Laurențiu Marinescu

Laurențiu Marinescu
Personal information
Full name Laurențiu Nicolae Marinescu
Date of birth (1984-08-25) 25 August 1984
Place of birth Ploiești, Romania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Petrolul Ploiești (fitness coach)
Youth career
–2002 Petrolul Ploiești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Petrolul Ploiești 170 (32)
2009–2010 Unirea Urziceni 19 (2)
2010–2011 Steaua București 16 (0)
2011–2012 Universitatea Cluj 28 (2)
2012–2016 Petrolul Ploiești 80 (6)
2016–2018 Voluntari 71 (9)
2018 Dunărea Călărași 1 (0)
2018–2020 Petrolul Ploiești 50 (13)
2020 Mioveni 8 (0)
Total 443 (64)
International career
2012 Romania 1 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Petrolul Ploiești (fitness coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Laurențiu Nicolae Marinescu (born 25 August 1984) is a former Romanian professional footballer who played as a midfielder and currently he is a fitness coach at Liga I club Petrolul Ploiești.

Club career

Marinescu was born on 25 August 1984 in Ploiești, Romania, starting to play junior level football at local club, Petrolul.[1] He started to play senior level football for Petrolul during the 2002–03 Divizia B season, helping the team earn promotion to the first division at the end of it.[1] Afterwards on 9 August 2003 he made his Divizia A debut on 9 August 2003 when coach Florin Marin sent him on the field in the 79th minute to replace Daniel Costescu in a 4–1 away loss to Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț.[1][2][3] He netted his first goal in the competition in a 5–2 home loss to Gloria Bistrița.[2] At the end of the season the team relegated back to the second division where Marinescu would play for the following five seasons.[1]

In 2009, he was transferred by title holders Unirea Urziceni from Petrolul.[1][4] In the first league match that coach Dan Petrescu used him, Marinescu scored the only goal in a win over Unirea Alba Iulia, helping Urziceni finish the season on the second place.[1][5] He also made his debut in European competitions, playing in a 1–0 loss to Liverpool on Anfield from the sixteenths-finals of the Europa League.[6] He started the following season by playing in both legs of Urziceni's 1–0 aggregate loss to Zenit Saint Petersburg from the 2010–11 Champions League third qualifying round.[7] Then he played in a 4–1 loss to Hajduk Split from the 2010–11 Europa League play-off.[8]

In August 2010 he signed a contract with Steaua București alongside teammates from Unirea Urziceni: Galamaz, Vilana, Apostol, Bilașco, Onofraș and Brandán.[9] With Steaua he won the 2010–11 Cupa României but without playing in the final.[10]

In the summer of 2011 he went to play for Universitatea Cluj.[1][11] One year later, in the summer of 2012, he was transferred back to Petrolul Ploiești, alongside 11 other players from "U" Cluj, as the owner of the Cluj team, left the club in order to take control of Petrolul.[1][12] There he suffered an injury at the ligaments in May 2013 during a game with Concordia Chiajna.[13] Shortly afterwards, the team won the 2012–13 Cupa României without him playing.[14] About one year later, on April 2024, Marinescu came back to the field and scored in a 3–0 win over Botoșani.[13] He played three games in Petrolul's 2014–15 Europa League campaign, getting past Flamurtari and Viktoria Plzeň, being eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb in the play-off.[15]

In 2016, Marinescu left Petrolul to sign with Voluntari.[1][16] His first performance with Voluntari was winning the 2016–17 Cupa României, being used by coach Claudiu Niculescu all the minutes in the final against Astra Giurgiu, equalizing the score in the 83rd minute from a penalty, also netting his spot kick at the penalty shoot-out.[1][17] Shortly afterwards he won another trophy, coach Niculescu using him all the minutes in the 1–0 win over Viitorul Constanța from the 2017 Supercupa României.[18]

In 2018, he went to play for Dunărea Călărași where on 12 August coach Dan Alexa used him to substitute Aitor Monroy in a 3–1 loss to Universitatea Craiova in the league.[1][16][19] That would be his only appearance for the club as he left to play for Petrolul in the second division, thus gaining a total of 239 matches with 21 goals netted in the Romanian top-division.[1][16] In his two seasons spent at Petrolul, the team fought unsuccessfully to earn promotion to the first division, Marinescu leaving after a conflict with the fans.[20] Afterwards he went to play for Mioveni where he ended his career during the 2020–21 Liga II season.[21]

International career

Marinescu played one friendly game at international level for Romania, when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him at half-time to replace Dorin Goga in a 4–0 victory against Turkmenistan played on 27 January 2012.[22]

