Marius Cheregi

UTA Arad and Bihor Oradea

Cheregi was born on 4 October 1967 in Oradea, Romania. He began playing football in 1985 at Divizia B club UTA Arad. In 1989, he joined Bihor Oradea, making his Divizia A debut on 23 August under coach Robert Cosmoc in a 2–1 away victory against Politehnica Timișoara. He scored a career-best seven goals until the end of the 1989–90 season.

Dinamo București

In 1990, Cheregi joined Dinamo București. He played four games during the 1990–91 European Cup, scoring once to help the team get past St Patrick's Athletic, but they were defeated by Porto in the following round. In the next season, Cheregi managed to score four goals in the 28 league games coach Florin Halagian used him as the capital side won the national championship undefeated. In the same season, he helped Dinamo eliminate Luis Figo's Sporting Lisbon with a 2–1 aggregate victory in the first round of the UEFA Cup, with their campaign ending in the following round as they lost to Genoa. Afterwards, he helped them advance past Kuusysi Lahti in the first round of the 1992–93 Champions League. Dinamo faced Olympique Marseille in the second round, where they drew 0–0 in the first leg but lost the subsequent game with 2–0, the French ultimately winning the competition.

Cercle Brugge and Samsunspor

In 1993, Cheregi along with teammates Dorinel Munteanu, Tibor Selymes, and Ovidiu Hanganu transferred from Dinamo to Cercle Brugge. He made his Belgian First Division debut on…

Cheregi played six matches for Romania, making his debut on 4 February 1990, when coach Emerich Jenei sent him in the 75th minute to replace Dănuț Lupu in a 0–0 friendly draw against Algeria. Subsequently, he played in a 7–0 victory against the Faroe Islands in the 1994 World Cup qualifiers. His last appearance for the national team took place on 3 February 1993 in a 2–0 friendly win over Peru.

Dinamo București

Divizia A: 1991–92 Samsunspor

Balkans Cup: 1993–94 Videoton

Nemzeti Bajnokság II: 1999–2000 Ferencváros

Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2000–01 Magyar Kupa: 2002–03