Daniel Marius Onofraș (born 17 August 1980) is a Romanian former professional

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and current team manager of

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club Politehnica Iași.

Career

Early years

Marius Onofraș started his career at hometown club Politehnica Iași, moving through the youth systems and making his debut in the senior squad in 1998. Wanting to play in the

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, he moved to FC Brașov. Onofraş had a successful spell at FC Brașov playing also in the

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. In the summer of 2004 he rejoined his hometown club Politehnica Iași, now playing in the Romanian

. With his good performances he helped them avoid relegation from the first tier of

n football.

Unirea Urziceni

Being spotted by

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manager

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as a great talent he was bought alongside Politehnica Iași teammate

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. He later signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with the

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team. He went on to win the

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and play in

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, where he scored a goal in a 4–1 win against

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Steaua București

In August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from

: Galamaz,

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, Marinescu, Apostol, Bilașco and next week

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. On 11 May 2011, Onofraș scored his first goal for Steaua against Gloria Bistrița in a

home match, helping Steaua win with 3–1. In June 2011, Onofra; left Steaua. In the summer of 2011 he joined

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team Khazar Lankaran. In August, after only two matches, Onofraş left the team.

Politehnica Iași

In the same month he signed a two-year contract with his hometown club Politehnica Iași. On 3 September, Onofraş scored the winning goal against Gloria Buzău, in extra time, to bring all the points to Politehnica. In a game against Dunărea Galaţi he scored a goal only to help the team earn a draw. Although there were talks that Onofraş will leave the team in the winter break, the player confirmed that he was committed to bringing the team to the first league. On 28 April 2012, Onofraş scored the last two goals in the 4–2 victory against

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. Politehnica turned the score around from 0–2 to stay in the fight for promotion. On 2 June, Onofraș captained his team to a 4–2 victory against Farul Constanța, and subsequent

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title and promotion to

Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Unirea Urziceni *

: 2008–09 ;Steaua București *

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;CSMS Iași *

: 2011–12, 2013–14 ;Bradu Borca * Liga IV – Neamț County: 2019–20

References

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Onofras, Marius Living people Footballers from Iași 1980 births Romanian men's footballers FCSB players FC Unirea Urziceni players FC Politehnica Iași (1945) players FC Brașov (1936) players FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players Khazar Lankaran FK players AFC Dacia Unirea Brăila players Azerbaijan Premier League players Romanian expatriate sportspeople in Azerbaijan Expatriate men's footballers in Azerbaijan Liga I players Liga II players Liga III players Men's association football forwards 21st-century Romanian sportsmen