Article by Aurelian Botezatu – published on Friday, 01 August 2025, 07:32 / Updated on Friday, 01 August 2025 07:33
AEK Athens finished the “double” with Hapoel Beer Sheva in the preliminary round of Conference League. After 1-0 in Athens, he did 0-0 at Debrecen and he qualified further.
Răzvan Marin checked the first minutes in Aek Athens's shirt on Thursday night. If the first leg of Hapoel Beer Sheva saw her from the stands, being just coming from Cagliari, in the return from Debrecen was introduced by coach Marko Nikolic in the 65th minute.
Răzvan Marin: “I came here to play and win trophies”
Its evolution? For Greek journalists, incredibly good, considering that it is only a week in the team. “At his debut he made the difference, he showed how important it is for the Serb coach's plan. His debut was really shocking …”, said Gazzetta.gr.
Asked by TV reporters how he managed to integrate so quickly to AEK, the Romanian international replied: “I am 29 years old. I am mature, I played many matches, may”.
Răzvan Marin: “We still have work to the group stage”
The midfielder was shown “glad that my first minutes at AEK coincided with the team qualification. Congratulations to the team. It was worth it. But we still have to work in the group stage.”
He also had a message for the supporters: “We thank the people. We followed the first match of the stands and became a part of them. We want them with us and further.”
Răzvan Marin signed with AEK Athens on 3 seasons
Răzvan Marin signed last Wednesday with Aek Athens on 3 seasons, and so he caught UEFA for Hapoel Beer Sheva matches. In the tour, last Thursday, not played because coach Nikolic considered it too early and saw the match in the stands, together with his wife, Crina.
At AEK Athens, he will have a salary of 1 million euros per season, lower than in Cagliari, but his goal was to play as often as possible, to return to the graces of the coach Mircea Lucescu.
