Gheorghe Băcuț

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.

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)
National team‡
1945–1956 Romania 28 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 November 2019

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. Gheorghe Băcuț at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian) and StatisticsFootball.com
  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. "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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