Bogdan Constantin Buhuş (born 30 October 1979) is a retired

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defender. He is mostly known for his five-year spell at

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, where he activated as team captain until his departure. Buhuş held the record for most appearances for Vaslui (144), before being surpassed by

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Career

Born in

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, Buhuş began his career with Petrolul Moineşti, when Petrolul were in

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. He became a regular in the first team, playing 43 matches during his first two years. He lost his place from the squad during the 1999–2000 season, playing only 5 matches. Buhuş scored his only goal for Petrolul Moineşti on 21 August 1999 in a 2–0 victory against Poli Iaşi. He was released at the end of the season. In 2000, he went on trial in Italy's amateur leagues where he was spotted, accidentally, by

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manager Francisc Tisza. He scored his first goal for UTA on 16 September in a 3–0 win against

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. He was a utility player during his spell at UTA, playing as a right back, centre back and right midfielder. Buhuş played a significant role in the 2001–02 season as UTA secured promotion to the top-flight for the first time since 1995. He also scored one goal during the season against

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on 17 November 2001. He made his

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debut on 15 September 2002 in a 0–2 home defeat against Sportul Studenţesc. He failed to make an impact, playing only once in the

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, in which UTA eventually dropped back to the second division. He spent one year at

during 2003–04. In June 2004, Buhuş went on a trial with

side Universitatea Craiova. He signed a three-year contract with Universitatea Craiova on 30 June. He made his unofficial debut for Craiova on 9 July in a friendly match against

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coming in as a substitute for Aurelian Dumitru at the half-time. Buhuş made his league debut for Craiova against Gaz Metan Mediaş on 1 August, being handed the no. 15 jersey. On 11 September, during a match against

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, Craiova came back from a two-goal deficit to win the match with 3–2, with Buhuş scoring the equalizer. In the summer of 2005, he was signed for new promoted team

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. He was one of the best players, in the first season, and he was also one of the 7 players who were confirmed and in the next season. In October 2006, he was named captain by

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. At the beginning of 2007/2008 season, there were rumours that he would retire from football, but he said that he would like to fulfill his contract. In the same year, he lost his captaincy for Sorin Frunza and

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, the captaincy was taken. When

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was named manager, he was again the captain of the team. Because of a knee injury he missed the entire second part of the 2009–2010 season. On 7 July 2010, he released his contract with

Statistics

Career honours

SC Vaslui

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from la, Inter, 'between' + german: toto, 'betting pool'),Most precisely, from (football pool); cf. often abbreviated and more known in the German-speaking world as UI Cup and originally called the International Foot ...

**Winner:

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Buhus, Bogdan 1979 births Living people Sportspeople from Bârlad Romanian footballers FC Vaslui players CSM Jiul Petroșani players FC U Craiova 1948 players FC UTA Arad players FC Universitatea Cluj players Liga I players Liga II players Association football defenders