Valeriu Răchită
# Valeriu Răchită

Valeriu "Vivi" Răchită (born 30 May 1970) is a Romanian former footballer and current manager.

## Playing career

A central defender, he spent most of his career in Romania with Steaua București and Petrolul Ploiești, winning a combined five domestic honours with them. Răchită also had brief stints in the country at FC Onești, Farul Constanța and FC Universitatea Craiova, as well as at Ankaragücü and Litex Lovech abroad.

## Managerial career

Răchită began coaching in 2005 at Petrolul Ploiești, and continued his early managerial career at Chimia Brazi and rivals from Astra Ploiești. He returned to Petrolul in 2009, and guided it to Liga I promotion at the end of the 2010–11 season after winning its series in the second division.

Between 2014 and 2015, Răchita served as an assistant to Victor Pițurcă at the Romania national team and Saudi Arabian club Al-Ittihad, respectively.

## Career statistics

### Managerial

    As of match played 7 December 2011

| Team | From | To | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Team | From | To | G | W | D | L | GF | GA | Win % |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 25 June 2005 | 27 May 2006 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 48 | 29 | 056.67 |
| Chimia Brazi | 25 July 2006 | 30 May 2007 | 34 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 30 | 57 | 020.59 |
| Astra Ploiești | 25 July 2007 | 5 June 2009 | 64 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 145 | 50 | 081.25 |
| Petrolul Ploiești | 30 June 2009 | 2012 | 78 | 40 | 23 | 15 | 118 | 61 | 051.28 |
| Sportul Snagov | 1 July 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 36 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 45 | 37 | 033.33 |
| ACS Poli Timișoara | 15 January 2019 | | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 031.25 |
| Total | Total | Total | 258 | 133 | 52 | 73 | 399 | 253 | 051.55 |

## Honours

### Player

Petrolul Ploiești

* Cupa României: 1994–95
* President's Gold Cup in Dhaka, Bangladesh: 1993

Steaua București

* Divizia A: 1996–97, 1997–98
* Cupa României: 1996–97
* Supercupa României: 1998

Litex Lovech

* Bulgarian Cup: 2000–01

### Manager

Petrolul Ploiești

* Liga II: 2010–11
