Teodor Lucuță (2 May 1955 – 11 February 2013) was a Romanian

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er who played for Dinamo București and Petrolul Ploiești as a left-back.

Club career

Teodor Lucuță was born on 2 May 1955 in

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, Romania. He was a product of Dinamo București's youth center, winning the national junior title as the team's captain in the 1972–73 season, a season in which he also helped the club's senior team win the

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title, being used by coach

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in five games, making his debut on 10 June 1973 in a 2–0 victory in the derby against Steaua București. Lucuță would go on to win another two titles, at the first coach

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gave him three appearances, in the second he worked once again with Nunweiller who used him in 19 games. He played a total of 12 matches in European competitions with '' The Red Dogs'', including a 1–0 home victory in front of

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from the

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. In his last Divizia A season, he scored his only goal in the league during a 4–0 over FC Baia Mare, making his last appearance on 26 April 1980 in a 2–0 loss in front of

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, having a total of 128 matches in the competition. Teodor Lucuță ended his career after playing in the

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season for Petrolul Ploiești.

International career

Teodor Lucuță played three mnatches for Romania, making his debut on 16 November 1975 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a 2–2 with Spain at the Euro 1976 qualifiers. His following game was a friendly which ended 2–2 in front of Soviet Union and his third and final appearance for the national team took place on 4 April 1979 in a 2–2 with Spain at the Euro 1980 qualifiers. He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team.

Death

Teodor Lucuță died on 11 February 2013 at age 57.

Honours

Dinamo București *

: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Lucuta, Teodor 1955 births 2013 deaths Romanian men's footballers Romania men's youth international footballers Romania men's under-21 international footballers Romania men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Liga I players Liga II players FC Dinamo București players FC Petrolul Ploiești players Footballers from Bucharest