Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1959 | ||
| Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1976 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1976–1977 | Rapid Arad | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1977–1979 | UTA Arad | 57 | (16) |
| 1979–1981 | Politehnica Iaşi | 31 | (9) |
| 1981–1983 | UTA Arad | 28 | (11) |
| 1983–1988 | Sportul Studenţesc | 153 | (56) |
| 1988–1990 | Victoria București | 48 | (40) |
| 1990 | Sportul Studenţesc | 13 | (5) |
| 1990–1991 | Panionios | 30 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | Sportul Studenţesc | 26 | (4) |
| 1992–1993 | Aurillac | ? | (?) |
| 1993 | Universitatea Cluj | 21 | (2) |
| 1994 | UTA Arad | 31 | (3) |
| 1995 | Motorul Arad | ? | (?) |
| Total | 438 | (148) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1982–1988[1] | Romania | 36 | (6) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996 | UTA Arad | ||
| 1997 | FC Baia Mare | ||
| 1998–1999 | Bihor Oradea | ||
| 2000–2002 | Astra Trinity Arad | ||
| 2002–2004 | ACU Arad | ||
| 2005 | UTA Arad | ||
| 2006 | UTA Arad | ||
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018 | |||
Career
editHe was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 1988, when he played for Sportul Studenţesc, with whom he won the league's silver medal in 1986. He became top goalscorer of the Divizia A in 1984 with 20 goals. He retired in 1995, having finished his fourth spell with FC UTA Arad.
Coraș got 36 caps and 6 goals for Romania, and represented his country at Euro 1984. He scored the fastest goal in a second half in the European competition after 21 seconds in a 2–1 defeat against West Germany.[2]
Honours
editClub
edit- Sportul Studenţesc
- Romanian League runner-up: 1985–86
Individual
editReferences
edit- ^ "Marcel Coras – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
- ^ "Völler double for West Germany downs Romania in EURO 1984 Group 2". UEFA. 4 October 2003.
- ^ Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
External links
edit- Marcel Coraș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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