Honours

Petrolul Ploiești

Steaua București

Voluntari

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Laurențiu Marinescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b "Laurențiu Marinescu. Liga 1 2003/2004". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  3. ^ "Ceahlăul Piatra Neamț - Petrolul Ploiești 4:1". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  4. ^ "Unirea Urziceni îl ia pe Laurențiu Marinescu de la Petrolul Ploiești" [Unirea Urziceni takes Laurențiu Marinescu from Petrolul Ploiești] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 15 July 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  5. ^ "Unirea Urziceni a invins la limita pe Unirea Alba Iulia" [Unirea Urziceni narrowly defeated Unirea Alba Iulia] (in Romanian). Ziare.com. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Laurențiu Marinescu. Liga 1 2009/2010". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  6. ^ "Pe vremea când imnul Ligii răsuna în București. S-au împlinit 10 ani de la meciul prin care Unirea Urziceni scria istorie în UCL" [At the time when the anthem of the League was resounding in Bucharest. It has been 10 years since the match in which Unirea Urziceni wrote history in UCL] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Laurențiu Marinescu. Europa League 2009/2010". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  7. ^ "Zenitul succesului! Zenit – Unirea Urziceni 1-0!" [The zenith of success! Zenit – Unirea Urziceni 1-0!] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 4 August 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Laurențiu Marinescu. Champions League Qualifiers 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  8. ^ "Hajduk Split - Unirea Urziceni 4-1!" (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 August 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Laurențiu Marinescu. Europa League Qualifiers 2010/2011". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  9. ^ "Șapte jucători de la Urziceni au semnat cu Steaua!" [Seven players from Urziceni signed with Steaua!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 August 2010. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Cifrele lotului transferat de Steaua de la Urziceni: 86% eşec, 14% cîştig!" [Figures of the players transferred by Steaua from Urziceni: 86% failure, 14% win!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 29 December 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  10. ^ "Steaua lui Oli e numai una: a câștigat Cupa României! Dinamo – Steaua 1-2! Așa am trăit finala LIVE BLOG pe www.prosport.ro" [Oli's Steaua is only one: he won the Romanian Cup! Dinamo – Steaua 1-2! This is how we experienced the final LIVE BLOG on www.prosport.ro] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 25 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Romanian Cup - Season 2010 - 2011". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  11. ^ "Laurențiu Marinescu: "Vin la Universitatea!"" [Laurențiu Marinescu: "I'm coming to the University!"] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  12. ^ "Ingineriile lui Walter: Cristea a plecat gratis de la U Cluj la Petrolul Ploiesti" [Walter's engineering: Cristea left for free from U Cluj to Petrolul Ploiesti] (in Romanian). Bzi.ro. 16 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Inca un scandal in Liga 1 - Perchezitii la U Cluj si Petrolul in legatura cu transferurile de jucatori efecuate de Florian Walter" [Another scandal in League 1 - Searches at U Cluj and Petrolul in connection with the transfers of the players made by Florian Walter] (in Romanian). Sport.hotnews.ro. 14 November 2012. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  13. ^ a b "Marinescu a jucat la Petrolul după 352 de zile: "Am trecut prin momente grele". Cum a decurs primul meci de la revenire" [Marinescu played for Petrolul after 352 days: "I went through hard times." How the first match after returning went] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 30 April 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  14. ^ "ISTORIE: "Lupii galbeni" câștigă Cupa României după 18 ani! VIDEO Dansul victoriei în vestiarul bucuriei" [HISTORY: "The Yellow Wolves" win the Romanian Cup after 18 years! VIDEO The victory dance in the locker room of joy] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Romanian Cup - Season 2012 - 2013". RomanianSoccer.ro. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  15. ^ "Adrian Mutu, dezvăluiri emoționante, în premieră, despre Viktoria Plzen – Petrolul Ploiești 1-4: "Ultimul meci mare din cariera mea!". "Briliantul" povestește succesul european al "lupilor galbeni". EXCLUSIV" [Adrian Mutu, emotional revelations, for the first time, about Viktoria Plzen – Petrolul Ploiești 1-4: "The last big match of my career!". "Briliantul" tells the story of the European success of the "yellow wolves". EXCLUSIVE] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 1 June 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Petrolul a ratat grupele Europa League, eliminată de Dinamo Zagreb" [Petrolul missed the Europa League groups, eliminated by Dinamo Zagreb] (in Romanian). Romanialibera.ro. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "Laurențiu Marinescu. Europa League Qualifiers 2014/2015". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  16. ^ a b c "Laurențiu Marinescu a revenit la echipa care l-a lansat în fotbalul mare. Pe ce perioadă a semnat mijlocașul cu Petrolul. Ploieștenii s-au despărțit, în schimb, de unul dintre stranieri" [Laurențiu Marinescu returned to the team that launched him into big football. For what period did the midfielder sign with Petrolul? The Ploiesti team parted ways with one of the foreigners] (in Romanian). Liga2.prosport.ro. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  17. ^ "Mister Pernambucano. Cupa României este la Voluntari! Niculescu câștigă primul trofeu din carieră, la penalty-uri, în fața Astrei" [Mister Pernambucano. The Romanian Cup is at Voluntari! Niculescu wins the first trophy of his career, on penalties, against Astra] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  18. ^ "FOTO Fără sare, cu Pipera. Voluntari a învins Viitorul lui Hagi, 1-0, și a câștigat Supercupa României!" [PHOTO Without salt, with Pipera. Voluntari defeated Hagi's Viitorul with 1-0, and won the Romanian Super Cup!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 9 July 2017. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "FC Voluntari a câștigat în premieră Supercupa României" [FC Voluntari won the Romanian Super Cup for the first time] (in Romanian). Digi24.ro. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "2017 Romanian Super Cup". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  19. ^ "Dunărea Călărași a renunțat la Laurențiu Marinescu după doar 32 de minute jucate! După o oră a semnat cu altă echipă" [Dunărea Călărași released Laurențiu Marinescu after only 32 minutes played! An hour later he signed with another team] (in Romanian). Orangesport.ro. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
    "FC Dunărea Călărași – CS Universitatea Craiova". WorldFootball. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  20. ^ "Marinescu, la un pas de bătaie cu fanii Petrolului! "Nu poți mai mult de atât!"" [Marinescu, on the verge of clashing with Petrolul fans! "You can't do more than that!"] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 28 July 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Laurențiu Marinescu a plecat de la Petrolul și a semnat cu o rivală din Liga 2" [Laurențiu Marinescu left Petrolul and signed with a rival in Liga 2] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Laurențiu Marinescu". European Football. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
    "Turkmenistan - Romania 0:4". European Football. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  23. ^ a b c d e Laurențiu Marinescu at Soccerway
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