Mircea Luca
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File:Cluj-Napoca Cluj Arena 7.jpg Mircea Luca's statue in front of the Cluj Arena stadium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 August 1921[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zalău, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 29 July 2008 (aged 86)[2][3] | ||
| Place of death | Cluj-Napoca, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[4] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932–1938 | Universitatea Cluj[4] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1956 | Universitatea Cluj[1][4][5] | 241 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1963 | Universitatea Cluj[4][5] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 January 2020 | |||
Mircea Luca (3 August 1921 – 29 July 2008) was a Romanian football defender, manager and president at Universitatea Cluj.[1][4]
Mircea Luca was "U" Cluj's captain in the hardest period of the club's history. In 1940, the team moved from Cluj to Sibiu as a result of the Second Vienna Award, when the northern part of Transylvania was ceded to Hungary. In 1945, after the end of the Second World War and the return of the northern part of Transylvania to Romania, "U" returned to its home in Cluj.[4][5] He also worked as an ENT surgeon.[1][5] In 1994 Mircea Luca received the Honorary Citizen of Cluj-Napoca title.[6][7] On 1 December 2013 a bronze statue of him was revealed to the public in front of the Cluj Arena stadium and in front of the statue was placed a marble plaque that says: "Dr. Mircea Luca 1921–2008. Fidelity, honor, respect, tradition".[1][5][8][9]
Honours
- Universitatea Cluj
- Divizia B: 1950
- Cupa României Runner-up: 1941–42, 1948–49
References
- ^ a b c d e f ""U" Cluj. Mircea Luca a revenit între suporteri" ["U" Cluj. Mircea Luca came back among fans] (in Romanian). Transilvaniareporter.ro. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Moartea unei legende" [The death of a legend] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 30 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "A murit Mircea Luca" [Mircea Luca died] (in Romanian). Clujeanul.gandul.ro. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Viaţa şi moartea doctorului Luca. Citeşte emoţionanta şi incredibila poveste a ultimului simbol al lui "U"" [The life and death of Dr. Luca. Read the exciting and incredible story of the last symbol of "U"] (in Romanian). Clujeanul.gandul.ro. 29 July 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d e ""U" Cluj. Dr Mircea Luca revine acasă" ["U" Cluj. Dr Mircea Luca is coming home] (in Romanian). Transilvaniareporter.ro. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Expoziția "U100" a fost vandalizată! FOTO Cum arată acum panourile care întruchipează legendele Universității" [The exhibition "U100" was vandalized! PHOTO How do the panels that embody the University legends now look like] (in Romanian). Prosport.ro. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Cetățeni de onoare ai municipiului Cluj-Napoca" [Honorary citizens of Cluj-Napoca] (in Romanian). Primariaclujnapoca.ro.
- ^ "Statuia lui Mircea Luca, dezvelită cu FAST în fața stadionului Cluj Arena de 1 Decembrie - VIDEO" [The statue of Mircea Luca, revealed with CEREMONY in front of the Cluj Arena stadium on December 1st - VIDEO] (in Romanian). Stiridecluj.ro. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Mircea Luca, o legendă care nu moare niciodată!" [Mircea Luca, a legend that never dies!] (in Romanian). Monitorulcj.ro. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
External links
- Mircea Luca player profile at Labtof.ro
- Mircea Luca manager profile at Labtof.ro