Petre Marin Explained

Petre Marin
Birth Date:8 September 1973
Birth Place:Bucharest, Romania
Position:Left back / Right back
Youthyears1:1980–1993
Youthclubs1:Sportul Studențesc
Years1:1993–1995
Clubs1:Sportul Studențesc
Caps1:53
Goals1:1
Years2:1995–2004
Clubs2:Național București
Caps2:246
Goals2:8
Years3:2001
Clubs3:Rapid București (loan)
Caps3:14
Goals3:0
Years4:2004–2010
Clubs4:Steaua București
Caps4:136
Goals4:2
Years5:2010
Clubs5:Unirea Urziceni
Caps5:4
Goals5:0
Years6:2011
Clubs6:Concordia Chiajna
Caps6:19
Goals6:0
Totalcaps:472
Totalgoals:11
Nationalyears1:1992–1996
Nationalteam1:Romania U-21
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2004–2007
Nationalteam2:Romania
Nationalcaps2:9
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:13 August 2011

Petre Marin (in Romanian; Moldavian; Moldovan pronounced as /ˈpetre maˈrin/; born 8 September 1973) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a defender.

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 Empoli.[2]

Honours

SeasonClubTitle
2004–05Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–06Steaua BucureștiDivizia A
2005–06Steaua BucureștiSupercupa României

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Exclusiv / Gata! Petre Marin se retrage din fotbal. Are 38 de ani, da… . https://archive.today/20120729190004/http://www.dolce-sport.ro/fotbal/fotbal-intern/exclusiv-gata-petre-marin-se-retrage-din-fotbal-are-38-de-ani-dar-spune-c-fizic-mai-puteam-juca-motivele-retragerii-9390/ . 29 July 2012 . dead.
  2. Web site: Ajax sign highly-rated starlet Razvan Marin to replace Barcelona-bound Frenkie De Jong. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220526/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/transfers/ajax-razvan-marin-transfers-barcelona-frenkie-de-jong-news-a8855491.html . 26 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. 4 April 2019. 4 April 2019.