru (4)  Romania MF FCSB October Daniel Birligea  Romania FW FCSB November Daniel Birligea (2)  Romania FW FCSB December Darius Olaru (5)  Romania MF FCSB 2025 February Risto Radunovic  Montenegro DF FCSB March Alexandru Mitrita (2)  Romania FW Universitatea Craiova April Juri Cisotti  Italy MF FCSB Manager of the Month Nicolò Napoli was the first foreigner to win the Manager of the Month award. Year Month Manager Nationality Team Ref 2021 August Mihai Iosif  Romania Rapid București [1] September Liviu Ciobotariu  Romania Voluntari [2] October Laurențiu Reghecampf  Romania Universitatea Craiova [3] November Andrei Prepeliță  Romania Argeș Pitești [4] December Dan Petrescu  Romania CFR Cluj [5] 2022 February Nicolò Napoli  Italy FC U Craiova [6] March Răzvan Lucescu  Romania PAOK [7] April Adrian Mutu  Romania Rapid București [8] May Cristiano Bergodi  Italy Sepsi OSK [9] July Cristiano Bergodi (2)  Italy Sepsi OSK [10] August Gheorghe Hagi  Romania Farul Constanța [11] September Marius Măldărășanu  Romania Hermannstadt [12] October Gheorghe Hagi (2)  Romania Farul Constanța [13] 2023 February Gheorghe Hagi (3)  Romania Farul Constanța [14] March Dan Petrescu (2)  Romania CFR Cluj [15] April Gheorghe Hagi (4)  Romania Farul Constanța [16] May Gheorghe Hagi (5)  Romania Farul Constanța [17] July Liviu Ciobotariu (2)  Romania Sepsi OSK [18] August Liviu Ciobotariu (3)  Romania Sepsi OSK [19] September Dorinel Munteanu  Romania Oțelul Galați [20] October Ioan Ovidiu Sabău  Romania Universitatea Cluj [21] November Edward Iordănescu  Romania Romania national team December Răzvan Lucescu (2)  Romania PAOK 2024 February Cristiano Bergodi (3)  Italy Rapid București March Ivaylo Petev  Bulgaria Universitatea Craiova April Elias Charalambous  Cyprus FCSB May Răzvan Lucescu (3)  Romania PAOK July Adrian Mihalcea  Romania Unirea Slobozia August Zeljko Kopic  Croatia Dinamo Bucuresti September Ioan Ovidiu Sabău (2)  Romania Universitatea Cluj October Daniel Pancu  Romania Romania U-21 November Elias Charalambous (2)  Cyprus FCSB December Zeljko Kopic (2)  Croatia Dinamo Bucuresti 2025 February Elias Charalambous (3)  Cyprus FCSB March Mirel Radoi  Romania Universitatea Craiova April Elias Charalambous (4)  Cyprus FCSB

Multiple winners

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Rank Players Wins 1 Darius Olaru 5 2 Florinel Coman 3 3 Marius Ștefănescu 2 Daniel Birligea Alexandru Mitrita 6 26 players 1

Manager of the Month Rank Managers Wins 1 Gheorghe Hagi 5 2 Elias Charalambous 4 3 Liviu Ciobotariu 3 Cristiano Bergodi Răzvan Lucescu 6 Dan Petrescu 2 Ioan Ovidiu Sabau Zeljko Kopic 9 22 coaches 1

Awards won by position

As of April 2025 award

Position	Players	Wins
Forward	14	19
Midfielder	9	13
Defender	3	3
Goalkeeper	1	1

Awards won by nationality

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Nationality Players Wins   Romania 18 27   Kosovo 2 2   Italy 2 2   Spain 1 1   Brazil 1 1   Ghana 1 1   France 1 1   Montenegro 1 1

Manager of the Month Nationality Managers Wins   Romania 15 25   Cyprus 1 4   Italy 2 4   Croatia 1 2   Bulgaria 1 1

Awards won by club

As of April 2025 award

Player of the Month Club Players Wins FCSB 8 15 [a] Universitatea Craiova 3 4 Farul Constanța 3 3 Rapid București 3 3 Dinamo Bucuresti 3 3 Sepsi OSK 1 2 FC U Craiova 2 2 [a] 5 teams 1 1

Manager of the Month Club Managers Wins Farul Constanța 1 5 Sepsi OSK 1 4 FCSB 1 4 Rapid București 3 3 PAOK 1 3 Universitatea Craiova 2 3 CFR Cluj 1 2 Universitatea Cluj 1 2 Dinamo Bucuresti 1 2 8 teams 1 1

See also

• Gazeta Sporturilor Romanian Footballer of the Year
• Gazeta Sporturilor Foreign Player of the Year in Romania
• Gazeta Sporturilor Romania Coach of the Year

