Marius Onofraș
Daniel Marius Onofraş (born 17 August 1980) is a Romanian former professional footballer and current team manager of Liga II club Politehnica Iași. He played for most of his career in the Romanian Liga I, mainly as a winger or a forward.[1][2]
 Onofraş at Dacia Unirea Brăila | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Marius Onofraş | ||
| Date of birth | 17 August 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Iaşi, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger / Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași (team manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1998 | Politehnica Iaşi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2000 | Politehnica Iaşi | 46 | (7) |
| 2000–2004 | FC Brașov | 86 | (6) |
| 2004–2006 | Politehnica Iaşi | 67 | (10) |
| 2006–2010 | Unirea Urziceni | 97 | (23) |
| 2010–2011 | Steaua București | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | Khazar Lankaran | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | CSMS Iași | 89 | (18) |
| 2014–2016 | Dacia Unirea Brăila | 56 | (11) |
| 2018–2021 | Bradu Borca | 107 | (35) |
| 2022– | Flacăra Erbiceni | ||
| Total | 559 | (111) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017– | Politehnica Iași (team manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Early years
Marius Onofraş started his career at hometown club Politehnica Iaşi, moving through the youth systems and making his debut in the senior squad in 1998.[3]
Wanting to play in the Romanian Liga I, he moved to FC Brașov.[4] Onofraş had a successful spell at FC Brașov playing also in the UEFA Europa League. In the summer of 2004 he rejoined his hometown club Politehnica Iaşi, now playing in the Romanian Liga I. With his good performances he helped them avoid relegation from the first tier of Romanian football.
Unirea Urziceni
Being spotted by Unirea Urziceni manager Dan Petrescu as a great talent he was bought alongside Politehnica Iaşi teammate Valeriu Bordeanu. He later signed a four and a half-year contract with the Urziceni team.[5] He went on to win the 2008–09 Liga I and play in UEFA Champions League, where he scored a goal in a 4–1 win against Rangers.[6]
Steaua București
In August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Ricardo, Marinescu, Apostol, Bilaşco and next week Brandán.[7][8] On 11 May 2011, Onofraş scored his first goal for Steaua against ACF Gloria Bistrița in a Liga I home match, helping Steaua win with 3–1.[1][9] In June 2011, Onofraş left Steaua.[8]
In the summer of 2011 he joined Azerbaijan team Khazar Lankaran.[10] In August, after only two matches, Onofraş left the team.[1][2]
Politehnica Iași
In the same month he signed a two-year contract with his hometown club Politehnica Iași.[11] On 3 September, Onofraş scored the winning goal against Gloria Buzău, in extra time, to bring all the points to Politehnica.[12] In a game against Dunărea Galaţi he scored a goal only to help the team earn a draw.[13]
Although there were talks that Onofraş will leave the team in the winter break,[14] the player confirmed that he was committed to bringing the team to the first league.[15]
On 28 April 2012, Onofraş scored the last two goals in the 4–2 victory against CS Otopeni.[16] Politehnica turned the score around from 0–2 to stay in the fight for promotion.[17] On 2 June, Onofraș captained his team to a 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța, and subsequent Liga II title and promotion to Liga I.[18]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Politehnica Iaşi | |||||||||
| 1998–99 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 1 | ||
| 1999–00 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 33 | 7 | ||
| Total | 46 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 48 | 8 | ||
| FC Brașov | |||||||||
| 2000–01 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2001–02 | 26 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
| 2002–03 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 2 | ||
| 2003–04 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
| Total | 85 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 10 | |
| Politehnica Iaşi | |||||||||
| 2004–05 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 22 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | 28 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 31 | 3 | ||
| 2006–07 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 19 | 6 | ||
| Total | 67 | 10 | 5 | 3 | — | 72 | 13 | ||
| Unirea Urziceni | |||||||||
| 2006–07 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | 34 | 8 | ||
| 2008–09 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 8 | |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 35 | 9 | |
| 2010–11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Total | 97 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 116 | 26 | |
| Steaua București | |||||||||
| 2010–11 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
| Khazar Lankaran | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Politehnica Iași | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | 29 | 6 | ||
| 2012–13 | 29 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | 30 | 7 | ||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 33 | 6 | ||
| Total | 89 | 18 | 3 | 1 | — | 92 | 19 | ||
| Dacia Unirea Brăila | |||||||||
| 2014–15 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 4 | ||
| 2015–16 | 32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 56 | 11 | 4 | 0 | — | 60 | 11 | ||
| Career total | 452 | 76 | 28 | 11 | 15 | 1 | 495 | 88 | |
Honours
- Unirea Urziceni
- Steaua București
- CSMS Iași
- Bradu Borca
References
- Marius Onofraș at Soccerway
- Marius Onofraș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "Culisele transferului lui Onofras la Iasi" [How Onofras transferred to Iasi]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 9 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Stelistul Onofras a ajuns in Liga 2" [Steaua player Onofras in Liga 2]. ziare.com (in Romanian). 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Urziceniul a virat deja banii pentru Onofras" [Urziceni paid for Onofras]. Evenimentul Zilei (in Romanian). Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Onofraş – marcator în UCL" [Onofraş – scores in UCL]. ProSport (in Romanian). 8 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Şapte jucători de la Urziceni au semnat cu Steaua!" [Seven players from Urziceni signed with Steaua!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "Cifrele lotului transferat de Steaua de la Urziceni: 86% eşec, 14% cîştig!" [Figures of the players transferred by Steaua from Urziceni: 86% failure, 14% win!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- "FCSB vs. CF Gloria Bistriţa - 1 May 2011". Soccerway.
- "Marius Onofraş: "Îmi va fi greu la Khazar Lankaran" « News « MR.SPORT". Archived from the original on 30 March 2012. Retrieved 17 August 2011. Mrsport.ro
- "Un fotbalist de CL va juca la Iasi" [CL player will play at Iasi]. Adevărul (in Romanian). 6 August 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Salvatorul Onofraş" [Onofraş the saviour]. ProSport (in Romanian). 4 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Reactii la finalul meciului Iasi – Dunarea" [Reactions at the end of the game Iasi – Dunarea]. ziarelive.ro (in Romanian). 20 November 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Onofraş poate pleca de la Iaşi" [Onofraş could leave Iaşi]. ProSport (in Romanian). 10 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Avem o mare responsabilitate, să readucem Iaşiul în elită" [We have a big responsibility, to bring Iaşi to the top]. ProSport (in Romanian). 17 January 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Iaşiul revine de la 0-2" [Iaşiul come back from 0 to 2]. ProSport (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2" [CSMS Iaşi – CS Otopeni 4-2]. Gazeta Sporturilor (in Romanian). 28 April 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
- "Iaşiul şi Viitorul au promovat" [Iaşi and Viitorul promoted]. ProSport (in Romanian). 2 June 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
External links
- Marius Onofraș at WorldFootball.net
- Marius Onofraș – UEFA competition record (archive)