Ioan Mărginean

Club career Mărginean, nicknamed "Limoniu", was born on 13 October 1960 in Cugir, Romania. He began playing senior-level football in 1979 for local club Metalurgistul in Divizia B. He scored his first league goal on 31 October 1981 with a powerful 30-meter shot in the final minutes of a 4–1 win over FCM Bacău. However, none of his teammates came to congratulate him because it was a fixed match which Dinamo had to win only by two goals. Mărginean spent a total of five seasons playing for Dinamo, winning three consecutive Divizia A titles from 1982 to 1984. For the first one, he contributed under coach Valentin Stănescu with one goal scored in six matches. During the 1983–84 European Cup edition, he played in the 2–1 home loss to Liverpool in the semi-finals.

Executive career After he ended his playing career, Mărginean worked as a club official for various teams: Unirea Alba Iulia (1992–2000, president), Extensiv Craiova (2000–2002, vice-president), FC Brașov (2003–2004, vice-president), Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (2005–2008, vice-president), Universitatea Cluj (2008–2015, president), Gaz Metan Mediaș (2016–2020, president), FC Brașov Steagul Renaște (2021–2022, president).

Honours Dinamo București Divizia A: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84 Cupa României: 1981–82, 1983–84