Marian Popa

Marian Popa
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-03-03)3 March 1964[1]
Place of birth Constanța, Romania[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Striker[1]
Youth career
1975–1982 FC Constanța[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1983 Voința Constanța[2]
1983–1987 Metalul Mangalia[2]
1987–1990 Farul Constanța 80 (29)
1990–1992 Steaua București 49 (20)
1992–1994 Farul Constanța 28 (18)
1994–1995 Steaua București 14 (7)
1995 Farul Constanța 1 (0)
1996 FC Brașov 17 (5)
1997 Budapesti VSC 5 (0)
Total 194 (79)
International career
1990–1993 Romania 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marian Popa (born 3 March 1964) is a Romanian former football striker.[2][3] On 9 June 1993 he scored six goals for Farul Constanța in a Divizia A match against Oțelul Galați which ended with a 6–3 victory.[2][4][5] In 1994 he played in the first ever Supercupa României, scoring the only goal of the game against Gloria Bistrița, helping Steaua win the trophy.[6]

  1. ^ a b c d Marian Popa at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e "Cum a ratat Marian Popa campionatul mondial din 1990" [How Marian Popa missed the 1990 World Cup championship] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ ""Fost golgheter, caut post de antrenor!" Firea rebelă și operațiile i-au stopat cariera" ["Former goalscorer, I'm looking for a job as coach!" His rebel nature and the operations stopped his career] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 15 August 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  4. ^ "VIDEO Claudiu Keșeru, pe urmele lui Marian Popa: "Și la antrenament îți vine greu să dai 6 goluri"" [VIDEO Claudiu Keșeru, follows the footsteps of Marian Popa: "Even at training you find it difficult to give 6 goals"] (in Romanian). FRF.ro. 19 August 2014. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Marian Popa, fostul vârf de lance al FC Farul împlinește astăzi 50 de ani" [Marian Popa, the former striker of FC Farul turns 50 today] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  6. ^ "Romanian Super Cup – Season 1994". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 22 February 2020.