Marius Croitoru

Marius Croitoru
Personal information

Full name	Marius Marian Croitoru
Date of birth	(1980-10-02) 2 October 1980
Place of birth	Giurgiu, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Right midfielder
Club information
Current team	Poli Timișoara
Number	8
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1999–2000	Turistul București
2000–2006	Bacău	111	(7)
2006	Vaslui	32	(6)
2007–2008	Steaua București	22	(0)
2008	→ Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț (loan)	14	(0)
2009	Bacău	3	(1)
2009	Politehnica Iași	1	(0)
2010–2011	Atyrau	27	(4)
2011	Astra Ploiești	8	(0)
2012	Bacău	11	(1)
2012–2015	Botoșani	86	(8)
2015–	Poli Timișoara	21	(1)
National team
2001	Romania U21	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 September 2016.

Marius Marian Croitoru (born 2 October 1980 in Giurgiu) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a midfielder. He plays for Poli Timișoara.

He possesses a powerful shot and has good technique. He can also take free kicks very well. At the end of 2007, the midfielder was axed from the first team and has been linked with: Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona F.C., Gloria Buzău, Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț and Politehnica Iași. In the end, he was loaned to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț^[1]

Club career

Prior to 2007, when Croitoru joined Steaua București, he played for Turistul București, FCM Bacău and FC Vaslui.

In the first part of Liga I 2006–2007 season, he and Viorel Frunză were the key-players for FC Vaslui.

As of 18 September 2016

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
FCM Bacău	2000–01	19	0	1	0	-		-		20	0
	2001–02	11	2	0	0					11	2
	2002–03	16	3	1	0					17	3
	2003–04	25	0	0	0					25	0
	2004–05	25	0	2	0					27	0
	2005–06	15	2	2	1					17	3
Total		111	7	6	1	-	-	-	-	117	8
FC Vaslui	2005–06	14	2	0	0	-		-		14	2
FC Vaslui	2006–07	18	4	1	0	-		-		19	4
Total		32	6	1	0	-	-	-	-	33	6
Steaua București	2006–07	10	0	0	0	-		2	0	12	0
Steaua București	2007–08	12	0	1	0	-		8	0	21	0
Total		22	0	1	0	-	-	10	0	33	0
Ceahlăul (loan)	2007–08	14	0	0	0	-		-		14	0
Poli Iași	2009–10	1	0	1	0	-		-		2	0
Atyrau	2010	27	4	1	0	-		1	0	29	4
Astra Ploiești	2010–11	8	0	0	0	-		-		8	0
FCM Bacău	2011–12	11	1	0	0	-		-		11	1
FC Botoșani	2012–13	21	2	2	0	-		-		23	2
	2013–14	30	1	0	0	-				30	1
	2014–15	31	3	0	0	1	0			32	3
	2015–16	4	2	0	0	0	0	4	0	8	0
Total		86	8	2	0	1	0	4	0	93	8
Poli Timișoara	2014–15	13	0	2	0	1	0	-		16	0
Poli Timișoara	2015–16	8	1	0	0	2	2	-		10	3
Total		21	1	2	0	3	2	0	0	26	3
Career Total		333	27	14	1	4	2	15	0	365	30

ACS Poli Timișoara – current squad

1 Smaranda 3 Neagu 4 Llorente 5 Poparadu 6 Fridrich 7 Bărbuț 8 Croitoru (c) 9 Popovici 10 Doman 11 Vraciu 12 Mailat 13 Scutaru 14 Cârstocea 15 Bocșan 16 Sorescu 17 Velcotă 18 Artean 22 Novak 23 Cânu 24 Roșu 25 Straton 26 Bîrnoi 30 Șeroni 32 Străuț 33 Curileac 85 Drăghici 91 Henrique 94 Vădrariu Coach: Popa

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