Petre Marin

Petre Marin (Romanian pronunciation: [ˈpetre maˈrin]; born 8 September 1973) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a defender.

Petre Marin
Marin with Steaua București in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-09-08) 8 September 1973
Place of birth Bucharest, Romania
Height 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Left back / Right back
Youth career
1980–1993 Sportul Studențesc
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1995 Sportul Studențesc 53 (1)
1995–2004 Național București 246 (8)
2001 → Rapid București (loan) 14 (0)
2004–2010 Steaua București 136 (2)
2010 Unirea Urziceni 4 (0)
2011 Concordia Chiajna 19 (0)
Total 472 (11)
International career
1992–1996 Romania U-21 3 (0)
2004–2007 Romania 9 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2011

Club career

Marin made his professional debut in 1993, when he was signed by Sportul Studenţesc of Bucharest. In 1995, he joined Naţional București, where he remained until 2004. During the 2000–01 season, while under contract with Naţional București, he was loaned to Rapid București. In 2004, he was transferred to Steaua București and quickly earned himself a place in the first eleven. His six-year spell with Steaua include two Liga 1 titles, and a UEFA Cup semi-final in 2006. On 17 October 2008, Petre played his 400th match in Liga I.

On 8 June 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Unirea Urziceni making only four appearances because of the financial problems suffered by the club. As of August 2010, he made a total of 453 appearances in Liga I while playing for Urziceni. In February 2011, the 37-year-old defender signed for newly promoted team Concordia Chiajna. On 4 January 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football.[1]

International career

Petre Marin won 9 caps for Romania and three caps for Romania under 21 team.

He made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2004 in a friendly match against Republic of Ireland.

Personal life

Petre Marin is an ethnic Romani. His son, Răzvan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Italian side Cagliari.[2]

Honours
Season Club Title
2004–05Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–06Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–06Steaua BucureștiSupercupa României

References
  1. "Exclusiv / Gata! Petre Marin se retrage din fotbal. Are 38 de ani, da…". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012.
  2. "Ajax sign highly-rated starlet Razvan Marin to replace Barcelona-bound Frenkie De Jong". The Independent. 4 April 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
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