Marcel Băban (born 16 October 1968) is a Romanian former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker for teams such as
Politehnica Timișoara,
Rapid București
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Sport ...
,
Corvinul Hunedoara,
Darmstadt 98
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and
Bohemians Praha, among others.
After retirement, in 2010, Băban bought the club from his hometown, FC Jimbolia and transformed it into a football academy, named Marcel Băban Jimbolia. In March 2017, he bought third tier club,
Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic, but due to lack of funding and some financial problems from the past, the club was relegated twice (2017 and 2018) and even if it was spared from relegation in the summer of 2017, the next season was disastrous, finishing last with -14 points and dissolving.
Personal life
His son, Denis Băban, is also a footballer.
Honours
Politehnica Timișoara
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Cupa României
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runner-up:
1991–92
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Divizia B
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:
1994–95
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Jimbolia
Footballers from Timiș County
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
FC Rapid București players
FC Corvinul Hunedoara players
FC Olimpia Satu Mare players
FC UTA Arad players
SV Darmstadt 98 players
Bohemians 1905 players
NK Zadar players
Ruch Chorzów players
CS Unirea Sânnicolau Mare players
Liga I players
Liga II players
Oberliga (football) players
Czech First League players
Croatian Football League players
Ekstraklasa players
Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Romanian football managers
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