Marin Radu (born 15 March 1956) is a retired Romanian

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striker and manager, best known for his playing stints with Argeș Pitești and

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. His brother, Nicolae was also a footballer who played at Argeș Pitești, they managed to win the

1978–79 Divizia A The 1978–79 Divizia A was the sixty-first season of Divizia A, the top-level football league of Romania. Teams League table Results Top goalscorers Champion squad See also * 1978–79 Divizia B * 1978–79 Divizia C * 1978–79 Co ...

championship together.

International career

Marin Radu played 7 games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 12 May 1976 when coach Ștefan Kovács sent him on the field in the 60th minute to replace Stelian Anghel in a 1–0 away loss against Bulgaria at the

1973–76 Balkan Cup The 1973–76 Balkan Cup was the 11th Balkan Cup football tournament. It was the first tournament played in a knockout system with semi-finals and finals. It was played between April 1973 and November 1976 between Turkey, Romania, Bulgaria and Gree ...

first leg final, also appearing in the 3–2 home victory in the second leg of the final. His third game was also against Bulgaria, a 2–0 home victory at the successful

1977–80 Balkan Cup The 1977–80 Balkan Cup, was the 12th Balkan Cup football tournament. It was the first to have a group stage involving the five teams split into two groups, one of three teams and the other of two, with the winner of each one meeting in the fin ...

. Radu also played in a 1–1 against Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers. His last appearance for the national team was in a 1982 friendly against East Germany which ended with a 4–1 loss.

Honours

Club

Argeș Pitești *

Divizia A The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

: 1978–79 Steaua București *

: 1984–85, 1985–86 *

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: 1984–85 *

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: 1985–86 Inter Sibiu * Divizia B: 1987–88

International

Romania * Balkan Cup: 1977–80, runner-up 1973–76

Stats

*''Total matches played in

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:'' 385 matches – 191 goals *''Topscorer of

:''

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*''European Cups:'' 23 matches – 4 goals *''"B" national team:'' 1 match – 0 goals *''Olympic team:'' 5 matches – 1 goal *''U-23 national team:'' 6 matches – 0 goals *''U-21 national team:'' 16 matches – 10 goals

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Radu, Marin 1956 births People from Argeș County Romanian footballers Romania international footballers FC Argeș Pitești players FC Steaua București players FC Olt Scornicești players Living people Liga I players Liga II players Association football forwards Romanian football managers LPS HD Clinceni managers