{{short description|Romanian football coach (born 1960)}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Dorian Marin |image = |caption = |fullname = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1960|06|18|df=y}} |birth_place = Bacău, Romania |height = |position = |currentclub = |manageryears1 = 2001–2002 |managerclubs1 = Hutteen |manageryears2 = 2003–2004 |managerclubs2 = Qardaha |manageryears3 = 2004–2005 |managerclubs3 = Racing Beirut |manageryears4 = 2006–2007 |managerclubs4 = Eritrea |manageryears5 = 2006–2007 |managerclubs5 = Eritrea U17 |manageryears6 = 2007–2008 |managerclubs6 = Nalubaale |manageryears7 = 2008 |managerclubs7 = Uganda Revenue Authority |manageryears8 = 2009–2011 |managerclubs8 = Al-Nasr Oman |manageryears9 = 2011–2012 |managerclubs9 = Tishreen |manageryears10 = 2014 |managerclubs10 = King Faisal Babes |manageryears11 = 2016–2017 |managerclubs11 = Tishreen |manageryears12 = 2017 |managerclubs12 = Leopards |manageryears13 = 2017–2019 |managerclubs13 = Calabar Rovers }} '''Dorian Marin''' (born 18 June 1960) is a Romanian football coach who last managed Nigerian side Calabar Rovers.
==Coaching career== In 1991, Marin attended the federal coaching school of the Romanian Football Federation which he graduated in 1992.<ref name="sports">{{cite news | url=http://www.9am.ro/stiri-revista-presei/2007-09-03/peripetiile-unui-roman-in-eritreea.html | title=Peripetiile unui roman in Eritreea|language=Romanian| work=9am.ro | date=3 September 2007 | accessdate=26 February 2009| author=Viorel Dobran}}</ref>
He began his coaching career in his native Romania where he managed lower league sides Minerul Comănești, Baia Mare and Midia Năvodari.<ref name="razboi">{{cite web|url=http://www.impartialdebacau.ro/marin-dorian-vrea-sa-scape-de-razboiul-din-siria/|title=Marin Dorian vrea să scape de războiul din Siria|accessdate=18 August 2012|date=16 August 2012|language=Romanian|publisher=Impartialdebacau.ro|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20140329185018/http://www.impartialdebacau.ro/marin-dorian-vrea-sa-scape-de-razboiul-din-siria/|archivedate=29 March 2014}}</ref>
Between 2001 and 2004, Marin was in charge of Syrian clubs Hutteen and Qardaha before moving to Lebanon where he coached Racing Beirut in the 2004–05 season.<ref name="sports"/>
After quitting his job in Beirut, Marin was named coach of both the Eritrea national football team and the Eritrean under-17 simultaneously.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/news/newsid=108448/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140330124928/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/u17worldcup/korea2007/news/newsid=108448/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 30, 2014|title=Eritrea & Burkinabe join African elite|work=FIFA.com|date=11 December 2006|accessdate=4 December 2012}}</ref>
He managed to qualify his Eritrea U17 side at the 2007 African U-17 Championship in Togo after defeating in the qualifiers Libya, Egypt and Zambia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://english.people.com.cn/200612/11/eng20061211_330972.html|title=Zambia Under-17 lose to Eritrea in Togo Championship qualifier|accessdate=5 December 2012|date=11 December 2006|publisher=People's Daily Online}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ipsos.co.ke/NEWBASE_EXPORTS/SPORTPESA/170610_The%20Standard%20on%20Saturday_45_cfdc5.pdf|title=Marin: Ingwe need sharp claws|accessdate=10 June 2017|author=|newspaper=The Standard}}</ref>
In qualification for the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations, under the guidance of Marin, Eritrea finished second behind Angola, failing to qualify for the final tournament. However they beat Kenya twice and drew at home to Angola. The Eritrea side were primarily made up of local players compared to Kenya who had at least seven foreign-based footballers playing their trade in Europe. Eritrea registered massive improvement in the FIFA rankings during his tenure climbing 56 positions, from position 177 in June 2006 to 121 in July 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.futaa.com/football/article/romanian-coach-expresses-interest-in-sofa-job|title=Romanian coach expresses interest in Sofa job|accessdate=15 March 2013|date=22 August 2012|author=Jeff Kinyanjui|publisher=Futaa.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130704184756/http://www.futaa.com/football/article/romanian-coach-expresses-interest-in-sofa-job|archive-date=4 July 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In December 2007, Marin signed with newly promoted Ugandan Super League side Nalubaale FC.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200712060052.html|title=Uganda: Nalubaale's Romanian Coach in Saturday|accessdate=19 August 2008|date=5 December 2007|publisher=AllAfrica.com}}</ref> His contract was cancelled on 30 September 2008 due to the financial difficulties of the club. Marin then took control of Uganda Revenue Authority in January 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200801150191.html|title=I Can't Wait for URA - Dorian Marin|accessdate=1 January 2011|date=14 January 2008|publisher=AllAfrica.com}}</ref>
