Marius Constantin
 Constantin playing for Viitorul Constanța in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marius Marcel Constantin | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Brașov, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1997 | Postăvarul Brașov[1] | ||
| 1997–1999 | Amco Ghimbav[1] | ||
| 1999–2000 | FC Ghimbav[1] | ||
| 2000–2002 | FC Brașov[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | FC Brașov | 32 | (1) |
| 2004–2011 | Rapid București | 159 | (3) |
| 2011–2012 | Vaslui | 15 | (1) |
| 2012 | Rapid București | 3 | (0) |
| 2014 | Brașov | 5 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | ASA Târgu Mureș | 59 | (2) |
| 2015 | → Jiangsu Sainty (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2017 | Viitorul Constanța | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Gaz Metan Mediaș | 89 | (13) |
| 2020–2022 | Universitatea Craiova | 56 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Argeș Pitești | 23 | (0) |
| 2024 | Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 456 | (20) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Romania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2006 | Romania U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 2004–2010 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marius Marcel Constantin (born 25 October 1984) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.
Club career
[edit]Rapid București
[edit]Constantin was transferred to Rapid from FC Brașov in 2004.
Vaslui
[edit]On 31 August 2011, Constantin started training with Liga I club, SC Vaslui,[2] and on 8 September he signed a three-year contract with the Moldavian team.[3] Three days later, Constantin made his competitive debut for Vaslui, in a 3–1 home win against Dinamo București.[4]
On 13 July 2012, Constantin signed for four years with Rapid.
In July 2014, ASA Târgu Mureș announced they reached an agreement to sign Constantin for a season.
International career
[edit]Marius Constantin played four games for Romania, making his international debut on 27 May 2004, when he came as a substitute and replaced Mirel Rădoi in the 82nd minute of a friendly which ended with a 1–0 loss against Ireland.[1][5][6] In 2007 he played in a friendly against Germany which ended with a 3–1 loss and in a Euro 2008 qualification match against Albania which ended with a 6–1 victory.[5][7][8] Constantin's last appearance for the national team was on 12 August 2009 in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against Hungary.[5][9]
On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.[10][11]
Controversy
[edit]He has been involved in multiple alcohol related incidents including a driving under influence in 2010, and showing up inebriated at practice while playing for Gaz Metan in 2019. This was probably the reason the team let him go. His former coach Marius Sumudica banned him from Rapid in 2011 after a confrontation regarding his extra professional life while also accusing him of showing up drunk at practice.
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other[a] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Braşov | 2002–03 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| 2003–04 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
| Rapid București | 2004–05 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2005–06 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 0 | — | 48 | 1 | ||
| 2006–07 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
| 2010–11 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | |||
| Total | 159 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 203 | 5 | |
| Vaslui | 2011–12 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Rapid București | 2012–13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |
| Braşov | 2013–14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| ASA Târgu Mureș | 2014–15 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2016–17 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 59 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |
| Jiangsu Sainty | 2015 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | ||
| Viitorul Constanța | 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Gaz Metan Mediaș | 2017–18 | 27 | 3 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 8 | |||
| Total | 89 | 5 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 97 | 13 | |||
| Universitatea Craiova | 2020–21 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | |
| 2021–22 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 26 | 1 | |
| Total | 55 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 1 | |
| Argeș Pitești | 2022–23 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț | 2023–24 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 456 | 20 | 42 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 538 | 23 | |
- ^ Includes the Cupa Ligii, Supercupa României
- ^ appearance in Supercupa României, appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League
International
[edit]| Romania | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 2 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Rapid București
ASA Târgu Mureș
Jiangsu Sainty
Universitatea Craiova
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Marius Constantin Profile". Romanian Soccer. Retrieved 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Marius Constantin, primul antrenament cu Hizo la Vaslui" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Marius Constantin a fost prezentat azi de FC Vaslui" (in Romanian). Gazeta Sporturilor. 8 September 2011.
- ^ "Marius Constantin a debutat pentru Vaslui" (in Romanian). Ofsaid. 11 September 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ^ a b c "Marius Constantin". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Rep. of Ireland – Romania 1:0". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Germany – Romania 3:1". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Albania 6:1". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "Hungary – Romania 0:1". European Football. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
- ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- ^ a b c d e "Marius Constantin Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "足协杯-萨米尔加时绝杀 舜天客场1-0申花首夺冠". Sports.sina.com.cn. 29 November 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
- ^ "LPF a anunțat echipa sezonului în Liga 1 » CFR Cluj dă cei mai mulți jucători, FCSB doar unul" [LPF has announced the "ideal team" of the Liga 1 season! CFR Cluj offers the most players, FCSB only one.] (in Romanian). GSP. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
External links
[edit]- Marius Constantin at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Constantin at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Brașov
- Men's association football central defenders
- Romanian men's footballers
- FC Brașov (1936) players
- CS Sporting Vaslui players
- FC Rapid București players
- ASA 2013 Târgu Mureș players
- Jiangsu F.C. players
- FC Viitorul Constanța players
- CS Gaz Metan Mediaș players
- CS Universitatea Craiova players
- FC Argeș Pitești players
- CSM Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț players
- Chinese Super League players
- Liga I players
- Liga II players
- Romanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- Romanian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Romania men's under-21 international footballers
- Romania men's international footballers