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Marcel Coraș
Personal information
Date of birth	14 May 1959 (age 65)
Place of birth	Arad, Romania
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1969–1976	UTA Arad
1976–1977	Rapid Arad
Senior career*
Years	Team
1977–1979	UTA Arad
1979–1981	Politehnica Iaşi
1981–1983	UTA Arad
1983–1988	Sportul Studenţesc
1988–1990	Victoria București
1990	Sportul Studenţesc
1990–1991	Panionios
1991–1992	Sportul Studenţesc
1992–1993	Aurillac
1993	Universitatea Cluj
1994	UTA Arad
1995	Motorul Arad
Total
International career‡
1982–1988	Romania
Managerial career
1996	UTA Arad
1997	FC Baia Mare
1998–1999	Bihor Oradea
2000–2002	Astra Trinity Arad
2002–2004	ACU Arad
2005	UTA Arad
2006	UTA Arad
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 February 2018

Marcel Coraș (born 14 May 1959) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Career

He was born in Arad and debuted in Divizia A with hometown side UTA Arad in 1977. His most successful period was between 1983 and 1988, when he played for Sportul Studenţesc, with whom he won the league's silver medal in 1986. He became top goalscorer of the Divizia A in 1984 with 20 goals. He retired in 1995, having finished his fourth spell with FC UTA Arad.

Coraș got 36 caps and 6 goals for Romania, and represented his country at Euro 1984. He scored the fastest goal in a second half in the European competition after 21 seconds in a 2–1 defeat against West Germany.^[2]