Marin Dragnea
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 January 1956 | ||
| Place of birth | Slobozia Moară, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Progresul București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Progresul București[a] | 14 | (0) |
| 1975–1986 | Dinamo București | 251 | (58) |
| 1976–1977 | → FC Constanța (loan) | 30 | (6) |
| 1986–1990 | Flacăra Moreni | 109 | (21) |
| 1990–1991 | Rapid București | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 419 | (85) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1986 | Romania | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2002 | Poiana Câmpina | ||
| 2002–2004 | Unirea Urziceni | ||
| 2005–2006 | Unirea Urziceni (assistant) | ||
| 2009–2012 | ACS Berceni | ||
| 2013–2014 | ACS Berceni | ||
| 2015 | ACS Berceni | ||
| 2019 | Juventus Bascov | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marin Dragnea (born 1 January 1956) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]
Club career[edit]
Marin Dragnea was born on 1 January 1956 in Slobozia Moară, Romania.[1][3] He started playing football at the junior squads of Progresul București under coach Nicolae Gorgorin, starting to play at senior level in 1972 when the club was in Divizia B, being given his debut by coach Eugen Iordache and later working with Viorel Mateianu.[1][3] He was transferred to Dinamo București where he stayed one year without playing as he suffered a cruciate ligament injury while he was a player at Progresul which recurred when he played for them in a friendly.[1][3] In the following season he was loaned at FC Constanța where on 29 August 1976 he made his Divizia A debut in a 0–0 against Progresul București.[1][3] After one season with 6 goals scored in 30 games, Dragnea left FC Constanța in order to return at Dinamo where from 1981 until 1984 the team won three consecutive Divizia A titles, in the first he contributed with 7 goals scored in 23 matches, in the second he played 30 games and scored 7 goals and in the third he made 29 appearances and scored a personal record of 15 goals.[1][3] Dragnea also won three Cupa României with The Red Dogs and appeared in 26 matches in which he scored 3 goals in European competitions, including appearing in 8 games in which he scored one goal against Kuusysi Lahti in the 1983–84 European Cup as the club reached the semi-finals, eliminating title holders, Hamburg in the process.[1][3][4][5] After nine and a half seasons in which he scored 58 goals in 251 Divizia A matches for Dinamo, in the middle of the 1986–87 Divizia A season he was transferred at Flacăra Moreni where in three seasons and a half he made 109 Divizia A appearances in which he scored 21 goals and appeared in both legs of the 4–1 loss on aggregate in the first round of the 1989–90 UEFA Cup against FC Porto.[1][3][6] He ended his career by playing one season for Rapid București, making his last Divizia A appearance on 16 June 1991 in a 1–0 loss against Petrolul Ploiești.[1][3] During his whole career, Marin Dragnea played 405 Divizia A matches in which he scored 85 goals and made 28 appearances in which he scored 3 goals in European competitions.[1][3]
International career[edit]
Marin Dragnea played 5 games at international level for Romania, making his debut when coach Mircea Lucescu used him as a starter in a 1–1 against Spain at the Euro 1984 final tournament.[3][7][8] His following game was also at Euro 1984, a 2–1 loss against West Germany.[3][7] Dragnea's last three games were friendlies, a 1–1 against Israel and a 1–1 and a 0–0 against Iraq.[7]
Managerial career[edit]
Marin Dragnea coached teams from the Romanian lower leagues, his most notable period being at Unirea Urziceni when with players brought by him, he promoted the team from Divizia C to Divizia B in 2003.[9] After leading Unirea one more season and a half, he was replaced by Constantin Stănici, but half of year later when his former Dinamo teammate Costel Orac came as head coach, Dragnea worked as his assistant and together they managed to promote the team to Divizia A.[9] He also worked at Poiana Câmpina, ACS Berceni, Juventus Bascov and at junior level.[3][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
Dinamo București
Manager[edit]
Unirea Urziceni
Notes[edit]
- ^ The statistics for the 1972–73 and 1974–75 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marin Dragnea at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ Marin Dragnea at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Confesiune emoționantă: Marin Dragnea, unul din eroii marelui Dinamo, a împlinit 67 de ani! De la semifinalele Cupei Campionilor la EURO '84, într-un interviu de colecție!" [Exciting confession: Marin Dragnea, one of the heroes of the great Dinamo, turned 67! From the semifinals of the Champions Cup to EURO '84, in a collection interview!] (in Romanian). Playsport.ro. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Marin Dragnea, jucător timp de zece sezoane la Dinamo, despre dezvăluirile lui Cornel Dinu:"Nu-mi aduc aminte să fi fost avantajați de arbitraj, ba dimpotrivă"" [Marin Dragnea, player for ten seasons at Dinamo, about the revelations of Cornel Dinu: "I don't remember being helped by the referees, on the contrary"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 28 April 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Marin Dragnea. Champions League 1983/1984". WorldFootball. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Marin Dragnea. UEFA Cup 1989/1990". WorldFootball. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ a b c "Marin Dragnea". European Football. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Romania 1-1 Spain". European Football. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Interviu exclusiv Dumitru Bucșaru:"Iancu primește bani de la buget, eu vorbesc pe banii mei!"" [Exclusive interview Dumitru Bucșaru:"Iancu receives money from the budget, I'm talking about my money!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Pagini memorabile din istoria fotbalului prahovean (XXXIII)/La Câmpina au jucat Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea…" [Memorable pages from the history of Prahova football (XXXIII)/Dănciulescu, Zicu, Marica, Mitea played at Câmpina...] (in Romanian). Ziarulprahova.ro. 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Marin Dragnea răspunde întrebărilor puse de cititorii Liga2.ro" [Marin Dragnea answers the questions asked by Liga2.ro readers] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Șoc la Berceni: Adi Matei trimis la juniori, Dragnea e noul principal!" [Shock at Berceni: Adi Matei sent to juniors, Dragnea is the new coach!] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 8 July 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "ACS Berceni - Steaua 0-3. Tripla lui Iancu a adus calificarea în optimile Cupei" [ACS Berceni - Steaua 0-3. Iancu's triple brought qualification to the round of 16 of the Cup] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 25 September 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "ACS Berceni s-a întărit cu patru jucători cu experiență de Liga 1. La cine au renunțat ilfovenii și ce planuri au în 2016" [ACS Berceni has strengthened itself with four players with Liga 1 experience. Who did the Ilfoven team give up on and what are their plans in 2016] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Fostul mare fotbalist dinamovist Marin Dragnea, adus la Juventus Bascov pentru promovare" [Former great Dynamo player Marin Dragnea, brought to Juventus Bascov for promotion] (in Romanian). Argesulonline.ro. 5 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ "Juventus Bascov vrea să promoveze în Liga 3 după ce l-a adus antrenor principal pe Marin Dragnea" [Juventus Bascov wants to promote to Liga 3 after bringing in Marin Dragnea as head coach] (in Romanian). Arges-sport.ro. 4 July 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
- ^ Marin Dragnea at Soccerway
- ^ a b Marin Dragnea at National-Football-Teams.com
