Paul Codrea was born on April 4, 1981, in Timișoara. He started his career at LPS Banatul Timișoara, transferring to Dinamo when he was still a junior. He also made his debut for the capital club in Division A, before his 16th birthday!!! In 1998 he came to Politehnica Timișoara, with Iosif Rotariu as coach-player. After a period at FC Argeș, he went to Italy, where he played for 12 years. At Genoa, Palermo, Perugia, Torino, Siena and Bari! His last club was Rapid, in 2012. He played 44 games for Romania’s national team (1 goal), also playing alongside Pantilimon. He started his coaching career in 2013 at ASU Politehnica Timișoara. Until now he was the coach of the junior group n. 2007 at the white-violet club, since winter he also became sports director at the club.