Mario Marinică
Romanian footballer and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mario Marinică (born 13 December 1964) is a Romanian football manager and former player who is currently the Head Coach of the Liberia national football team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mario Marinică | ||
Date of birth | (1964-12-13) 13 December 1964 (age 59) | ||
Place of birth | Romania | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Rocar București | |||
1987 | Dinamo București | ||
Steaua București | |||
Managerial career | |||
2001–2002 | Rocar București (assistant) | ||
2003 | Argeş Piteşti | ||
2003–2004 | Cimentul Fieni (caretaker) | ||
2008–2009 | Gloria Buzău (interim) | ||
2009 | Black Leopards | ||
2010–2012 | Sportul Studenţesc (technical director) | ||
2013 | Kaposvári Rákóczi (assistant) | ||
2014–2015 | Rapid București | ||
2015–2016 | Azam (director of football) | ||
2016 | Zakho (assistant) | ||
2017–2019 | Concordia Chiajna (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Kerala Blasters (Youth) (technical director) | ||
2021–2023 | Malawi | ||
2024– | Liberia | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He holds the UEFA Pro Licence, the highest football coaching qualification. At national team level he has been the Head Coach of Liberia and Malawi He has coached at Romanian clubs Rapid București, Gloria Buzău, Sportul Studenţesc, Argeş Piteşti, Rocar București, and Cimentul Fieni. He has also coached at Kerala Blasters in India, Azam F.C. in Tanzania, Black Leopards in South Africa, Zakho FC in Iraq, and Kaposvári Rákóczi FC in Hungary. In England, he has worked at Crystal Palace FC and Arsenal FC's Academies as well as Leyton Orient FC's School of Excellence. His playing career included spells at Rocar București, Dinamo București and Steaua București.