In 2009, he moved to Oman managing Al-Nasr for two years before returning to Syria, where he was appointed as the new head coach of Tishreen in 2011. Unfortunately, he left the club because of the Syrian Civil War.<ref name="razboi"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://evz.ro/dorian-marin-a-revolutionat-eritrea.html?&page=2|title=Românul Dorian Marin a revoluționat Eritrea |accessdate=10 February 2015|date=8 February 2015|language=Romanian|work=Evenimentul Zilei}}</ref>
After Samson Siasia left Nigerian club Heartland to manage the Nigerian national team in 2010, Marin was one of four European coaches named on the shortlist to replace him.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/africa/9328477.stm|title=Heartland move to replace Siasia|access-date=1 January 2011|date=30 December 2010|author=Oluwashina Okeleji|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>
In January 2014, it was announced that Marin took over as coach of Ghanaian side King Faisal Babes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ghananation.com/news/40022-alhaji-grunsa-signs-romanian-coach-dorian-for-king-faisal.html|title=Alhaji Grunsa Signs Romanian Coach Dorian For King Faisal|accessdate=30 January 2014|date=29 January 2014|author=Maureen Abotsi|publisher=Ghananation.com|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140301023554/http://www.ghananation.com/news/40022-alhaji-grunsa-signs-romanian-coach-dorian-for-king-faisal.html|archivedate=1 March 2014}}</ref> After Kind Faisal Babes did not pay Marin's salaries for three consecutive months in the end of 2014, he left the club. Shortly after he was one of four coaches that were shortlisted to become the new head coach of the Egypt national team<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dar.akhbarelyom.com/issuse/detailze.asp?mag=akhbarelyom&field=news&id=164350|title=وكيل لاعبين "مصري – إيطالي" يكشف لـ "الأخبار" البوسني "سليسكوفيتش" الأقرب لتدريب المنتخب|accessdate=9 May 2016|date=31 December 2014|language=Arabic|publisher=Akhbarelyom.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160604155615/http://www.dar.akhbarelyom.com/issuse/detailze.asp?mag=akhbarelyom&field=news&id=164350|archive-date=4 June 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
In May 2017, Marin was unveiled as the new head coach of Kenyan club Leopards, thus leaving his former club Tishreen (whom he led to a second-place finish in the 2016–17 Syrian Premier League).<ref>[http://www.goal.com/en-ke/news/4523/kenyan-premier-league/2017/05/31/35986132/afc-leopards-name-romanian-coach-to-replace-stewart-hall AFC Leopards name Romanian coach to replace Stewart Hall]‚ goal.com, 31 May 2017</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mobile.nation.co.ke/sports/football/Dorian-Marin-AFC-Leopards-can-still-win-trophies-this-season-/3112512-3943352-format-xhtml-cub8nm/index.html|title=AFC Leopards can still 'win trophies' this season, says Marin|date=20 June 2017|accessdate=21 June 2017|author=Vincent Opiyo|work=Daily Nation}}</ref> In June, after only two matches in charge he left after a disagreement with the club's leadership.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalfm.co.ke/sports/2017/07/05/matano-returns-afc-leopards-head-coach/|title=Matano returns as AFC Leopards head coach|date=5 July 2017|accessdate=6 July 2017|author=Timothy Olobulu|work=Capital FM}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportpesanews.com/exit-marin-leopards-coach-musical-chairs-on-again/|title=Exit Marin: Leopards Coach Musical Chairs On Again|date=22 June 2017|accessdate=23 June 2017|author=|publisher=sportpesanews.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbc.co.ke/sports/afc-leopards-sacks-coach-marin/|title=AFC Leopards sacks coach Marin|date=20 June 2017|accessdate=21 June 2017|author=Rose Welimo|work=Kenya Broadcasting Corporation}}</ref>
On 6 November 2017, he was hired by Nigerian club Calabar Rovers as their new head coach.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://calabarreporters.com/29570/ayade-engage-rovers-fc|title=Governor Ayade set to engage Foreign coach for Rovers FC|date=6 November 2017|accessdate=8 November 2018|author=|publisher=calabarreporters.com}}</ref> In January 2019, he stepped down from his role at Calabar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.negroidhaven.org/2019/01/rovers-football-club-gets-new-coach.html|title=Rovers Football Club gets new coach|date=18 January 2019|accessdate=19 January 2019|author=|publisher=negroidhaven.org}}</ref>
==References== {{reflist}}
{{Eritrea national football team managers}}
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