Marius Onofraș

Marius Onofraș
Personal information
Full name Daniel Marius Onofraș
Date of birth (1980-08-17) 17 August 1980 (age 44)
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
0000–1998 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

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]

Career

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Early years

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Marius 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

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Being 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

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In 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

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In 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

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Club

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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

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Unirea Urziceni
Steaua București
CSMS Iași
Bradu Borca

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Marius Onofraș at Soccerway
  2. ^ a b c Marius Onofraș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ^ "Culisele transferului lui Onofraș la Iași" [How Onofraș transferred to Iași]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Stelistul Onofraș a ajuns in Liga 2" [Steaua player Onofraș in Liga 2]. ziare.com (in Romanian). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Urziceniul a virat deja banii pentru Onofraș" [Urziceni paid for Onofraș]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Onofraș – marcator în UCL" [Onofraș – scores in UCL]. ProSport (in Romanian). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "FCSB vs. CF Gloria Bistrița - 1 May 2011". Soccerway.
  10. ^ "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
  11. ^ "Un fotbalist de CL va juca la Iasi" [CL player will play at Iasi]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  12. ^ "Salvatorul Onofraş" [Onofraş the saviour]. ProSport (in Romanian). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "Onofraş poate pleca de la Iaşi" [Onofraş could leave Iaşi]. ProSport (in Romanian). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  15. ^ "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.
  16. ^ "Iaşiul revine de la 0-2" [Iaşiul come back from 0 to 2]. ProSport (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  17. ^ "CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2" [CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  18. ^ "Iaşiul şi Viitorul au promovat" [Iaşi and Viitorul promoted]. ProSport (in Romanian). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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