Marin Ion
Romanian footballer and manager
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::summary Romanian footballer and manager ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Marin Ion |
| image | Ion-marin-farul-farul.jpg |
| image_size | 250 |
| fullname | |
| birth_date | |
| birth_place | Ciorogârla, Romania |
| height | 1.87 m |
| position | Centre-back |
| currentclub | Romania U18 (head coach) |
| youthyears1 | 1971–1972 |
| youthyears2 | 1972–1973 |
| years1 | 1973–1984 |
| years2 | 1985 |
| years3 | 1986 |
| years4 | 1986–1987 |
| totalcaps | 346 |
| manageryears1 | 1989 |
| manageryears2 | 1991–1992 |
| manageryears3 | 1992–1996 |
| manageryears4 | 1996–1997 |
| manageryears5 | 1998–1999 |
| manageryears6 | 2000–2001 |
| manageryears7 | 2001–2002 |
| manageryears8 | 2002 |
| manageryears9 | 2003–2004 |
| manageryears10 | 2004–2005 |
| manageryears11 | 2005 |
| manageryears12 | 2006 |
| manageryears13 | 2006 |
| manageryears14 | 2007 |
| manageryears15 | 2007–2009 |
| manageryears16 | 2009 |
| manageryears17 | 2009 |
| manageryears18 | 2009–2011 |
| manageryears19 | 2011 |
| manageryears20 | 2012 |
| manageryears21 | 2012–2014 |
| manageryears22 | 2014–2015 |
| manageryears23 | 2015 |
| manageryears24 | 2015–2016 |
| manageryears25 | 2016–2017 |
| manageryears26 | 2018–2019 |
| manageryears27 | 2021–2022 |
| manageryears28 | 2022–2023 |
| manageryears29 | 2023–2024 |
| manageryears30 | 2024–2025 |
| manageryears31 | 2025– |
| :: |
| name = Marin Ion | image = Ion-marin-farul-farul.jpg | image_size = 250 | fullname = | birth_date = | birth_place = Ciorogârla, Romania | height = 1.87 m | position = Centre-back | currentclub = Romania U18 (head coach) | youthyears1 = 1971–1972 | youthclubs1 = Rapid București | youthyears2 = 1972–1973 | youthclubs2 = Dinamo București | years1 = 1973–1984 | clubs1 = Dinamo București | caps1 = 279 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 1985 | clubs2 = Bihor Oradea | caps2 = 28 | goals2 = 1 | years3 = 1986 | clubs3 = Victoria București | caps3 = 13 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1986–1987 | clubs4 = Rapid București | caps4 = 26 | goals4 = 1 | totalcaps = 346 | totalgoals = 7 | manageryears1 = 1989 | managerclubs1 = Pandurii Târgu Jiu | manageryears2 = 1991–1992 | managerclubs2 = Flacăra Moreni | manageryears3 = 1992–1996 | managerclubs3 = Petrolul Ploieşti | manageryears4 = 1996–1997 | managerclubs4 = Farul Constanța | manageryears5 = 1998–1999 | managerclubs5 = Petrolul Ploieşti | manageryears6 = 2000–2001 | managerclubs6 = Astra Ploieşti | manageryears7 = 2001–2002 | managerclubs7 = Dinamo București | manageryears8 = 2002 | managerclubs8 = Bihor Oradea | manageryears9 = 2003–2004 | managerclubs9 = Farul Constanța | manageryears10= 2004–2005 | managerclubs10= Universitatea Cluj | manageryears11= 2005 | managerclubs11= Bihor Oradea | manageryears12= 2006 | managerclubs12= Dinamo București | manageryears13= 2006 | managerclubs13= Farul Constanța | manageryears14= 2007 | managerclubs14= Farul Constanța (caretaker) | manageryears15= 2007–2009 | managerclubs15= Farul Constanța | manageryears16= 2009 | managerclubs16= Dinamo București (assistant) | manageryears17= 2009 | managerclubs17= Dinamo București (caretaker) | manageryears18= 2009–2011 | managerclubs18= Al-Ettifaq | manageryears19= 2011 | managerclubs19= Dubai Club | manageryears20= 2012 | managerclubs20= Dinamo II București | manageryears21= 2012–2014 | managerclubs21= Kuwait SC | manageryears22= 2014–2015 | managerclubs22= Al Dhafra | manageryears23= 2015 | managerclubs23= Dubai Club | manageryears24= 2015–2016 | managerclubs24= Zakho | manageryears25= 2016–2017 | managerclubs25= Al-Mina'a | manageryears26= 2018–2019 | managerclubs26= Qadsia | manageryears27= 2021–2022 | managerclubs27= Romania women U19 | manageryears28= 2022–2023 | managerclubs28= Romania U17 | manageryears29= 2023–2024 | managerclubs29= Romania U18 | manageryears30= 2024–2025 | managerclubs30= Romania U19 | manageryears31= 2025– | managerclubs31= Romania U18
Marin Ion (born 25 March 1955) is a Romanian professional football coach and a former player, currently the head coach of the Romania national under-18 team.
