Marius Achim Baciu (born 1 May 1975) is a Romanian former player and current football head coach.

Marius Baciu
Personal information
Full name Marius Achim Baciu
Date of birth (1975-05-01) 1 May 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth Mediaș, Romania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
0000–1992 Gaz Metan Mediaș
1992–1993 Inter Sibiu
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Inter Sibiu 57 (1)
1993–1994Gaz Metan Mediaș (loan) 24 (0)
1996–2002 Steaua București 140 (8)
2002–2004 Lille 34 (1)
2004–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 24 (3)
2005 Panserraikos 14 (0)
2006–2007 Oțelul Galați 36 (2)
2007 Universitatea Cluj 9 (0)
2008 Gaz Metan Mediaș 11 (0)
Total 349 (15)
International career
1996–1997 Romania U21 12 (2)
1998–2002 Romania 2 (0)
Managerial career
2009 Voința Sibiu
2010 Pandurii Târgu Jiu
2010 Unirea Alba Iulia
2011 Silvania Şimleu Silvaniei
2011 Politehnica Iași
2011–2012 Flacăra Făget
2012 FC Vaslui (assistant)
2012–2013 SC Bacău
2014–2015 Academica Argeș
2015 Concordia Chiajna
2017 Turris Turnu Măgurele
2017–2019 Daco-Getica București
2019 Turris Turnu Măgurele
2020 Sohar SC
2020–2021 Al-Taqadom
2021–2022 Al-Arabi
2022–2023 Al-Nahda
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Baciu started his career playing as a youth for Gaz Metan Mediaș, before joining the squad of FC Inter Sibiu as a professional player in 1992. One year later he was loaned to his former team Gaz Metan Mediaș, rejoining FC Inter Sibiu in 1994.

In 1996, FC Inter Sibiu was relegated from Liga I, but Baciu, then 21, was signed by Steaua București winning the championship in 1997 and 1998 and the Cupa României in 1999. After a new championship in 2001, Baciu refused to renew his contract with Steaua and as a result, he was sent to play for the reserves team. During his years at Steaua, Baciu was also the team's captain.

In 2002, he left Steaua to play in France for Lille OSC but after two mediocre seasons he was released from his contract and signed with the German squad Rot-Weiß Oberhausen as a free agent.[1]

Between 2005 and 2007 he was part of the Oțelul Galați squad. In 2007, Baciu signed a contract with the new promoted U Cluj.

Coaching career

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Politehnica Iași

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In summer 2011, Baciu signed a two-year contract with Romanian side Politehnica Iași. In August 2011, he was released from his contract. Since he started his coaching career Baciu has achieved great praise for his consistent results specially when taking Vointa Sibiu from second Romanian Division to First Romanian League and keeping the team in the first places in the championship.

While at Concordia Chiajna in 2015, Baciu successfully managed to keep the team away from the relegation in his last season in charge with the team.

Honours

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Player

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Steaua București
Gaz Metan Mediaș

References

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  1. ^ "Baciu, Marius" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
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