Gheorghe Băcuț
Personal information
Date of birth (1927-07-12)12 July 1927
Place of birth Oradea, Kingdom of Romania
Date of death 24 July 1974(1974-07-24) (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 39 (4)
Total 258 (10)
International career‡
1945–1956 Romania 28 (1)
*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 for teams such as ITA Arad, Dinamo București or Progresul Oradea.

Career

Băcuț was an important player of ITA's golden generation, winning two titles with "the Provincial Champions" and one Romanian Cup.[1][2] After that, he moved to Dinamo, where he won another national title, in 1955.[2] His brother, Ladislau Băcuț was also a footballer, they played together at ITA Arad and Dinamo București.[3]

International career

Gheorghe Băcuț played in 28 matches at international level for Romania, making his debut in a friendly against Hungary which ended with a 7–2 loss.[4][5] 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.[4][6][7] Băcuț also played in three games at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.[4]

Honours

ITA Arad

Dinamo București

References

  1. ↑ Cronologie arădeană – 3 aprilie. bibliotecaarad.ro (in Romanian)
  2. 1 2 Gheorghe Băcuț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. 1 2 3 "Gheorghe Băcuț". European Football. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  5. ↑ "Hungary - Romania 7:2". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "Romania - Yugoslavia 2:1". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bulgaria - Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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