Marian Petreanu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 September 1950[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Bucharest, Romania[1] | ||
| Position | Central midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Rapid București | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1968–1974 | Rapid București | 118 | (9) |
| 1974–1977 | Sportul Studențesc București | 50 | (1) |
| 1978–1980 | Gloria Buzău | 21 | (1) |
| Total | 189 | (11) | |
| International career | |||
| 1969–1972 | Romania U23 | 14 | (2) |
| 1972 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Marian Petreanu (born 8 September 1950) is a Romanian former football midfielder.[1][2][3]
Petreanu was born on 8 September 1950 in Bucharest, Romania and began playing junior-level football in 1967 at local club Rapid.[1] On 25 August 1968, he made his Divizia A debut under coach Valentin Stănescu in Rapid's 1–1 draw against ASA Târgu Mureș.[1][4] Subsequently, he won the 1971–72 Cupa României, being sent by coach Bazil Marian in the 66th minute in the 2–0 win over Jiul Petroșani in the final.[1][5] Petreanu represented The Railwaymen in eight matches with one goal scored in European competitions.[1][6] During the 1971–72 UEFA Cup campaign, he played in a 2–0 loss to the eventual winners of the competition, Tottenham.[1][7] He also played five games in the 1972–73 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, helping the team reach the quarter-finals, eliminating Landskrona BoIS and Rapid Wien—with Petreanu scoring against the latter—being knocked out by Leeds United who reached the final.[1][8] In 1974, Petreanu went to play for a three-season spell at Sportul Studențesc București.[1] Afterwards, he joined Gloria Buzău where he made his last Divizia A appearance on 8 March 1980 in a 1–1 draw against ASA Târgu Mureș, totaling 189 matches with 11 goals in the competition.[1][6]
International career
From 1969 to 1972, Petreanu was consistently featured for Romania's under-23 side.[9]
Petreanu played one game for Romania on 30 January 1972, when coach Gheorghe Ola sent him to replace Constantin Radu in the 46th minute of a 4–2 friendly victory against Morocco.[10]