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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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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

• Divizia A: 1946–47, 1947–48
• Cupa României: 1947–48

Dinamo București

• Divizia A: 1955
• Cupa României: Runner-up 1954

References

External links

• Gheorghe Băcuț at National-Football-Teams.com
• Gheorghe Băcuț at WorldFootball.net

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