Marin Radu

Club career Radu was born on 15 March 1956 in Mareș, Argeș County, Romania. He began playing junior-level football at Argeș Pitești in 1968. In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup edition, he helped them eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round, scoring a goal in the 5–1 aggregate victory. In the following round they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, but they lost the second one with 5–2, thus the campaign ending. In the same season, Radu formed a successful trio in the offence with Nicolae Dobrin and Doru Nicolae, being used by coach Halagian in 29 games in which he scored 22 goals. He netted a brace in the final game of the season against Dinamo București, which ended with a 4–3 victory that helped Argeș win the title, and made him the top-scorer of the season. In the following season he scored a goal in the 3–2 victory on aggregate against AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following round by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest. He scored a personal record of 28 goals in the 1980–81 season that earned him his second top-scorer title. Afterwards, he joined Steaua București, reuniting for a while with Halagian. In his second season spent with The Military Men he won another title, contributing with four goals in 21 appearances given to him by Jenei. He then entered the field in the 112th minute to replace Victor Pițurcă in the 2–0 victory after the penalty shoot-out in the final against Barcelona.

Afterwards, Radu returned to play for Argeș Pitești for one and a half seasons. One of them occurred while he was playing for Argeș and the other two while being at Steaua. He also appearing in the 3–2 home victory in the second leg of the final. His third game was also against Bulgaria, a 2–0 home victory in the successful 1977–80 Balkan Cup. Radu played in a 1–1 draw against Cyprus during the Euro 1980 qualifiers. His last appearance for the national team was in a 1982 friendly against East Germany which ended with a 4–1 loss.

Personal life His brother, Nicolae, was also a footballer who played for Argeș Pitești, and together they won the 1978–79 Divizia A championship.

In 2010, Radu was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Pitești title. On 25 March 2008, he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the winning of the 1985–86 European Cup with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II.

Honours Club Argeș Pitești Divizia A: 1978–79 Steaua București Divizia A: 1984–85, 1985–86 Cupa României: 1984–85 European Cup: 1985–86 Inter Sibiu Divizia B: 1987–88

International Romania Balkan Cup: 1977–80, runner-up 1973–76

Individual Divizia A top-scorer: 1978–79, 1980–81