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Marius Cheregi

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Marius Cheregi
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-10-04) 4 October 1967 (age 58)
Place of birth Oradea, Romania
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1989 UTA Arad[a] 5 (0)
1989–1990 Bihor Oradea 28 (7)
1990–1993 Dinamo București 82 (10)
1993 Cercle Brugge 11 (1)
1994–1995 Samsunspor 21 (0)
1995–1996 Dinamo București 21 (0)
1996–1997 Brașov 26 (2)
1997–1998 Hapoel Tayibe
1998–1999 Hapoel Be'er Sheva
1999–2000 Videoton 18 (2)
2000–2003 Ferencváros 43 (1)
Total 233 (23)
International career‡
1990–1993 Romania 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 September 2017
‡ National team caps and goals as of 18 September 2017

Marius Cheregi (born 4 October 1967) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2]

Club career

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UTA Arad and Bihor Oradea

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Cheregi was born on 4 October 1967 in Oradea, Romania.[1][3] He began playing football in 1985 at Divizia B club UTA Arad.[1][3] In 1989, he joined Bihor Oradea, making his Divizia A debut on 23 August under coach Robert Cosmoc in a 2–1 away victory against Politehnica Timișoara.[1][3][4] He scored a career-best seven goals until the end of the 1989–90 season.[1]

Dinamo București

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In 1990, Cheregi joined Dinamo București.[1][3] He played four games during the 1990–91 European Cup, scoring once to help the team get past St Patrick's Athletic, but they were defeated by Porto in the following round.[5] In the next season, Cheregi managed to score four goals in the 28 league games coach Florin Halagian used him as the capital side won the national championship undefeated.[1][3][6][7] In the same season, he helped Dinamo eliminate Luis Figo's Sporting Lisbon with a 2–1 aggregate victory in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with their campaign ending in the following round as they lost to Genoa.[1][3][8] Afterwards, he helped them advance past Kuusysi Lahti in the first round of the 1992–93 Champions League.[1][9] Dinamo faced Olympique Marseille in the second round, where they drew 0–0 in the first leg but lost the subsequent game with 2–0, the French ultimately winning the competition.[3][9]

Cercle Brugge and Samsunspor

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In 1993, Cheregi along with teammates Dorinel Munteanu, Tibor Selymes, and Ovidiu Hanganu transferred from Dinamo to Cercle Brugge.[1][3][10] He made his Belgian First Division debut on 7 August under coach Georges Leekens in a 2–0 away loss to Gent.[11][12] On 17 October, he netted his first goal in a 4–2 defeat to Beveren.[11]

Afterwards, Cheregi went to play in Turkey at Samsunspor along compatriots Bogdan Stelea, Daniel Timofte, Silvian Dobre and Luca Constantin, being coached by Gheorghe Mulțescu.[1][3][13] He helped the team win the 1993–94 Balkans Cup, scoring a goal in the first leg of the 5–0 aggregate victory against PAS Giannina in the final.[14]

Dinamo and Brașov

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In 1995, Cheregi returned to Dinamo.[1][3] He played in both legs of the 2–1 aggregate loss to Levski Sofia in the preliminary round of the 1995–96 UEFA Cup.[1][15] He joined Brașov in 1996 and played regularly for them during the 1996–97 season, but could not avoid the team's relegation to Divizia B.[1][16] He made a total of 170 appearances with 20 goals in Divizia A.[1][6]

Israel and Hungary

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In 1997, Cheregi went to play for Israeli second-tier club Hapoel Tayibe.[1][3] One year later, he joined Hapoel Be'er Sheva in the same league.[1][3]

Cheregi signed with Videoton in 1999, helping the team earn first league promotion at the end of the 1999–2000 Nemzeti Bajnokság II season.[1][3] Subsequently, he went to play for Ferencváros, making his Nemzeti Bajnokság I debut on 22 July 2000 under coach János Csank in a 4–0 win over Haladás.[1][3][17][18] He played 22 matches until the end of the season, as the team won the championship.[1][17] In the following season, he played in both legs of the aggregate loss to Hajduk Split in the 2001–02 Champions League second qualifying round.[19] He scored his first league goal on 25 May 2002 in a 2–0 victory against Dunaferr.[17] Afterwards, Cheregi played in a 4–0 win over Kocaelispor in the first round of the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.[20] He retired after making four league appearances for Ferencváros during the first half of the 2002–03 season, but the team still managed to win the Magyar Kupa without him.[1][17][21]

International career

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Cheregi played six matches for Romania, making his debut on 4 February 1990, when coach Emerich Jenei sent him in the 75th minute to replace Dănuț Lupu in a 0–0 friendly draw against Algeria.[22][23] Subsequently, he played in a 7–0 victory against the Faroe Islands in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers.[22] His last appearance for the national team took place on 3 February 1993 in a 2–0 friendly win over Peru.[22]

