Robert "Puiu" Cosmoc (17 July 1931[1] – 11 December 1997[2]) was a Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Flacăra Ploiești and Jiul Petroșani.

[3][4] After retirement, Cosmoc was a respectable football manager, managing for years in the Divizia A and obtaining notable results with clubs such as: Farul Constanța, Bihor Oradea, Progresul Brăila, CSM Suceava or Rapid București.

[5] Cosmoc was also the assistant manager of the Romania national football team in the tenure of Valentin Stănescu.

[6] Former CSM Suceava player, Relu Buliga, described Cosmoc in an interview given in 2017:"Nea Puiu Cosmoc was a calm guy with a strong voice and a style based on the long diagonal pass".

[7] Flacăra Ploiești Jiul Petroșani Știința Cluj CSM Suceava This biographical article related to Romanian football is a stub.