Notes

1. Andrea Compagno played for both FC U Craiova and FCSB when he won the award in August 2022.

References

1. "CEI MAI BUNI Rapid ia TOT! » Săpunaru a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii august", iar Mihai Iosif - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [THE BEST Rapid takes IT ALL! » Săpunaru was chosen the "Player of August", and Mihai Iosif - "Coach of the Month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 3 September 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "CEI MAI BUNI Granzii puși la respect! » Jefte Betancor a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii septembrie", iar Liviu Ciobotariu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [THE BEST The giants put aside! » Jefté Betancor was chosen the "Player of the Month in September ", and Liviu Ciobotariu - the "Coach of the Month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 October 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
3. "Craiova a luat tot! » Andrei Ivan a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii octombrie", iar Laurențiu Reghecampf - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Craiova took it all! tot! » Andrei Ivan was chosen "Player of the month in October", and Laurențiu Reghecampf - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 5 November 2021. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
4. "Alexandru Cicâldău a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii noiembrie", iar Andrei Prepeliță - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Alexandru Cicâldău was chosen "Player of the month in November", and Andrei Prepeliță - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 December 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
5. "Gabriel Tamaș a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii decembrie", iar Dan Petrescu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Gabriel Tamaș was chosen "Player of the month in November", and Dan Petrescu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 January 2022. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
6. "Bănia a împărțit trofeele » Gustavo a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii februarie" iar Nicolo Napoli - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Bănia split the trophies » Gustavo was chosen "Player of the month in February", and Nicolò Napoli - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 March 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
7. "Luna juniorilor » Octavian Popescu a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii martie", iar Răzvan Lucescu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Month of the juniors » Octavian Popescu was chosen "Player of the month in March", and Răzvan Lucescu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
8. "Bucureștiul și-a împărțit trofeele » Darius Olaru a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii aprilie", iar Adrian Mutu - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Bucharest shared its trophies » Darius Olaru was chosen "Player of the month in April", and Adrian Mutu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
9. "Sepsi e Regina! » Marius Ștefănescu a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii mai", iar Cristiano Bergodi - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Sepsi is the Queen! » Marius Ștefănescu was chosen "Player of the month in May", and Cristiano Bergodi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 June 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
10. "Au „capturat" premiile » Marius Ștefănescu a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii iulie", iar Cristiano Bergodi - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [They seized the trophies » Marius Ștefănescu was chosen "Player of the month in July", and Cristiano Bergodi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 5 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
11. "Au gust de performanță » Andrea Compagno a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii august", iar Gheorghe Hagi - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [They love the taste of victory » Andrea Compagno was chosen "Player of the month in August", and Gheorghe Hagi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 September 2022. Retrieved 5 September 2022.
12. "Minunea Hermannstadt » Baba Alhassan a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii septembrie", iar Marius Măldărășanu - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Miracle Hermannstadt » Baba Alhassan was chosen "Player of the month in August", and Marius Măldărășanu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. "Un clasic și un debutant! » Gheorghe Hagi a fost ales „Antrenorul lunii octombrie", iar Doru Popadiuc - „Jucătorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [A classic and a premiere » Doru Popadiuc was chosen "Player of the month in August", and Gheorghe Hagi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 2 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
14. "„Regele" și „Micul prinț" » Gheorghe Hagi a fost ales „Antrenorul lunii februarie", iar Malcom Edjouma - „Jucătorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [The King & The Little Prince » Gheorghe Hagi was chosen "Coach of the month in February", and Malcom Edjouma - "Player of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 March 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
15. "SuperDan și SuperAdrian » Experimentatul antrenor al CFR-ului și Mazilu, puștiul-minune al Farului, au pus mâna pe trofeele GSP pentru luna martie! Cum s-a votat" [SuperDan and SuperAdrian » CFR Cluj's experienced coach and Mazilu, the wonderkid from Farul, snatched GSP's March trophies! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 April 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
16. "CEI MAI BUNI "Regele" și creația lui! » Florinel Coman a fost ales "Jucătorul lunii aprilie", iar Gheorghe Hagi - "Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [THE BEST "The King" and his creation! » Florinel Coman was chosen "Player of the month for April", and Gheorghe Hagi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
17. "Jos pălăria pentru campioni! Tudor Băluță a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii mai", iar Gheorghe Hagi - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Hats off for the champions! Tudor Băluță was chosen "Player of the month for May", and Gheorghe Hagi - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 4 May 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
18. "Au strălucit pe caniculă » Florinel Coman a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii iulie", iar Liviu Ciobotariu - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [They shone during the drought! Florinel Coman was chosen "Player of the month for July", and Liviu Ciobotariu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 7 August 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
19. "O certitudine și o surpriză » Liviu Ciobotariu a fost ales „Antrenorul lunii august", iar Aurelian Chițu - „Jucătorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [A confirmation and a surprise! Aurelian Chițu was chosen "Player of the month for July", and Liviu Ciobotariu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 September 2023. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
20. "Premiați pe merit » Darius Olaru a fost ales „Jucătorul lunii septembrie", iar Dorinel Munteanu - „Antrenorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [Deserved winners! Darius Olaru was chosen "Player of the month for September", and Dorinel Munteanu - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
21. "No, premiile s-au dus la Cluj » Ioan Ovidiu Sabău a fost ales „Antrenorul lunii octombrie", iar Dan Nistor - „Jucătorul lunii"! Cum s-a votat" [No, the awards have gone to Cluj » Dan Nistor was chosen "Player of the month for October", and Ioan Ovidiu Sabău - "Coach of the month"! How the voting took place]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 6 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

External links

• Gazeta Sporturilor official website (in Romanian)