Bogdan Mara
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ion Bogdan Mara | ||
| Date of birth | 29 September 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Deva, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position |
Midfielder Right winger |
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| Club information | |||
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Current team
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ASA Tg. Mureş (chairman) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | CSŞ Şoimii Sibiu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1996–1998 | Inter Sibiu | 49 | (8) |
| 1998–2000 | Dinamo Bucureşti | 12 | (3) |
| 1999 | → Farul Constanţa (loan) | 12 | (3) |
| 2000 | → Argeş Piteşti (loan) | 24 | (5) |
| 2000–2001 | Argeş Piteşti | 22 | (7) |
| 2001–2003 | Deportivo Alavés | 35 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Tianjin Teda | 28 | (2) |
| 2004–2005 | Poli Ejido | 22 | (1) |
| 2005 | Rapid Bucureşti | 5 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Stal Alchevsk | 11 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | UTA Arad | 18 | (6) |
| 2007–2009 | Unirea Urziceni | 61 | (13) |
| 2009–2010 | CFR Cluj | 30 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Iraklis | 39 | (6) |
| 2011–2012 | Skoda Xanthi | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | UTA Arad | 13 | (5) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000–2009 | Romania | 11 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2011. |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 October 2011.
Ion Bogdan Mara (born 29 September 1977 in Deva) is a retired Romanian footballer.
Mara made his first steps in professional football in Sibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years. The excellent games made there caught the eyes of the big clubs of Romania.
In 1998, he signed for Bucharest giants Dinamo Bucureşti, one of the best Romanian clubs. He played one season for the red-white squad, before going on loan to Farul Constanţa and FC Argeş Piteşti.
Mara was the first transfer of Deportivo Alavés after the craziest UEFA Cup final ever, lost against FC Liverpool, 4–5. He stayed in Basque side for two seasons, but didn't scored once in 35 games. In his first year, Mara finished with Alavés on 7th position in La Liga.
After two years in Alaves, Mara chose to leave Spain and signed for Chinese side Tianjin Teda. Sixth place in the championship was the best position Mara had with his team. After the Chinese adventure, Mara went to Polideportivo Ejido, Rapid Bucuresti, Stal Alcevsk and UTA Arad, before joining Romanian squad Unirea Urziceni.
Mara was one of the key-players for Unirea Urziceni. In 2007–08 season, the midfielder scored 6 goals and his side finished the championship on 5th place. Next year, Mara's 5 goals in 17 games helped the little club from Urziceni win the Romanian championship.
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