Daniel Marius Onofraș (born 17 August 1980) is a Romanian former professional footballer and current team manager of Liga I club Politehnica Iași. He played for most of his career in the Romanian Liga I, mainly as a winger or a forward.[1][2]
 Onofraș at Dacia Unirea Brăila | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Marius Onofraș | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iași, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași (team manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Politehnica Iaşi | 46 | (7) |
| 2000–2004 | FC Brașov | 86 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Politehnica Iaşi | 67 | (10) |
| 2006–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | 97 | (23) |
| 2010–2011 | Steaua București | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Khazar Lankaran | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | CSMS Iași | 89 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 56 | (11) |
| 2018–2022 | Bradu Borca | 107 | (35) |
| 2022–2024 | Flacăra Erbiceni | 43 | (7) |
| Total | 602 | (118) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017– | Politehnica Iași (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editEarly years
editMarius Onofraș started his career at hometown club Politehnica Iași, moving through the youth systems and making his debut in the senior squad in 1998.[3]
Wanting to play in the Romanian Liga I, he moved to FC Brașov.[4] Onofraş had a successful spell at FC Brașov playing also in the UEFA Europa League. In the summer of 2004 he rejoined his hometown club Politehnica Iași, now playing in the Romanian Liga I. With his good performances he helped them avoid relegation from the first tier of Romanian football.
Unirea Urziceni
editBeing spotted by Unirea Urziceni manager Dan Petrescu as a great talent he was bought alongside Politehnica Iași teammate Valeriu Bordeanu. He later signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the Urziceni team.[5] He went on to win the 2008–09 Liga I and play in UEFA Champions League, where he scored a goal in a 4–1 win against Rangers.[6]
Steaua București
editIn August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Apostol, Bilașco and next week Brandán.[7][8] On 11 May 2011, Onofraș scored his first goal for Steaua against Gloria Bistrița in a Liga I home match, helping Steaua win with 3–1.[1][9] In June 2011, Onofra; left Steaua.[8]
In the summer of 2011 he joined Azerbaijan team Khazar Lankaran.[10] In August, after only two matches, Onofraş left the team.[1][2]
Politehnica Iași
editIn the same month he signed a two-year contract with his hometown club Politehnica Iași.[11] On 3 September, Onofraş scored the winning goal against Gloria Buzău, in extra time, to bring all the points to Politehnica.[12] In a game against Dunărea Galaţi he scored a goal only to help the team earn a draw.[13]
Although there were talks that Onofraş will leave the team in the winter break,[14] the player confirmed that he was committed to bringing the team to the first league.[15]
On 28 April 2012, Onofraş scored the last two goals in the 4–2 victory against CS Otopeni.[16] Politehnica turned the score around from 0–2 to stay in the fight for promotion.[17] On 2 June, Onofraș captained his team to a 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța, and subsequent Liga II title and promotion to Liga I.[18]
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Politehnica Iaşi | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1999–00 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 48 | 8 | ||
| FC Brașov | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2002–03 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 10 | |
| Politehnica Iaşi | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| Total | 67 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | 72 | 13 | ||
| Unirea Urziceni | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 97 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 116 | 26 | |
| Steaua București | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Khazar Lankaran | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Politehnica Iași | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 89 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 92 | 19 | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 56 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 60 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 452 | 76 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 495 | 88 | |
Honours
edit- Unirea Urziceni
- Steaua București
- CSMS Iași
- Bradu Borca
References
edit- ^ a b c d Marius Onofraș at Soccerway
- ^ a b c Marius Onofraș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Culisele transferului lui Onofraș la Iași" [How Onofraș transferred to Iași]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Stelistul Onofraș a ajuns in Liga 2" [Steaua player Onofraș in Liga 2]. ziare.com (in Romanian). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Urziceniul a virat deja banii pentru Onofraș" [Urziceni paid for Onofraș]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Onofraș – marcator în UCL" [Onofraș – scores in UCL]. ProSport (in Romanian). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Șapte jucători de la Urziceni au semnat cu Steaua!" [Seven players from Urziceni signed with Steaua!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Cifrele lotului transferat de Steaua de la Urziceni: 86% eșec, 14% cîștig!" [Figures of the players transferred by Steaua from Urziceni: 86% failure, 14% win!]. www.gsp.ro (in Romanian). 29 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ "FCSB vs. CF Gloria Bistrița - 1 May 2011". Soccerway.
- ^ "Marius Onofraş: "Îmi va fi greu la Khazar Lankaran" « News « MR.SPORT". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Mrsport.ro
- ^ "Un fotbalist de CL va juca la Iasi" [CL player will play at Iasi]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Salvatorul Onofraş" [Onofraş the saviour]. ProSport (in Romanian). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Reactii la finalul meciului Iasi – Dunarea" [Reactions at the end of the game Iasi – Dunarea]. ziarelive.ro (in Romanian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Onofraş poate pleca de la Iaşi" [Onofraş could leave Iaşi]. ProSport (in Romanian). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Avem o mare responsabilitate, să readucem Iaşiul în elită" [We have a big responsibility, to bring Iaşi to the top]. ProSport (in Romanian). 17 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Iaşiul revine de la 0-2" [Iaşiul come back from 0 to 2]. ProSport (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2" [CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Iaşiul şi Viitorul au promovat" [Iaşi and Viitorul promoted]. ProSport (in Romanian). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
edit- Marius Onofraș at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Onofraș – UEFA competition record (archive)