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Marius Predatu

Marius Predatu is a Romanian former footballer who played as a striker.

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Marius Predatu
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-08-15) 15 August 19671
Place of birth Sibiu, Romania1
Position Striker1
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
1991 Romania B 5 (3)
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.23

Club career

Predatu was born on 15 August 1967 in Sibiu, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Inter.14 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, Predatu signed with Universitatea Cluj, where in his first season under the guidance of coach Remus Vlad, he scored a personal record of 14 goals.145 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).67 In the following two seasons he appeared and scored regularly for "U".14 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.148

In 1997, Predatu returned for a short while at Universitatea Cluj, but spent the rest of the season at Gloria Bistrița.14 Afterwards he went for a third spell at "U" Cluj, staying two seasons.14 Then he signed for a second spell at Bistrița where he stayed one year, making his last Divizia A appearances, totaling 253 games with 67 goals in the competition.14

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.49

International career

In 1991, Predatu played five games and scored three goals for Romania's B side.10 He helped them win the Nehru Cup, where he played three matches, scoring one goal in a 3–0 win over India and a brace in a 2–1 victory against China.1011

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.12

Coaching career

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.13

Honours

Universitatea Cluj

Romania B

References

References

  1. Marius Predatu at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. "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.
  3. "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.
  4. "Marius Predatu profile" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  5. "Universitatea Cluj 1992–93 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  6. "Mostenirea" [The legacy] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 August 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  7. "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.
  8. "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.
  9. "Universitatea Cluj 2000–01 season" (in Romanian). 4everucluj.ro.
  10. "Marius Predatu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  11. "Nehru Cup 1991". RSSSF. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
  12. "Marius Predatu". European Football. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
    "Romania - Cyprus 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  13. "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.
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