Bogdan Mara
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Bogdan Mara | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Deva, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | CFR Cluj (sporting director) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Șoimii Sibiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | Șoimii Sibiu | ? | (?) |
| 1996–1998 |
Inter Sibiu | 39 | (3) |
| 1998–2000 | Dinamo București | 12 | (3) |
| 1998 |
→ Inter Sibiu (loan) | 10 | (5) |
| 1999 |
→ Farul Constanța (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2000 | → Argeș Pitești (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Argeș Pitești | 22 | (7) |
| 2001–2002 | Deportivo Alavés | 35 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 |
Tianjin Teda | 28 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 |
Poli Ejido | 22 | (1) |
| 2005 | Rapid București | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 |
Stal Alchevsk | 11 | (2) |
| 2006 | UTA Arad | 18 | (6) |
| 2007–2008 |
Unirea Urziceni | 61 | (13) |
| 2009 | CFR Cluj | 31 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 |
Iraklis | 39 | (6) |
| 2011 |
Skoda Xanthi | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | UTA Arad | 13 | (5) |
| Total | 386 | (64) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999 | Romania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2009 | Romania | 11 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2016 | ASA Târgu Mureș (president) | ||
| 2017–2020 | CFR Cluj (sporting director) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Astra Giurgiu (sporting director) | ||
| 2021– | CFR Cluj (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ion Bogdan Mara (born 29 September 1977) is a Romanian former footballer.
Club career
Inter Sibiu
Born in Deva, Mara made his first steps in professional football in Sibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years. The excellent games made there caught the eyes of the big clubs of Romania.
Dinamo București
In 1998, he signed for Bucharest giants
Deportivo Alavés
Mara was the first transfer of
Tianjin Teda
After two years in Alaves, Mara chose to leave
Unirea Urziceni
Mara was one of the key-players for Unirea Urziceni. In 2007–08 season, the midfielder scored 6 goals and his side finished the championship on 5th place. Next year, Mara's 5 goals in 17 games helped the little club from Urziceni win the Romanian championship.
CFR Cluj
In the winter-break of the 2008–09 season, Mara signed for CFR Cluj.[1] He joined CFR as a free agent, after leaving
Iraklis Thessaloniki
On 15 January 2010,
Skoda Xanthi
On 31 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Greek side
International career
Mara earned 11
International stats
| Romania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2000 | 5 | 1 |
| 2001 | 2 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 11 | 1 |
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 February 2000 | GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus |  Cyprus |
1–1 | 2–3 | Friendly
|
Honours
Club
Unirea Urziceni
- 2007–08
CFR Cluj
- 2008–09
- Supercupa României: 2009
Personal life
Bogdan Mara is engaged with Dana. On 16 August, Mara became the father of twins: a boy and a girl. "My son will be a better football player than I am", told Mara.[4]
References
- ^ Mara a semnat cu CFR Cluj | sport365.ro
- ^ Bogdan Mara a semnat cu Iraklis Salonic | REALITATEA .NET Archived 29 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Στη Ξάνθη ο Μάρα (in Greek). sport24.gr. 31 August 2011.
- ^ Bogdan Mara e tata de gemeni | stiri.rol.ro Archived 20 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Bogdan Mara – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Bogdan Mara at National-Football-Teams.com
- Bogdan Mara at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Profile at UEFA.com at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-10-26)