Florin Marin died in the hospital »Former Star defender and coach in Craiova and Dinamo, kidnapped by a cruel disease
Article by Tudor Belivaca – published on Thursday, September 18, 2025, 22:57 / Updated Thursday, September 18, 2025 23:06
Florin Marin, the former defender of the Star and coach at Dinamo and Craiova University, died today, September 18, at the age of 72. He had been admitted to intensive care about two weeks ago. The sad news was announced by Marcel Răducanu, his former coechipier.
Florin Marin was suffering from dementia in the last stage, the disease accelerating in recent months.
Florin Marin, the former defender of the “Second” Star of Pițurcă at “National”, died at 72 years old
Florin Marin had trained the most recent in 2017, when he had a short term on CS Mioveni's bench.
At the end of 2024, Gigi Nețoiu had been announced on Voluntari's bench, but left the team after a few weeks precisely because of serious health problems.
He had taken the place on the technical bank of Ovidiu Burcă. It was Victor Pițurcă's second at the Romanian national.
Lighthouse, Ceahlăul, FC National, Rocar, Craiova University, Dinamo, Astra, Petroleum, Jiul Petrosani, Mioveni, Steel, Poli Timișoara and FC Voluntari are the teams that he has prepared as “main”.
Florin Marin had two short mandates as a head coach in Craiova, in 2000 and between 2001-2002.
He has prepared Dinamo twice. The first time he arrived in Stefan cel Mare in 2002, and four years later, at the insistence of Gigi Nețoiu, who was close, he returned to the “dogs” for a mandate of 11 matches.
Marcel Răducanu: “I am shocked, it is hard for me to say something”
Marcel Răducanu, the former Coechiper from Steaua, offered a short reaction following the death: “I'm shocked, it's hard to say something”
VIDEO. How they convinced Florin Marin to betray for Steaua: “I wanted a 4-room apartment at Dristor”
Two years ago, Florin Marin was the guest of Ioanițoaia in the show “Ovidiu's friends” and told an anthological episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RL0JPYG5OGM
He is a man that the world does not truly know, at his true value. An extraordinary man and I am glad that I had this honor to be my mentor. It is one of the strengths I had, to the detriment of other young people who start the job.
Florin Marin is such a modern coach in ideas and principles! It is striking sometimes … you hear Guardiola talking about certain things that this man taught us 20 and some years ago! A much undervalued man, from which Romanian football would have so much to learn.
–Ovidiu Burcă, About Florin Marin in 2023
