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Dumitru Marcu
Dumitru Marcu in the early 1970s.
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-04-09) 9 April 1950 (age 76)
Place of birth Drăghiceni, Romania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position 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‡
1971 Romania U23 1 (0)
1972–1975 Romania Olympic 3 (0)
1972–1979 Romania 16 (3)
Managerial career
1991–1993 Jiul Petroșani
1994–1995 Extensiv Craiova
1997 Jiul Petroșani
2000–2001 Al-Wehda
2002 Universitatea Craiova (caretaker)
2003–2004 Jiul Petroșani
2009 CS Vulcan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 March 2018
‡ National team caps and goals as of 14 March 2018

Dumitru "Mitică" Marcu (born 9 April 1950) is a Romanian former professional football forward and manager.[1]

Club career

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Marcu, nicknamed "Motoreta" (The Motorbike), was born on 9 April 1950 in Drăghiceni, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1965 at CFR Caracal.[2][3] In 1970, he joined Steaua București, making his Divizia A debut on 29 November when coach Ștefan Kovács sent him in the 72nd minute to replace Nicolae Pantea in a 1–1 draw against Progresul București.[2][4][5] At the end of the season, the team won the Cupa României, but Kovács did not use him in the final.[4][6] Subsequently, he played in a 2–1 win over Barcelona which helped his side advance past the Catalans during the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign.[2][7]

In the middle of the 1971–72 season, Marcu left Steaua and joined Universitatea Craiova.[2][4] There, he was close to winning the title in the 1972–73 season, but they finished in second place on equal points with Dinamo București, losing controversially on goal difference.[2][8] This outcome led poet Adrian Păunescu to nickname Craiova as "Campioana unei mari iubiri" (The Champion of a great love).[8] In the first round of the 1973–74 UEFA Cup season, "U" Craiova got past Fiorentina, being eliminated in the following one by Standard Liège, with Marcu playing all four games in the campaign.[2][9] In the same season, Marcu was part of Craiova's team that won the league title, which was the club's first trophy, being used by coach Constantin Cernăianu in 24 matches in which he scored seven goals.[2][4][10] Subsequently, Marcu also won the 1976–77 Cupa României, when he played as a starter in the final, being replaced by coach Constantin Deliu with Rodion Cămătaru in the 2–1 win over his former side Steaua.[2][4][11] Furthermore, in the 1979–80 edition of the same competition, he was used the entire match by coach Ilie Oană in the final, scoring a goal in the 3–1 victory against Olimpia Satu Mare.[2][4][12] During the 1979–80 season, he played only one game under coach Valentin Stănescu as "U" Craiova won another league title.[2][4][10]

In 1980, Marcu went to play for Mecanică Fină București in Divizia B.[2][4] One year later, he returned to first-league football for a second spell at Steaua.[2][4] In 1982, he went back to Mecanică Fină.[2][4] The team was relegated to Divizia C at the end of the 1982–83 season, but Marcu stayed with the club, helping it gain promotion back to the second league after one year.[2][4] Afterwards, Marcu joined Gloria Buzău in 1984 where he scored a personal record of 12 goals in his first season.[2][4] On 26 October 1986, he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 4–0 loss to Argeș Pitești, totaling 283 matches with 83 goals in the competition and 14 games with three goals in European competitions.[2][3][4][13]

International career

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From 1971 to 1975, Marcu made several appearances for Romania's under-23 and Olympic squads.[14]

Marcu played 16 matches and scored three goals for Romania.[15] He made his debut on 23 April 1972 when coach Gheorghe Ola sent him on at halftime to replace Radu Jercan in a 2–2 friendly draw in which he scored the final goal.[15][16] Subsequently, he made four appearances during the 1974 World Cup qualifiers, netting a brace in Romania's biggest ever victory, a 9–0 win against Finland.[15][17] He also played in a 2–0 home win over Bulgaria in the 1977–80 Balkan Cup.[15] Marcu's last appearance for the national team took place on 4 April 1979 in a 2–2 draw against Spain during the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[15]

International goals

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Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Marcu goal.[15]
List of international goals scored by Dumitru Marcu
# Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 23 April 1972 Stadionul Republicii, Bucharest, Romania 1  Peru 2–2 2–2 Friendly
2 14 October 1973 23 August Stadium, Bucharest, Romania 7  Finland 2–0 9–0 1974 World Cup qualifiers
3 4–0

