Dumitru "Mitică" Marcu (born 9 April 1950) is a Romanian former professional football forward and manager. Despite Marcu started his career at Steaua București, he remained as a legendary player of the first golden generation of Universitatea Craiova, nicknamed "The Champion of a Great Love", together with players such as: Ion Oblemenco, Petre Deselnicu, Alexandru Boc or Theodor Țarălungă, among others. Marcu scored 63 goals in 203 matches for the white and blues.[2]
 Dumitru Marcu in the early 1970s. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Drăghiceni, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1965–1970 | CFR Caracal | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | Steaua București | 16 | (4) |
| 1972–1980 | Universitatea Craiova | 203 | (63) |
| 1980–1981 | Mecanică Fină București | ? | (?) |
| 1981–1982 | Steaua București | 7 | (0) |
| 1982–1984 | Mecanică Fină București | ? | (?) |
| 1984–1987 | Gloria Buzău | 57 | (16) |
| Total | 283 | (83) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1972–1973 | Romania U-23 | 1 | (0) |
| 1972–1987 | Romania | 16 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1991–1993 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 1997 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 2000–2001 | Al-Wehda[1] | ||
| 2002 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
| 2002 | FC U Craiova (caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Jiul Petroșani | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 March 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 March 2018 | |||
After retirement, Marcu started his career as a manager, managing Jiul Petroșani, several times and FC U Craiova. Between 2012 and 2016, Marcu was the sporting director of FC Gloria Buzău.[3]
International career
editDumitru Marcu played in 16 matches for Romania and scored 3 goals.[4]
Honours
editPlayer
editUniversitatea Craiova
References
edit- ^ "مدرب الوحدة الروماني ماركو ديمترو في حديث لـ الجزيرة".
- ^ "Dumitru Marcu: Craiova să joace mai ofensiv". gds.ro. 27 April 2015.
- ^ Fostul atacant al Gloriei Dumitru Marcu, va lucra pentru echipa din Crâng. gazetabuzoiana.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Dumitru Marcu". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
External links
edit- Dumitru Marcu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Dumitru Marcu at WorldFootball.net
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