Marius Predatu

Club career Predatu was born on 15 August 1967 in Sibiu, Romania and began playing junior-level football at local club Inter. In the 1989–90 season he started his senior career, playing 26 Divizia A games in which he scored six goals for Inter. Among these were four in a 5–0 win against Rapid București which earned him the nickname "Ïl Principe", and he also became a fan-favorite, the team's gallery chanting:Marius Predatu, va băga patru (Marius Predatu, will give four). In the following two seasons he appeared and scored regularly for "U".

In 1997, Predatu returned for a short while at Universitatea Cluj, but spent the rest of the season at Gloria Bistrița.

International career In 1991, Predatu played five games and scored three goals for Romania's B side. He helped them win the Nehru Cup, where he played three matches, scoring one goal in a 3–0 win over India and a brace in a 2–1 victory against China.

Predatu played one game for Romania, when on 14 April 1993, coach Cornel Dinu sent him in the 64th minute to replace Gheorghe Ceaușilă in a 2–1 victory against Cyprus in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers.

Coaching career After he ended his playing career, Predatu worked as a youth coach for Universitatea Cluj.

Honours Universitatea Cluj Divizia C: 2000–01 Romania B Nehru Cup: 1991