Petre Marin

Petre Marin
	Marin with Steaua Bucureşti in 2009
Personal information
Date of birth	8 September 1973 (age 51)
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
1993–1995	Sportul Studențesc
1995–2004	Național București
2001	→ Rapid Bucureşti (loan)
2004–2010	Steaua Bucureşti
2010	Unirea Urziceni
2011	Concordia Chiajna
Total
International career
	Romania U-21
2004–2007	Romania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2011

Petre Marin (Romanian pronunciation: [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 FC Naţional Bucureşti, where he remained until 2004. During the 2000-01 season, while under contract with Naţional Bucureşti, he was loaned to Rapid Bucureşti. In 2004, he was transferred to Steaua Bucureşti 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

His son, Răzvan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Dutch side AFC Ajax.^[2]

Honours

Season	Club	Title
2004–05	Steaua Bucureşti	Divizia A
2005–06	Steaua Bucureşti	Divizia A
2005–06	Steaua Bucureşti	Supercupa României

References

^ [1]
^ "Ajax sign highly-rated starlet Razvan Marin to replace Barcelona-bound Frenkie De Jong". Independent. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

External links

Petre Marin's profile - SteauaFC.com (Romanian)
Petre Marin at RomanianSoccer.ro (archived) (in Romanian)

Sporting positions
Preceded by Sorin Ghionea	Steaua captain 2010	Succeeded by Bănel Nicoliţă

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[2] "Ajax sign highly-rated starlet Razvan Marin to replace Barcelona-bound Frenkie De Jong". Independent. 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.

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