Marius George Pena (born 2 May 1985) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a forward, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Concordia Chiajna.[1]
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marius George Pena | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2002 | Național București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002 | Național București | 2 | (1) |
| 2003 | Torpedo-2 Moscow | 5 | (0) |
| 2004 | Steaua II București | ||
| 2005 | Rapid II București | 24 | (6) |
| 2006 | CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea | 14 | (1) |
| 2006–2008 | Concordia Chiajna | 31 | (17) |
| 2008–2013 | Oțelul Galați | 127 | (26) |
| 2013–2014 | Baku | 30 | (6) |
| 2014–2018 | Concordia Chiajna | 120 | (11) |
| 2019–2022 | Progresul 05 București | ||
| Total | 353 | (67) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2024– | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editOn 14 September 2011, he scored the equalizing goal in Galaţi's 2–1 loss to Basel in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage after chipping in cleverly a shot that Swiss goalkeeper spilled.[2]
In August 2014, Pena signed a two-year contract with Concordia Chiajna.[3]
Personal life
editHe is the son of Gheorghe Pena, a striker who played in the 80's for Progresul București, Olt Scornicești and Steaua București.[4]
Honours
editConcordia Chiajna
- Liga III: 2006–07
- Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2015–16
Oțelul Galați
References
edit- ^ "50 de ani/50 de legende. MARIUS PENA" [50 years / 50 legends: MARIUS PENA]. sportgalati.com. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.(in Romanian)
- ^ "Freis double up as Basel beat Oţelul". UEFA.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "Concordia și-a luat atacant! Marius Pena a semnat pe doi ani cu formația din Chiajna" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
- ^ "Tatăl lui Pena de la Oțelul: "Nu de la mine a învățat Marius execuții din astea! La gol a răsunat tot blocul!"" [Pena from Oțelul's father: "Marius did not learn from me these kind of executions!At the goal, the hole block screamed!"] (in Romanian). evz.ro. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
External links
edit- Marius Pena at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Marius Pena at Soccerway
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