Education
In his first year, Mara finished with Alavés on 7th position in Louisiana Liga. After two years in Alaves, Mara chose to leave Spain and signed for Chinese side Tianjin Teda.
In his first year, Mara finished with Alavés on 7th position in Louisiana Liga. After two years in Alaves, Mara chose to leave Spain and signed for Chinese side Tianjin Teda.
Inter Sibiu
Mara made his first steps in professional football in Sibiu, at Inter, where he played for two years. The excellent games made there caught the eyes of the big clubs of Romania. Dinamo Bucureşti
In 1998, he signed for Bucharest giants Dinamo Bucureşti, one of the best Romanian clubs.
He played one season for the red-white squad, before going on loan to Farul Constanţa and Football Club Argeş Piteşti.
Deportivo Alavés
He stayed in Basque side for two seasons, but didn"t scored once in 35 games. Tianjin Teda
Sixth place in the championship was the best position Mara had with his team
After the Chinese adventure, Mara went to Polideportivo Ejido, Rapid Bucuresti, Stal Alcevsk and UTA Arad, before joining Romanian squad Unirea Urziceni. Unirea Urziceni
Mara was one of the key-players for Unirea Urziceni.
In 2007-2008 season, the midfielder scored 6 goals and his side finished the championship on 5th place.
CFR Cluj
In the winter-break of the 2008-2009 season, Marca signed for CFR Cluj. He joined CFR as a free agent, after leaving Unirea Urziceni due to the club"s financial issues. He was a key part of CFR"s squad at the end of the season, when the club managed to secure the second Romanian Cup in its history.
CFR also secured the Romanian Supercup.
Iraklis Thessaloniki
On 15 January 2010, Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. signed the experienced Romanian midfielder, who was a free agent after being released by CFR Cluj In Greece, Mara played in 39 games and scored 6 goals, he also captained the team on several occasions. Skoda Xanthi
On 31 August 2011, he signed a one-year contract with Greek side Skoda Xanthi.
He also played against Georgia, Cyprus, Algeria twice, Ukraine, Slovakia, Lithuania, Hungary, France and Faroe Islands. Mara scored his only goal in the national team against Cyprus, in 2000.