Marius Mircea Șuleap (born 11 September 1979) is a Romanian former footballer who played as a midfielder.[2][3] In 2002, during a training session in Cyprus with Universitatea Craiova, Șuleap involuntarily hit the goalkeeper Cristian Neamțu's head with his knee, after which Neamțu went into a coma and died one week later in a hospital.[4][5][6][7][8]

Marius Șuleap
Personal information
Full name Marius Mircea Șuleap
Date of birth (1979-09-11) 11 September 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Dorohoi, Romania[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 FC Baia Mare[a] 11 (0)
2000–2001 Rocar București 19 (2)
2001 Universitatea Craiova 1 (0)
2002 Petrolul Ploiești 6 (0)
2002–2004 Politehnica Timișoara 35 (2)
2005 FC Baku 23 (2)
2006 Inter Baku 5 (0)
2007 Unirea Urziceni 1 (0)
2007–2008 Gloria Buzău 12 (0)
2008 FC Snagov 11 (0)
2009 OFI Crete 7 (0)
2009–2010 FC Botoșani 10 (2)
2010 FC Snagov 1 (0)
Total 142 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Honours

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FC Baia Mare

Rocar București

FC Baku

Notes

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  1. ^ The statistics for the 1999–2000 Divizia C season are unavailable.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Marius Șuleap at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ Marius Șuleap at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Marius Șuleap at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Declarații sfâșietoare ale lui Șuleap la 16 ani de la moartea lui Cristi Neamțu: "Nu mai calc prin Craiova! Toți mă consideră un criminal! Totul e un calvar pentru mine"" [Șuleap's heartbreaking statements 16 years after Cristi Neamțu's death: "I no longer walk in Craiova! Everyone considers me a criminal! Everything is an ordeal for me"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  5. ^ "Mama lui Cristi Neamțu, declarații tulburătoare la 16 ani de la tragedie: "Șuleap e criminalul fiului meu! Mi-a nenorocit copilul și m-a terminat pe viață! În Cipru a fost ceva necurat"" [Cristi Neamțu's mother, disturbing statements 16 years after the tragedy: "Suleap is my son's killer! He hurt my child and ended my life! In Cyprus there was something unclean"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Marius Suleap ar putea fi imprumutat la alta echipa" [Marius Suleap could be loaned to another team] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 24 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Suleap e socat dupa moartea lui Cristi Neamtu" [Suleap is shocked after the death of Cristi Neamtu] (in Romanian). Ziaruldeiasi.ro. 25 February 2002. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Povestea tragica a fotbalistului Craiovei care si-a ucis din greseala colegul de echipa! Vezi ce i s-a intamplat lui Marius Suleap" [The tragic story of the Craiova footballer who mistakenly killed his teammate! See what happened to Marius Suleap] (in Romanian). Cancan.ro. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
  9. ^ "Romanian Cup - Season 2000 - 2001". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
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