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{{Short description|Romanian footballer and manager}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Emil Săndoi
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|03|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Craiova]], Romania
| height = 1.80 m
| position = [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|Centre-back]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1983 | youthclubs1 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]]
| years1 = 1983–1995 | clubs1 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] | caps1 = 268 | goals1 = 42 
| years3 = 1995–1996 | clubs3 = [[Angers SCO|Angers]]                              | caps3 =  30 | goals3 =  2
| years4 = 1996–1998 | clubs4 = [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]]                 | caps4 =  42 | goals4 =  4
| years5 = 1998–1999 | clubs5 = [[FC U Craiova 1948|Universitatea Craiova]]        | caps5 =  40 | goals5 =  3 
| totalcaps = 380 | totalgoals = 51
| nationalyears1 = 1987–1993
| nationalteam1 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]]
| nationalcaps1 =  30
| nationalgoals1 = 0 
| manageryears1 = 1998–1999
| manageryears2 = 1999–2000 
| manageryears3 = 2001–2002 
| manageryears4 = 2002 
| manageryears5 = 2003–2005 
| manageryears6 = 2006–2013
| manageryears7 = 2008
| manageryears8 = 2011
| manageryears9 = 2014–2016
| manageryears10 = 2016
| manageryears11 = 2017–2019
| manageryears12 = 2020–2022
| managerclubs1 = [[FC Universitatea Craiova]] (assistant)
| managerclubs2 = [[FC Universitatea Craiova]] 
| managerclubs3 = [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]] 
| managerclubs4 = [[FC Universitatea Craiova]] 
| managerclubs5 = [[CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu|Pandurii Târgu Jiu]] 
| managerclubs6 = [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U21]] 
| managerclubs7 = [[FC Vaslui|Vaslui]]
| managerclubs8 = [[Romania national football team|Romania]] (caretaker)
| managerclubs9 = [[CS Universitatea Craiova]]
| managerclubs10 = [[CS Concordia Chiajna|Concordia Chiajna]]
| managerclubs11 = [[FC Argeș Pitești|Argeș Pitești]]
| managerclubs12 = [[AFC Chindia Târgoviște|Chindia Târgoviște]]
| manageryears13 = 2022–2023
| managerclubs13 = [[Romania national under-21 football team|Romania U21]]
| manageryears14 = 2024–2025
| managerclubs14 = [[FC Politehnica Iași (2010)|Politehnica Iaşi]]
}}

'''Emil Săndoi''' (born 1 March 1965) is a Romanian professional [[Association football|football]] [[Manager (association football)|manager]] and former player.

==Career==
A [[Defender (association football)#Centre-back|centre-back]], who was born in [[Craiova]] and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side [[CS Universitatea Craiova|Universitatea Craiova]] in 1983.

Săndoi made his debut for the [[Romania national football team|Romania national team]] in 1987 against [[Greece national football team|Greece]], and was chosen in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]] squad.

==Game interference==
In a game between Chindia Târgoviște and Argeș in Romania's second division, Săndoi was standing on the side line as manager, and yet interfered in the match by tripping an opposition player.<ref>{{YouTube|id=Kxn_Mm419Do|title=Manager in Romania Gets Sent Off For Tackling The Player}}</ref>

==International stats==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Romania national football team|Romania]]
|1987||1||0
|-
|1988||5||0
|-
|1989||2||0
|-
|1990||4||0
|-
|1991||10||0
|-
|1992||3||0
|-
|1993||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!30!!0
|}

==Honours==

===Player===
'''Universitatea Craiova'''
*[[Liga I|Divizia A]]: [[1990–91 Divizia A|1990–91]]
*[[Cupa României]]: [[1990–91 Cupa României|1990–91]], [[1992–93 Cupa României|1992–93]]

===Coach===
'''Universitatea Craiova'''
*[[Cupa României]] runner-up: [[1999–00 Cupa României|1999–00]]

'''Pandurii Târgu Jiu'''
*[[Liga II|Divizia B]]: [[2004–05 Divizia B|2004–05]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{RomanianSoccer|1764/emil-sandoi}}

{{Romania Squad 1990 World Cup}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Sandoi, Emil}}
[[Category:1965 births]]
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