Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a retired Romanian football striker.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1959-05-14) 14 May 1959 (age 63) | ||
Place of birth | Arad, Romania | ||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1969–1976 | UTA Arad | ||
1976–1977 | Rapid Arad | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1977–1979 | UTA Arad | 57 | (16) |
1979–1981 | Politehnica Iaşi | 31 | (9) |
1981–1983 | UTA Arad | 28 | (11) |
1983–1988 | Sportul Studenţesc | 153 | (56) |
1988–1990 | Victoria București | 48 | (40) |
1990 | Sportul Studenţesc | 13 | (5) |
1990–1991 | Panionios | 30 | (2) |
1991–1992 | Sportul Studenţesc | 26 | (4) |
1992–1993 | Aurillac | ? | (?) |
1993 | Universitatea Cluj | 21 | (2) |
1994 | UTA Arad | 31 | (3) |
1995 | Motorul Arad | ? | (?) |
Total | 438 | (148) | |
National team‡ | |||
1982–1988[1] | Romania | 36 | (6) |
Teams managed | |||
1996 | UTA Arad | ||
1997 | FC Baia Mare | ||
1998–1999 | Bihor Oradea | ||
2000–2002 | Astra Trinity Arad | ||
2002–2004 | ACU Arad | ||
2005 | UTA Arad | ||
2006 | UTA Arad | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018 |
He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side UTA Arad 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 Romania, and represented his country at Euro 1984.
Liga I top scorers | |
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Romania squad – UEFA Euro 1984 | ||
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Marcel Coraș managerial positions | |||||||||
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