Gheorghe Băcuț
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 July 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Oradea, Kingdom of Romania | ||
| Date of death | 24 July 1974 (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | Oradea, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Stăruința Oradea | |||
| Libertatea Oradea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1946–1949 | ITA Arad | 75 | (5) |
| 1950–1956 | Dinamo București | 144 | (1) |
| 1957–1961 | CS Oradea[a] | 39 | (4) |
| Total | 258 | (10) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 1945–1956 | Romania | 28 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 November 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 November 2019 | |||
Gheorghe Băcuț (also known as Gheorghe Băcuț I; 12 July 1927 – 24 July 1974) was a Romanian footballer who played as a right back.
Club career
[edit]Gheorghe Băcuț was born on 12 July 1927 in Oradea, Kingdom of Romania, starting to play junior level football at local clubs, Stăruința and Libertatea.[1] In 1946 he started his senior career at ITA Arad where he made his Divizia A debut under coach Zoltán Opata on 25 August in a 5–1 away win against his former club, Libertatea, by the end of the season he played a total of 24 games with one goal scored, helping the club win the first title in its history.[1][2][3] In the following season he helped The Old Lady win The Double, being used by coach Petre Steinbach in 26 matches in which he scored four goals, also playing all the minutes in the 3–2 victory from the 1948 Cupa României final against CFR Timișoara.[1][2][4]
In 1950 Băcuț went to play for Dinamo București, his first performance with the club was reaching the 1954 Cupa României final where coach Angelo Niculescu used him all the minutes in the eventual 2–0 loss in front of Metalul Reșița, then in the following season he helped the club win the first Divizia A title in its history, being used by Niculescu in 24 matches.[1][2][5] He then played in the first European match of a Romanian team in the 1956–57 European Cup in the 3–1 victory against Galatasaray, helping The Red Dogs go to the next phase of the competition where they were eliminated by CDNA Sofia against whom he scored a goal, Băcuț playing three games in the campaign.[1][6][7]
In 1957 Băcuț returned to his hometown to play for CS Oradea where on 15 June 1958 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 3–0 away loss against his former team, Dinamo București, having a total of 237 matches with eight goals scored in the competition.[1] In 1958, he and other players were banned from playing football by the Communist regime because of "their lack of responsibility resulted in liberalist tendencies", but after one year he was allowed to play again.[1][8] He retired in 1961 after playing two seasons in Divizia B for CS Oradea.[1]
International career
[edit]Gheorghe Băcuț played in 28 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut under coach Coloman Braun-Bogdan on 30 September 1945 in a friendly against Hungary which ended with a 7–2 loss.[9][10] He played in a 2–1 victory at the 1946 Balkan Cup against Yugoslavia, made three appearances at the 1947 Balkan Cup, scoring one goal in a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria and played another four games at the 1948 Balkan Cup.[9][11] Băcuț also played in three games at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers, making his last appearance for the national team on 10 September 1956 in a 2–0 away loss with Bulgaria in which he was for the first time the team's captain.[9]
International goals
[edit]- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Gheorghe Băcuț goal.[9][11]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 6 July 1947 | Yunak Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria |
1–0 | 3–2 | 1947 Balkan Cup |
Personal life
[edit]His brother, Ladislau Băcuț was also a footballer, they played together at ITA Arad and Dinamo București.[12]
Death
[edit]Gheorghe Băcuț died on 24 July 1974 at age 47 in his native town, Oradea.[1][9]
Honours
[edit]ITA Arad
Dinamo București
Notes
[edit]- ^ The statistics for the 1960–61 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Gheorghe Băcuț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Cronologie arădeană – 3 aprilie" [Arad chronology – 3 April] (in Romanian). Bibliotecaarad.ro. 3 April 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1947 - 1948". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Romanian Cup - Season 1954". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "RETRO GSP. 64 de ani de la primul meci european al unei echipe românești. Dinamo i-a scos pe turci, apoi a urmat măcelul!" [RETRO GSP. 64 years since the first European match of a Romanian team. Dinamo took out the Turks, then the slaughter followed!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 26 August 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "Gheorghe Băcuț - Champions League 1956/1957". WorldFootball. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ "RFE new and information, evaluation and research, Romanian Evaluation". Files.osa.ceu.hu. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d e "Gheorghe Băcuț". European Football. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "Hungary - Romania 7:2". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ a b "Bulgaria - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
- ^ "EXCLUSIV Frații cu numărul 6, Nabil și Reda Jaadi sunt prima pereche de frați străini din istoria lui Dinamo și doar a șasea din analele clubului alb-roșu" [EXCLUSIVELY Brothers number 6 , Nabil and Reda Jaadi are the first pair of foreign brothers in the history of Dinamo and only the sixth of the red and white club] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 March 2019. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
External links
[edit]- Gheorghe Băcuț at National-Football-Teams.com
- Gheorghe Băcuț at WorldFootball.net