Marin Radu

Marin Radu (born 15 March 1956) is a retired Romanian football striker and manager, best known for his playing stints with Argeș Pitești and Steaua București.[2] His brother, Nicolae was also a footballer who played at Argeș Pitești, they managed to win the 1978–79 Divizia A championship together.[3]

Not to be confused with Maria Radu or Marina Radu.

Marin Radu
Personal information
Date of birth (1956-03-15) 15 March 1956
Place of birth Mareș, Argeș County, Romania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1968–1974 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1983 Argeș Pitești 260 (148)
1983–1984 Olt Scornicești 16 (8)
1984–1986 Steaua București 44 (11)
1986–1987 Argeș Pitești 33 (8)
1988–1990 Inter Sibiu[lower-alpha 1] 32 (16)
1990–1991 Șoimii IPA Sibiu
Total 385 (191)
International career
1976–1982 Romania 7 (0)
Managerial career
1998–? Cimentul Fieni
2007–2008 Buftea
2008–2010 FC Cisnădie
2010–? Petrolul Videle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Marin Radu
Medal record
Representing Steaua București
European Cup
Gold medal – first placeSeville 1986

International career

Marin Radu played 7 games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 12 May 1976 when coach Ștefan Kovács sent him on the field in the 60th minute to replace Stelian Anghel in a 1–0 away loss against Bulgaria at the 1973–76 Balkan Cup first leg final, also appearing in the 3–2 home victory in the second leg of the final.[4][5][6] His third game was also against Bulgaria, a 2–0 home victory at the successful 1977–80 Balkan Cup.[4][7] Radu also played in a 1–1 against Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[4][8] His last appearance for the national team was in a 1982 friendly against East Germany which ended with a 4–1 loss.[4][9]

Honours

Club

Argeș Pitești

Steaua București

Inter Sibiu

International

Romania

Stats
  • Total matches played in Romanian First League: 385 matches – 191 goals
  • Topscorer of Romanian First League: 1979, 1981
  • European Cups: 23 matches – 4 goals
  • "B" national team: 1 match – 0 goals
  • Olympic team: 5 matches – 1 goal
  • U-23 national team: 6 matches – 0 goals
  • U-21 national team: 16 matches – 10 goals

Notes
  1. The statistics for the 1987–88 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]

References
  1. Marin Radu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. "Radu II contraatacă: "Era mai greu pe vremea mea"" [Radu II counterattacks: "It was harder in my time"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 25 October 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  3. "Interviu la agățat cu Radu III" [Interview at fishing with Radu III] (in Romanian). Arenavalceana.ro. 8 August 2006. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. "Marin Radu". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  5. "Bulgaria 1-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. "Romania 3-2 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. "Romania 2-0 Bulgaria". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. "Cyprus 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. "East Germany 4-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
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