Marius Constantin

Marius Marcel Constantin (born 25 October 1984) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a centre-back.

Marius Constantin

Constantin playing for Viitorul Constanța in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Marius Marcel Constantin
Date of birth	(1984-10-25) 25 October 1984 (age 40)[1]
Place of birth	Brașov, Romania
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Youth career
1996–1997	Postăvarul Brașov[1]
1997–1999	Amco Ghimbav[1]
1999–2000	FC Ghimbav[1]
2000–2002	FC Brașov[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002–2004	FC Brașov	32	(1)
2004–2011	Rapid București	159	(3)
2011–2012	Vaslui	15	(1)
2012	Rapid București	3	(0)
2014	Brașov	5	(0)
2014–2017	ASA Târgu Mureș	59	(2)
2015	→ Jiangsu Sainty (loan)	7	(0)
2017	Viitorul Constanța	5	(0)
2017–2020	Gaz Metan Mediaș	89	(13)
2020–2022	Universitatea Craiova	56	(0)
2022–2023	Argeș Pitești	23	(0)
2024	Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	4	(0)
Total		456	(20)
International career
2003	Romania U19	3	(0)
2003–2006	Romania U21	13	(0)
2004–2010	Romania	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Rapid București

Constantin was transferred to Rapid from FC Brașov in 2004.

Vaslui

On 31 August 2011, Constantin started training with Liga I club, SC Vaslui,^[2] and on 8 September he signed a three-year contract with the Moldavian team.^[3] Three days later, Constantin made his competitive debut for Vaslui, in a 3–1 home win against Dinamo București.^[4]

On 13 July 2012, Constantin signed for four years with Rapid.

In July 2014, ASA Târgu Mureș announced they reached an agreement to sign Constantin for a season.

International career

Marius Constantin played four games for Romania, making his international debut on 27 May 2004, when he came as a substitute and replaced Mirel Rădoi in the 82nd minute of a friendly which ended with a 1–0 loss against Ireland.^[1][5][6] In 2007 he played in a friendly against Germany which ended with a 3–1 loss and in a Euro 2008 qualification match against Albania which ended with a 6–1 victory.^[5][7][8] Constantin's last appearance for the national team was on 12 August 2009 in a friendly which ended with a 1–0 victory against Hungary.^[5][9]

On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.^[10][11]

Controversy

He has been involved in multiple alcohol related incidents including a driving under influence in 2010, and showing up inebriated at practice while playing for Gaz Metan in 2019. This was probably the reason the team let him go. His former coach Marius Sumudica banned him from Rapid in 2011 after a confrontation regarding his extra professional life while also accusing him of showing up drunk at practice.

Career statistics

As of match played 16 March 2024^[1][12]

Club	Season	League		Cup		Europe		Other[a]		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Braşov	2002–03	13	1	0	0	—		—		13	1
	2003–04	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	Total	32	1	1	0	—		—		33	1
Rapid București	2004–05	19	0	1	0	—		—		20	0
	2005–06	26	0	6	1	16	0	—		48	1
	2006–07	26	0	3	0	7	1	—		36	1
	2007–08	30	0	3	0	1	0	1	0	35	0
	2008–09	19	0	0	0	2	0	—		21	0
	2009–10	22	1	1	0	—		—		23	1
	2010–11	17	2	3	0	—		—		20	2
	Total	159	3	17	1	26	1	1	0	203	5
Vaslui	2011–12	15	1	2	0	—		—		17	1
Rapid București	2012–13	3	0	0	0	1	0	—		4	0
Braşov	2013–14	5	0	0	0	—		—		5	0
ASA Târgu Mureș	2014–15	26	1	2	0	—		—		28	1
	2015–16	9	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	10	0
	2016–17	24	1	0	0	—		2	0	26	1
	Total	59	2	3	0	0	0	3	0	65	2
Jiangsu Sainty	2015	7	0	4	0	—		—		11	0
Viitorul Constanța	2017–18	5	0	—		4	0	—		9	0
Gaz Metan Mediaș	2017–18	27	3	4	0	—		—		31	3
	2018–19	32	2	0	0	—		—		32	2
	2019–20	30	8	4	0	—		—		34	8
	Total	89	5	8	0	—		—		97	13
Universitatea Craiova	2020–21	35	0	4	0	1	0	—		40	0
	2021–22	20	0	2	1	2	0	2[b]	0	26	1
	Total	55	0	6	1	3	0	2	0	66	1
Argeș Pitești	2022–23	23	0	1	0	—		—		24	0
Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț	2023–24	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Career total		456	20	42	2	34	1	6	0	538	23

1. Includes the Cupa Ligii, Supercupa României
2. appearance in Supercupa României, appearance in Liga I play-offs for UEFA Europa Conference League

International

Romania
Year	Apps	Goals
2004	1	0
2005	0	0
2006	0	0
2007	2	0
2008	0	0
2009	1	0
2010	0	0
Total	4	0

Honours

Rapid București

• Cupa României: 2005–06, 2006–07^[1][12]
• Supercupa României: 2007^[1][12]

ASA Târgu Mureș

• Supercupa României: 2015^[1][12]

Jiangsu Sainty

• Chinese FA Cup: 2015^[13][12]

Universitatea Craiova

• Cupa României: 2020–21
• Supercupa României: 2021

Individual

• Liga I Team of the Season: 2019–20^[14]