Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a Romanian former professional

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who played as a

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Career

He was born in Arad and debuted in

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with hometown side

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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

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, and represented his country at Euro 1984.

Honours

Club

;Sportul Studenţesc *

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runner-up: 1985–86

Individual

* Divizia A Top Scorer: 1983–84 * European Silver Boot: 1988–89

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* 1959 births Living people Footballers from Arad, Romania Romanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards Romania men's international footballers UEFA Euro 1984 players Liga I players Liga II players Super League Greece players FC UTA Arad players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players FC Sportul Studențesc București players Panionios F.C. players FC Universitatea Cluj players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Romanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Romanian football managers FC UTA Arad managers CS Minaur Baia Mare (football) managers FC Bihor Oradea (1958) managers CS ACU Arad managers {{romania-footy-forward-stub