Playing career
Marin started his football career as a defender with the youth team of Rapid Bucharest in 1971. A year later he joined Dinamo Bucharest, where he won 5 championship titles (1975, 1977, 1982, 1983 and 1984) and two Romanian Cups (1982, 1983). In the 1983–84 season, he reached with Dinamo the semi-finals of the European Cup, where they lost to eventual winners Liverpool.
He left the club after 13 years to join bitter rivals Rapid Bucharest, and eventually ending his career with the Bucharest-based club. He also had spells with Bihor Oradea and Victoria București. As a footballer he made over 300 appearances in Liga I.
Marin represented his country in the national U-21 and U-23 sides.
Managerial career
Marin has managed a number of teams in his native Romania, including the youth team of Dinamo Bucharest, Pandurii Târgu Jiu, Flacăra Moreni, Petrolul Ploiesti, Farul Constanţa, Astra Ploieşti, Dinamo Bucharest, Universitatea Cluj and Bihor Oradea (autumn 2002 and as of October 2005). His most successful spells in Romania was with Petrolul Ploiești taking over the team and win the Romanian Cup in the 1994–95 season, and participating in the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. In October 2009, he took Al-Ettifaq from relegation, and qualified them in the AFC Champions League for two consecutive seasons. On 3 October 2011, the experienced coach signed a two-year contract with UAE Pro-League side Dubai Club. He resigned after a few months, causing him to join the reserve team of Dinamo București in 2012. In July 2012, Marin was hired as manager by Kuwait SC and during his first season in charge, he won the Kuwaiti Premier League and AFC Cup.
In 2013, he was named Kuwaiti Coach of the Year after winning his second AFC Cup title. In April 2014, Marin stepped down as head coach of Kuwait SC.
On 30 September 2014, he became the head coach of the United Arab Emirates club Al Dhafra. In January 2015 he parted ways with the club.
In April 2015, he returned for a short spell at Dubai CSC. In January 2016, he was appointed manager of Iraqi side Zakho FC replacing Ilie Stan.
In 2016, Marin was hired by Iraqi club Al-Mina'a SC, but stepped down in April 2017.
In May 2018, he moved back to Kuwait to coach Qadsia SC.
In February 2021 he was appointed to Romania's women under-19 national team.
Honours
Player
Dinamo București
Coach
Petrolul Ploiești
- Cupa României: 1994–95
- Supercupa României runner-up: 1995
Dinamo București
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2001
Kuwait SC
- Kuwaiti Premier League: 2012–13
- Kuwait Super Cup runner-up: 2013
- AFC Cup: 2012, 2013
Qadsia
Individual
References
References
- "Dinamo București-Liverpool match report". [[UEFA]].
- "Playing profile of Marin Ion". Statisticsfootball.com.
- Ahmed Rizvi. (3 October 2011). "Pro League club Dubai unveil Ion Marin as new coach". The National.
- (3 November 2012). "Marin marvels at magnificent victory". The-AFC.com.
- (3 November 2013). "Ion lauds historic Kuwait SC title". The-AFC.com.
- (30 September 2014). "Al Dhafra appoint Marin Ion to replace sacked Karabeg". Sport360.com.
- link. (28 May 2018)
- "O nouă numire spectaculoasă la loturile naționale de fotbal feminin ale României. Stoichiță: "Am adus un antrenor matur"".
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