Marcel Băban (born 16 October 1968) is a
Romania
Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...
n former professional
footballer
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who played as a
striker for teams such as:
Politehnica Timișoara,
Rapid București,
Corvinul Hunedoara
Clubul Sportiv Corvinul 1921 Hunedoara, commonly known as Corvinul Hunedoara or simply as Corvinul, is a Romanian football club based in Hunedoara, Hunedoara County, currently playing in the Liga III. Founded in 1921 under the name of ''Fero Spo ...
,
Darmstadt 98 or
Bohemians Praha, among others.
After retirement, in 2010, Marcel Băban bought the club from his hometown, FC Jimbolia and transformed it in a football academy, named Marcel Băban Jimbolia. In March 2017 he bought third tier club,
Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic
Nuova Mama Mia Becicherecu Mic was a Romanian professional football club from Jimbolia, Timiș County, Romania, originally from Becicherecu Mic.
History
The club was founded in 2002 in the Liga V – Timiș and managed to promote to the Liga II ...
, but due to lack of funding and some financial problems from the past, the club relegated twice (2017 and 2018) and even if it was spared from relegation in the summer of 2017, the next season was disastrous, finishing last with -14 points and dissolving.
Personal life
His son, Denis Băban, is also a footballer.
Honours
Player
; Politehnica Timișoara
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Cupa României: Runner-up
1991–92
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Divizia B
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second level of the Romanian football league system. The league changed its name from Divizia B just before the start of the 2006–07. It is currently sponsored by Casa Pariurilor, a betting c ...
: Winner
1994–95
References
External links
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1970 births
Living people
People from Jimbolia
Romanian men's footballers
Men's association football goalkeepers
Liga I players
Liga II players
FC Politehnica Timișoara players
FC Rapid București players
CS Corvinul Hunedoara players
FC Olimpia Satu Mare players
FC UTA Arad players
Oberliga (football) players
SV Darmstadt 98 players
Czech First League players
Bohemians 1905 players
Croatian Football League players
NK Zadar players
Ekstraklasa players
Ruch Chorzów players
CS Unirea Sânnicolau Mare players
Romanian expatriate men's footballers
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic
Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Romanian football managers
Sportspeople from Timiș County
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