Gheorghe Băcuț (also known as Gheorghe Băcuț I; 12 July 1927 – 24 July 1974) was a

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n footballer who played as a

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for teams such as ITA Arad,

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or Progresul Oradea.

Career

Băcuț was an important player of ITA's golden generation, winning two titles with "the Provincial Champions" and one

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. After that, he moved to Dinamo, where he won another national title, in 1955. His brother,

Ladislau Băcuț Ladislau Băcuț (also known as Ladislau Băcuț II; 12 November 1931 – 1996) was a Romanian football defender and manager. His brother, Gheorghe Băcuț was also a footballer, they played together at ITA Arad and Dinamo București. Honours ...

was also a footballer, they played together at ITA Arad and

International career

Gheorghe Băcuț played in 28 matches at international level for

, making his debut in a friendly against

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which ended with a 7–2 loss. He played in a 2–1 victory at the

1946 Balkan Cup The 1946 Balkan Cup was the 8th edition of this tournament. The participanting teams were Kingdom of Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania and for the first time ever, Albania, who ended up winning the tournament in their first try. Squads *The four men ...

against

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, made three appearances at the

1947 Balkan Cup The 1947 Balkan Cup, officially called the Balkan and Central European Championship, was played between May and October 1947 between Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia and Hungary. It was Hungary's first participation in the tournament (hence t ...

, scoring one goal in a 3–2 victory against

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and played another four games at the

1948 Balkan Cup The 1948 Balkan Cup, officially called the Balkan and Central European Championship, was played between April and November 1948 between Albania, Romania, Bulgaria, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia. It was Poland and Czechoslovakia's ...

. Băcuț also played in three games at the 1954 World Cup qualifiers.

Honours

ITA Arad * Divizia A: 1946–47, 1947–48 * Cupa României: 1947–48 Dinamo București * Divizia A: 1955 * Cupa României: Runner-up 1954

References

External links

* * 1927 births 1974 deaths Sportspeople from Oradea Romanian footballers Romania international footballers Association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players FC UTA Arad players FC Dinamo București players CA Oradea players {{Romania-footy-midfielder-stub