Marius Sava (born 30 November 1978) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder or forward. Seen as the most talented midfielder of his generation Sava started his career at Universitatea Craiova, then played for important clubs in Romania such as: Progresul București, Argeș Pitești or Pandurii Târgu Jiu. Sava also had 2 short periods in Italy and Hungary at Genoa and Nyíregyháza Spartacus. He retired in 2009, at only 31 years old, after a season spent at Gaz Metan CFR Craiova, many people considering that he has never reached his true potential.[1][2]

Marius Sava
Personal information
Date of birth (1978-11-30) 30 November 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Craiova, Romania
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder / Forward
Youth career
Universitatea Craiova
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2001 Universitatea Craiova 75 (13)
2001 Genoa 3 (0)
2002–2003 Universitatea Craiova 32 (5)
2003–2004 Național București 16 (0)
2004–2005 Argeș Pitești 24 (4)
2006 Pandurii Târgu Jiu 8 (0)
2007–2008 Nyíregyháza Spartacus 5 (0)
2008–2009 Gaz Metan CFR Craiova ? (?)
Total 163 (22)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 March 2018

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