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Bogdan Mara

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Romanian footballer

Bogdan Mara
Personal information
Full name	Ion Bogdan Mara
Date of birth	(1977-09-29)29 September 1977 (age 48)
Place of birth	Deva, Romania
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder right winger
Team information
Current team	CFR Cluj (sporting director)
Youth career
–1995	Șoimii Sibiu
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1996	Șoimii Sibiu
1996–1998	Inter Sibiu	39	(3)
1998–2000	Dinamo București	12	(3)
1998	→Inter Sibiu (loan)	10	(5)
1999	→Farul Constanța (loan)	12	(3)
2000	→Argeș Pitești (loan)	24	(5)
2000–2001	Argeș Pitești	22	(7)
2001–2002	Alavés	35	(0)
2003–2004	Tianjin Teda	28	(2)
2004–2005	Poli Ejido	22	(1)
2005	Rapid București	5	(0)
2006	Stal Alchevsk	11	(2)
2006	UTA Arad	18	(6)
2007–2008	Unirea Urziceni	61	(13)
2009	CFR Cluj	31	(3)
2010–2011	Iraklis	39	(6)
2011	Skoda Xanthi	4	(0)
2012	UTA Arad	13	(5)
Total		386	(64)
International career
1999	Romania U21	1	(0)
2000–2009	Romania	11	(1)
Managerial career
2015–2016	ASA Târgu Mureș (president)
2017–2020	CFR Cluj (sporting director)
2020–2021	Astra Giurgiu (sporting director)
2021–	CFR Cluj (sporting director)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ion Bogdan Mara (born 29 September 1977) is a Romanian former professionalfootballer who played as amidfielder, currently sporting director atLiga I clubCFR Cluj.

Club career

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Inter Sibiu

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Born inDeva, Mara made his first steps in professional football inSibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years. The excellent games made there caught the eyes of the big clubs ofRomania.

Dinamo București

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In 1998, he signed for Bucharest giantsDinamo București, one of the best Romanian clubs at the time. He played one season for the red-white squad, before going on loan toFC Farul Constanţa andArgeș Pitești.

Deportivo Alavés

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Mara was the first transfer ofDeportivo Alavés after the club's 4–5 loss againstFC Liverpool in theUEFA Cup final. 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 inLa Liga.

Tianjin Teda

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After two years in Alaves, Mara chose to leaveSpain and signed for Chinese sideTianjin Teda. Sixth place in the championship was the best position Mara had with his team. After the Chinese adventure, Mara went toPolideportivo Ejido,Rapid București,Stal Alcevsk andUTA Arad, before joining Romanian squadUnirea Urziceni.

Unirea Urziceni

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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 fromUrziceni win theRomanian championship.

CFR Cluj

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In the winter-break of the 2008–09 season, Mara signed forCFR Cluj.^[1]He joined CFR as a free agent, after leavingUnirea Urziceni due to the club's financial issues. He was a key part of CFR's squad at the end of the season, when the club managed to secure the secondRomanian Cup in its history. CFR also secured theRomanian Supercup.

Iraklis Thessaloniki

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On 15 January 2010,Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. signed the experiencedRomanian midfielder, who was afree agent after being released byCFR Cluj^[2]In Greece, Mara played in 39 games and scored 6 goals, he also captained the team on several occasions.

Skoda Xanthi

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On 31 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Greek sideSkoda Xanthi.^[3]

International career

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Mara earned 11caps forRomania, his debut being on 2 February 2000, in a friendly 2–0 home win againstLatvia. He also played againstGeorgia,Cyprus,Algeria twice,Ukraine,Slovakia,Lithuania,Hungary,France andFaroe Islands. Mara scored his only goal in the national team against Cyprus, in 2000.