Managerial career

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Marcu began his coaching career at Jiul Petroșani in the second half of the 1990–91 Divizia A season, but the team was relegated at the end of the season.[4][13][18][19] However, Marcu continued to coach Jiul until 1993.[4][18] Subsequently, in 1994 he returned to first league football at Extensiv Craiova.[13] His next spell was at Jiul for a few rounds during the 1997–98 Divizia A season.[4][13][18] From 2000 to 2001, Marcu had his only experience coaching abroad in Saudi Arabia at Al-Wehda.[4][20] In 2002, Marcu was caretaker coach at Universitatea Craiova.[4][13] Afterwards, he worked for Jiul Petroșani from 2003 to 2004 and for CS Vulcan in 2009, with both spells in the Romanian lower leagues.[4][18][21] Between 2012 and 2016, he was the sporting director of Gloria Buzău.[22] Marcu has a total of 48 matches as a manager in the Romanian top-division, Divizia A, consisting of 13 victories, 8 draws and 27 losses.[13]

Personal life

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In 2003, Marcu received the Honorary Citizen of Craiova title.[23]

Honours

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Player

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Steaua București

Universitatea Craiova

Mecanică Fină București

References

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  1. ^ "Dumitru Marcu: Craiova să joace mai ofensiv" [Dumitru Marcu: Craiova should play more offensively]. Gds.ro. 27 April 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t Dumitru Marcu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ a b "Fostul atacant al Craiovei cere o reformă în Bănie după umilința cu Farul: "Prea mulți străini, pe vremea noastră nu jucau nici la juniori!"" [The former Craiova striker calls for a reform in Banie after the humiliation with Farul: "Too many foreigners, in our time they didn't even play in the juniors!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 February 2026. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "Dumitru Marcu" (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  5. ^ "Progresul Bucuresti 1 – 1 Steaua Bucuresti". Labtof. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  6. ^ a b "Romanian Cup – Season 1970–1971". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Cupa Cupelor, sezonul 1971/72, sferturi: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 martie 1972" [Cup Winners' Cup, season 1971/72, quarter-finals: Steaua 1-1 Bayern, 8 March 1972]. Tikitaka.ro. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
    "Dumitru Marcu. UEFA Cup Winners Cup 1971/1972". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  8. ^ a b "Craiova, campioana unei mari iubiri. O idee care a intrat în legendă" [Craiova, the champion of a great love. An idea that has become legendary] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 6 November 2010. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
    "Campioana unei mari iubiri! Prima echipă de legendă a Universității Craiova s-a "născut" în anii 70!" [The champion of a great love! The first legendary team of the University of Craiova was "born" in the 70s!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 22 September 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  9. ^ "Războiul olteano-florentin, primul episod" [The Olteano-Florentine War, the first episode] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 3 October 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
    "Dumitru Marcu. UEFA Cup 1973/1974". WorldFootball. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  10. ^ a b "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  11. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1976–1977". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  12. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1977–1978". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  13. ^ a b c d e f "Dumitru Marcu profile". Labtof. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  14. ^ "Dumitru Marcu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Dumitru Marcu". European Football. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Romania 2-2 Peru". European Football. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  17. ^ "Sandu și ceilalți "eroi" din 1973, despre culisele victoriei istorice cu 9-0 cu Finlanda" [Sandu and the other "heroes" from 1973, about the backstage of the historic 9-0 victory over Finland] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 8 October 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  18. ^ a b c d "Fotbal. Jiul Petroșani - 90 de ani. Prigoana antrenorilor" [Football. Jiul Petroșani - 90 years. The persecution of coaches] (in Romanian). Zvj.ro. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  19. ^ "1990/91 Divizia A" (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  20. ^ "مدرب الوحدة الروماني ماركو ديمترو في حديث لـ الجزيرة" [Al Wahda's Romanian coach, Dumitru Marcu, told Al Jazeera that Saudi football is developing, but the players need to get used to the professional system] (in Arabic). Al-jazirah.com. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  21. ^ "Dumitru Marcu, antrenor la CS Vulcan" [Dumitru Marcu, coach at CS Vulcan] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 9 April 2009. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  22. ^ "Fostul atacant al Gloriei Dumitru Marcu, va lucra pentru echipa din Crâng" [Former Gloria striker Dumitru Marcu will work for the team from Crâng] (in Romanian). Gazetabuzoiana.ro. 29 January 2012. Archived from the original on 15 March 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
  23. ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai Craiovei" [Honorary citizens of Craiova] (in Romanian). Primariacraiova.ro. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2026.
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