Marius Sava (born 30 November 1978) is a

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n former professional

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who played as a

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. Seen as the most talented midfielder of his generation Sava started his career at Universitatea Craiova, then played for important clubs in

such as:

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, Argeș Pitești or

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. Sava also had 2 short periods in

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and

Hungary Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...

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and

Nyíregyháza Spartacus Nyíregyháza (, sk, Níreďháza) is a city with county rights in northeastern Hungary and the county capital of Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg. With a population of 118,001, it is the seventh-largest city in Hungary and the second largest i ...

. He retired in 2009, at only 31 years old, after a season spent at Gaz Metan CFR Craiova, many people considering that he has never reached his true potential.Marius Sava: Abia aștept să se facă noul stadion
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* 1978 births Living people Footballers from Craiova Romanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Men's association football forwards Liga I players FC U Craiova 1948 players FC Progresul București players FC Argeș Pitești players CS Pandurii Târgu Jiu players CS Turnu Severin players Serie B players Genoa CFC players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Nyíregyháza Spartacus FC players Romanian expatriate men's footballers Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Italy Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary {{Romania-footy-bio-stub