Marius Popa

Marius Popa
Marius Popa
Personal information
Full name Marius Cornel Popa
Date of birth 31 July 1978 (1978-07-31) (age 33)
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft  12 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club Universitatea Cluj
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Bihor 34 (0)
2000–2005 Naţional Bucureşti 46 (0)
2005–2009 Politehnica Timişoara 99 (0)
2009–2010 Internaţional 30 (0)
2010 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 12 (0)
2011– Universitatea Cluj 22 (0)
National team
2008–2009 Romania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 July 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 November 2009

Marius Cornel Popa (born 31 July 1978 in Oradea) is a Romanian football player, currently contracted by Universitatea Cluj. He is one of the team's goalkeepers.

He started his career at the local team, FC Bihor in 1997 and three years later moved to FC Naţional. He managed to break into the first team in 2003 and his performances have earned him a few call-ups, although Popa has not played any minute yet for the Romanian National team. He joined Poli in the winter break of the 2004/2005 season, together with National coach Cosmin Olăroiu and team-mates Gabriel Cânu, Gabriel Caramarin and Gigel Coman.

He has been the number one goalkeeper since arriving at Poli. However, he missed out on the Romanian Cup Final lost against Rapid Bucharest in the 2006/2007 season, when poor form and an injury a few weeks before the match offered youngster Costel Pantilimon the chance the shine. Pantilimon did not manage to hold on to his first team slot and Popa has since returned in goal.

Of the current squad, he has made the most appearances for Poli.

Popa has also been called up to the Romanian National team eleven times and made his debut in a friendly against Russia. He represented his country at the 2008 UEFA European Championship in Austria and Switzerland.[1]

References

  1. ^ UEFA Euro 2008: Romania Squad Euro 2008 Info. Retrieved 6 February 2010.

External links

Soccer ball.svg Romanian football portal



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