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Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 1988, when he played for Sportul Studenţesc, with whom he won the league's silver medal in 1986. He became top goalscorer of the Divizia A in 1984 with 20 goals. He retired in 1995, having finished his fourth spell with FC UTA Arad.

Coraș got 36 caps and 6 goals for Romania, and represented his country at Euro 1984. He scored the fastest goal in a second half in the European competition after 21 seconds in a 2–1 defeat against West Germany.^[2]

Honours

Club

Sportul Studenţesc

Romanian League runner-up: 1985–86

Individual

Divizia A Top Scorer: 1983–84
European Silver Boot: 1988–89^[3]

References

^ "Marcel Coras – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.
^ "Völler double for West Germany downs Romania in EURO 1984 Group 2". UEFA. 4 October 2003.
^ Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

External links

Marcel Coraș at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)

[1] "Marcel Coras – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation.

[2] "Völler double for West Germany downs Romania in EURO 1984 Group 2". UEFA. 4 October 2003.

[3] Arotaritei, Sorin; Di Maggio, Roberto; Stokkermans, Karel. "Golden Boot ("Soulier d'Or") Awards". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 October 2013.

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