Vasile Suciu (21 October 1942 – 9 November 2013) was a

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

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, who primarily played as a

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. Suciu died of lung cancer in 2013 at the age of 71, in

Cluj-Napoca ; hu, kincses város) , official_name=Cluj-Napoca , native_name= , image_skyline= , subdivision_type1 = Counties of Romania, County , subdivision_name1 = Cluj County , subdivision_type2 = Subdivisions of Romania, Status , subdivision_name2 ...

.Vasile Suciu a murit la 71 de ani

Honours

Club

;Arieșul Turda *

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(1): 1960–61 ;Steaua București *

Romanian League The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clubs. Currently sponsored by betting company Superbet, it is officially known as the SuperLiga. It is the country's top ...

(1): 1967–68 *

(5): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71

International

;Romania *

UEFA European Under-18 Championship The UEFA European Under-19 Championship, or simply UEFA Under-19 Championship or the UEFA Euro U-19, is an annual football competition contested by the European men's under-19 national teams of the member associations of UEFA. Spain and England ...

: 1962

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* 1942 births 2013 deaths People from Cluj County Romanian footballers Olympic footballers of Romania Romania international footballers Association football goalkeepers Liga I players ACS Sticla Arieșul Turda players FC Steaua București players CSM Jiul Petroșani players FC Sportul Studențesc București players Deaths from cancer in Romania Deaths from lung cancer {{Romania-footy-goalkeeper-stub