Marinel Risnita

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Marinel Risnita
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-01-16) 16 January 1955 (age 66)
Place of birth Romania
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1973–1980 FC Rapid București
1982–1986 Toronto Italia
National team
1973–1975 Romania U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Marinel Risnita (born 16 January 1955) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career[]

Risnita played in Divizia A in 1973 with FC Rapid București and would play with the team for seven seasons.[1] In his debut season he played in 18 matches and recorded 5 goals.[2] Throughout his tenure with Rapid București he played in the 1975–76 European Cup Winners' Cup against R.S.C. Anderlecht.[3] In 1982, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[4] In his debut season in Toronto he featured in the Labatt's International tournament where he recorded a goal for Italia in a 4-1 victory over Celtic F.C..[5] In 1985, he assisted Toronto by securing the NSL Championship title where he contributed a goal.[6]

International career[]

Risnita played with the Romania national under-21 football team and made his debut on 25 September 1973 against East Germany.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marinel Rasnita - Estadísticas - palmarés". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Marinel RISNITA". www.labtof.ro. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  3. ^ "FC Rapid Bucarest - RSC Anderlecht : 1 - 0". www.bel-foot-euro.be. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. ^ Woolsey, Garth (22 September 1982). "We're No. 1 in local soccer Italia boss says". Toronto Star. p. D12.
  5. ^ A. Campbell, Neil (17 July 1982). "Italia's McNally surprises idols from boyhood". The Globe and Mail. p. S3.
  6. ^ Waddell, Dave (15 October 1985). "Mud, unlucky bounce sidelines Roma in final". Newspapers.com. The Windsor Star. p. 28. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Marinel Risnita". 11v11.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
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