Marius Pena

Marius Pena
Personal information
Full name	Marius George Pena
Date of birth	2 May 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Steaua București
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	Progresul București
2003	Torpedo Moscow
2004–2005	Rapid II București
2006	Râmnicu Vâlcea
2006–2008	Concordia Chiajna
2008–2013	Oțelul Galați
2013–2014	FC Baku
2014–2018	Concordia Chiajna
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2019

Last updated February 25, 2024

Marius George Pena (born 2 May 1985) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a forward.^[1]

Career

On 14 September 2011, he scored the equalizing goal in Galaţi's 2–1 loss to Basel in the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League group stage after chipping in cleverly a shot that Swiss goalkeeper spilled.^[3]

In August 2014, Pena signed a two-year contract with Concordia Chiajna.^[4]

Honours

FC Oțelul Galați

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References

↑ "50 de ani/50 de legende. MARIUS PENA" [50 years / 50 legends: MARIUS PENA]. sportgalati.com. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.(in Romanian)
↑ "Tatăl lui Pena de la Oțelul: "Nu de la mine a învățat Marius execuții din astea! La gol a răsunat tot blocul!"" [Pena from Oțelul's father: "Marius did not learn from me these kind of executions!At the goal, the hole block screamed!"] (in Romanian). evz.ro. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.
↑ "Freis double up as Basel beat Oţelul". UEFA.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
↑ "Concordia și-a luat atacant! Marius Pena a semnat pe doi ani cu formația din Chiajna" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

External links

Marius Pena at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
Marius Pena at Soccerway

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[1] "50 de ani/50 de legende. MARIUS PENA" [50 years / 50 legends: MARIUS PENA]. sportgalati.com. 3 July 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.(in Romanian)

[2] "Tatăl lui Pena de la Oțelul: "Nu de la mine a învățat Marius execuții din astea! La gol a răsunat tot blocul!"" [Pena from Oțelul's father: "Marius did not learn from me these kind of executions!At the goal, the hole block screamed!"] (in Romanian). evz.ro. 16 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2017.

[3] "Freis double up as Basel beat Oţelul". UEFA.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.

[4] "Concordia și-a luat atacant! Marius Pena a semnat pe doi ani cu formația din Chiajna" (in Romanian). digisport.ro. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2014.

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