Marius Predatu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 15 August 1967[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sibiu, Romania[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Inter Sibiu | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1990 | Inter Sibiu | 40 | (6) |
| 1991–1992 | Argeș Pitești | 36 | (3) |
| 1992–1995 | Universitatea Cluj | 94 | (36) |
| 1995–1996 | Panionios | 28 | (8) |
| 1996 | Universitatea Cluj | 7 | (2) |
| 1997 | Gloria Bistrița | 20 | (10) |
| 1997–1999 | Universitatea Cluj | 40 | (7) |
| 1999–2000 | Gloria Bistrița | 16 | (3) |
| 2000–2001 | Universitatea Cluj | 10 | (3) |
| Total | 291 | (78) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2021 | Arieșul Mihai Viteazu | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marius Predatu (born 15 August 1967) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.[2][3]
Club career
[edit]Predatu was born on 15 August 1967 in Sibiu, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Inter.[1][4] In the 1989–90 season he started his senior career, playing 26 Divizia A games in which he scored six goals for Inter.[1] In the middle of the following season he went to play for Argeș Pitești for one and a half years.[1]
In 1992 he signed with Universitatea Cluj where in his first season under the guidance of coach Remus Vlad he scored a personal record of 14 goals.[1][4][5] Among these were four in a 5–0 win against Rapid București which earned him the nickname "Ïl Principe", and he also became a fan-favorite, the team's gallery chanting:Marius Predatu, va băga patru (Marius Predatu, will give four).[6][7] In the following two seasons he appeared and scored regularly for "U".[1][4] Subsequently, he went to play for the 1995–96 season in the Greek first league at Panionios, alongside fellow Romanians Marian Ivan and coach Emerich Jenei, scoring eight goals in 28 matches.[1][4][8]
In 1997, Predatu returned for a short while at Universitatea Cluj, but spent the rest of the season at Gloria Bistrița.[1][4] Afterwards he went for a third spell at "U" Cluj, staying two seasons.[1][4] Then he signed for a second spell at Bistrița where he stayed one year, making his last Divizia A appearances, having a total of 253 games with 67 goals in the competition.[1][4]
In the 2000–01 season, Predatu played for the last time for Universitatea Cluj, on this occasion in Divizia C, under player-coach Ioan Sabău, helping the team win promotion to Divizia B.[4][9]
International career
[edit]Predatu played one game for Romania, when on 14 April 1993, coach Cornel Dinu sent him in the 64th minute to replace Gheorghe Ceaușilă in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers.[10]
Coaching career
[edit]After he ended his playing career, Predatu worked as a youth coach for Universitatea Cluj.[6] He coached the senior side of Arieșul Mihai Viteazu in the 2021–22 Liga IV season, but resigned after a loss in the first round.[11]
Honours
[edit]Universitatea Cluj
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Marius Predatu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Bagiu, Meszaros şi Predatu revin pe teren" [Bagiu, Meszaros and Predatu return to the field] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 18 May 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Cândva a fost Predatu, acum e vremea lui Lemac" [Once it was Predatu, now it's Lemac's time] (in Romanian). Transilvaniareporter.ro. 16 September 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Marius Predatu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Universitatea Cluj 1992–93 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ a b "Mostenirea" [The legacy] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Un nou "Prinț" la națională! După aproape 2 decenii, selecționerul contează pe un jucător de la "U" Cluj" [A new "Prince" at the national team! After almost 2 decades, the national team is counting on a player from "U" Cluj] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 3 October 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
- ^ "Foreign Players in Greece since 1959/60". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Greece 1995/96". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Panionios Neas Smyrnis in 1995/96". National-football-teams.com. - ^ a b "Universitatea Cluj 2000–01 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
- ^ "Marius Predatu". European Football. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
"Romania - Cyprus 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 March 2020. - ^ "Video. Splendoare în iarbă, la Baza Sportivă Mihai Viteazu" [Video. Splendor in the grass, at the Mihai Viteazu Sports Base] (in Romanian). Ziarul21.ro. 4 July 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Prima "victimă" a Ligii a IV-a, după doar o etapă! Vezi declarația EXCLUSIVĂ a antrenorului, Marius Predatu, după ce a plecat de la Arieșul Mihai Viteazu" [The first "victim" of Liga IV, after only one stage! See the EXCLUSIVE statement of the coach, Marius Predatu, after he left Ariesul Mihai Viteazu] (in Romanian). Refleqtmedia.ro. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
"Fotbal, Liga IV: Marius Predatu nu mai este antrenorul celor de la Arieșul Mihai Viteazu" [Football, Liga IV: Marius Predatu is no longer the coach of Ariesul Mihai Viteazu] (in Romanian). Turdanews.net. 2 September 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
External links
[edit]- Marius Predatu at WorldFootball.net