Marin Andrei

Marin Andrei (22 October 1940 – 14 May 2026) was a Romanian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career Andrei was born in Târgoviște, Romania on 22 October 1940. In 1962, he followed Stănescu to Rapid București. Andrei was an important player in the first three seasons spent with The Railwaymen as the team managed to be runner-up in all of them, and also in the 1964–65 season he set a competition record for goalkeepers of 770 minutes without conceding a goal. In the 1966–67 season he helped Rapid win its first title, but Stănescu used him in only three games, because Rică Răducanu was the team's first-choice goalkeeper. Andrei was contacted by Peruvian champion Club Universitario de Deportes in 1967, which wanted a European goalkeeper, but was denied a transfer there by Romania's communist regime. He joined Progresul București in the second league for half a year, after which he signed with Dinamo București, thus becoming the first player to play for Rapid, Steaua and Dinamo. He made his last Divizia A appearance on 5 December 1971 in Dinamo's 3–1 away loss to SC Bacău, totaling 126 matches in the competition. He also played for Romania's Olympic team, starting with a friendly that ended with a 2–1 victory against Yugoslavia. Afterwards he was chosen by coach Silviu Ploeșteanu to be part of the 1964 Summer Olympics squad in Tokyo, appearing in a 1–0 victory against Iran and in a 4–2 win over Ghana, helping the team finish in fifth place.

Death Andrei died on 14 May 2026, at the age of 85.

Honours Metalul Târgoviște Divizia B: 1960–61

Rapid București Divizia A: 1966–67 Balkans Cup: 1963–64, 1964–66

Steaua București Cupa României: 1968–69

Progresul București Divizia B: 1969–70

Dinamo București Divizia A: 1970–71

Chimia Râmnicu Vâlcea Cupa României: 1972–73