Petre Marin (; born 8 September 1973) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as full-back.
Club career Marin made his professional debut in 1993 in Divizia A at Sportul Studențesc. In 1995, he joined Naţional București, where he remained until 2004. During the 2000–01 season, while under contract with Naţional București, he was loaned to Rapid București. In 2004, he was transferred to Steaua București and quickly earned himself a place in the first eleven. His six-year spell with Steaua include two Liga 1 titles, and a UEFA Cup semi-final in 2006. On 17 October 2008, Petre played his 400th match in Liga I.
On 8 June 2010, he signed a two-year deal with Unirea Urziceni making only four appearances because of the financial problems suffered by the club. As of August 2010, he made a total of 453 appearances in Liga I while playing for Urziceni. In February 2011, the 37-year-old defender signed for newly promoted team Concordia Chiajna. On 4 January 2012, he announced his retirement from professional football.
International career Petre Marin won 9 caps for Romania and three caps for Romania under 21 team.
He made his senior national team debut on 27 May 2004 in a friendly match against Republic of Ireland.
Career statistics International + Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsRomania200410200510200630200740Total90
Personal life Petre Marin is an ethnic Romani. His son, Răzvan is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Super League Greece club AEK Athens.
Honours Player Progresul București Cupa României runner-up: 1996–97, 2002–03
Steaua București Divizia A: 2004–05, 2005–06 Supercupa României: 2006
Unirea Urziceni Supercupa României runner-up: 2010
References
External links Petre Marin at SteauaFC.com