Marius Pena

Marius Pena

Personal information
Full name	Marius George Pena
Date of birth	(1985-05-02) 2 May 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Bucharest, Romania
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Concordia Chiajna (assistant)
Youth career
0000–2002	Național București
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2002	Național București	2	(1)
2003	Torpedo-2 Moscow	5	(0)
2004	Steaua II București
2005	Rapid II București	24	(6)
2006	CSM Râmnicu Vâlcea	14	(1)
2006–2008	Concordia Chiajna	31	(17)
2008–2013	Oțelul Galați	127	(26)
2013–2014	Baku	30	(6)
2014–2018	Concordia Chiajna	120	(11)
2019–2022	Progresul 05 București
Total		353	(67)
Managerial career
2024–	Concordia Chiajna (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Marius George Pena (born 2 May 1985) is a former Romanian footballer who played as a forward, currently assistant coach at Liga II club Concordia Chiajna.^[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.^[2]

In August 2014, Pena signed a two-year contract with Concordia Chiajna.^[3]

Personal life

He is the son of Gheorghe Pena, a striker who played in the 80's for Progresul București, Olt Scornicești and Steaua București.^[4]

Honours

Concordia Chiajna

• Liga III: 2006–07
• Cupa Ligii runner-up: 2015–16

Oțelul Galați

• Liga I: 2010–11
• Supercupa României: 2011

References

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. "Freis double up as Basel beat Oţelul". UEFA.com. 14 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
3. "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.
4. "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.

External links

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