Honours

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Dinamo București

Samsunspor

Videoton

Ferencváros

Notes

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  1. ↑ The statistics for the 1985–86, 1986–87, 1987–88 Divizia B seasons are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Marius Cheregi at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ↑ "Cheregi Marius". Fotbalisti-romani.ro.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 ""Marseille condusă de Bernard Tapie mi-a oferit 100.000 de dolari să fac penalty împotriva lui Dinamo!:". Marius Cheregi face dezvăluiri explozive despre culisele negre ale fotbalului românesc" ["Marseille, under Bernard Tapie, offered me $100,000 to concede a penalty against Dinamo!" Marius Cheregi makes explosive revelations about the dark underbelly of Romanian football.] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 March 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Politehnica Timișoara vs Bihor Oradea 1-2". Labtof. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  5. ↑ "Marius Cheregi. Champions League Qual. 1990/1991". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  6. 1 2 "Fostul campion cu Dinamo încheie polițe RCA în Carrefour: "N-am vrut să rămân într-un domeniu cu oameni mizerabili"" [The former Dinamo champion now sells car insurance policies at Carrefour: "I didn't want to stay in a field full of despicable people."] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  7. ↑ "Legenda care îți face RCA: "N-am vrut să rămân într-un domeniu mizerabil!" Campion "Invictus" cu Dinamo și coleg cu Generația de Aur, a ales un drum total diferit" [The legend who now sells car insurance: "I didn't want to stay in a wretched field!" An "Invictus" champion with Dinamo and a teammate of the "Golden Generation," he chose a completely different path.] (in Romanian). Iamsport.ro. 10 April 2025. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vă mai amintiți cum Dinamo trecea de Sporting cu 2-0" [You still remember how Dinamo beat Sporting 2-0] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "Marius Cheregi. UEFA Cup 1991/1992". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 "29 de ani de la cea mai Misterioasă "dublă" europeană a lui Dinamo: "Băieții au avut 30.000 de dolari bonus de calificare"" [29 years since Dinamo's most Mysterious European "double": "The boys had a $30,000 qualification bonus"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "Trei decenii de la Dinamo – Marseille, un meci învăluit în mister" [Three decades since Dinamo - Marseille, a match shrouded in mystery] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 21 October 2022. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "Marius Cheregi. Champions League 1992/1993". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  10. ↑ "George Bănică, românul stabilit de 31 de ani în Belgia, vorbește despre fabrica de campioni care i-a dat pe De Bruyne și Lukaku. "100 milioane de euro în transferuri!"" [George Bănică, the Romanian who has been living in Belgium for 31 years, talks about the champion factory that produced De Bruyne and Lukaku. "100 million euros in transfers!"] (in Romanian). Sport.ro. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "AS Monaco, acţionar majoritar al clubului belgian Cercle Bruges" [AS Monaco, majority shareholder of Belgian club Cercle Bruges] (in Romanian). Capital.ro. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  11. 1 2 "Marius Cheregi. First Division 1993/1994". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "KAA Gent - Cercle Brugge 2:0". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Colonia românilor din Turcia, condusă de Gigi Mulțescu. 5 români transferați la Samsunspor din Belgia și Germania" [The colony of Romanians in Turkey, led by Gigi Mulțescu. 5 Romanians transferred to Samsunspor from Belgium and Germany] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 27 October 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
    "Revin în elită cluburile europene unde jucau eroii fotbalului nostru! Cum reacționează Giani Kiriță, Tony, Cătălin Liță, Vali Badea și Iulian Tameș: "Spre rușinea mea, am fugit! Greșeala carierei!"" [The European clubs where the heroes of our football played are returning to the elite! How Giani Kiriță, Tony, Cătălin Liță, Vali Badea and Iulian Tameș react: "To my shame, I ran away! Career mistake!"] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 23 April 2023. Archived from the original on 12 March 2024. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 "Balkans Cup 1993–94 season". RSSSF. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Marius Cheregi. UEFA Cup 1995/96". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  16. ↑ "Divizia A. 1996/97". Romaniansoccer.ro. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "Marius Cheregi profile". Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  18. ↑ "Ferencváros - Haladás 4-0". Magyarfutball.hu. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  19. ↑ "Marius Cheregi. Champions League Qual. 2001/2002". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  20. ↑ "Marius Cheregi. UEFA Cup. 2002/2003". WorldFootball. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  21. 1 2 Marius Cheregi at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. 1 2 3 "Marius Cheregi". European Football. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
  23. ↑ "Algeria 0-0 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 16 July 2026.
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