Teodor_Lucuță
Teodor Lucuță
Romanian footballer
Teodor Lucuță (2 May 1955 – 11 February 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played for Dinamo București and Petrolul Ploiești as a left-back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1955-05-02)2 May 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | București, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 11 February 2013(2013-02-11) (aged 57) | ||
| Place of death | București, Romania | ||
| Position(s) | Left-back[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dinamo București | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1980 | Dinamo București | 128 | (1) |
| 1980–1981 | Petrolul Ploiești | ||
| International career | |||
| 1973 | Romania U18[2] | 1 | (1) |
| 1973–1977 | Romania U21[2] | 4 | (0) |
| 1974–1977 | Romania U23[2] | 7 | (0) |
| 1975–1979 | Romania | 4[lower-alpha 1] | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Teodor Lucuță was born on 2 May 1955 in București, Romania.[1][4] 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 Divizia A title by playing five games, making his debut on 10 June 1973 in a 2–0 victory in the derby against Steaua București.[1][4] He spent a total of 8 seasons with The Red Dogs, helping the club win two more titles, in the first he played 3 games and in the second he appeared in 19 matches, his last Divizia A appearance taking place on 26 April 1980 in a 2–0 loss against FCM Galați, having a total of 128 matches played with one goal scored in the competition and 12 appearances in European competitions, leaving the club to play for Divizia B team, Petrolul Ploiești.[1][4] Teodor Lucuță died on 11 February 2013 at age 57.[1][4]
Teodor Lucuță made three appearance for Romania, making his debut on 16 November 1975 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a 2–2 against Spain at the Euro 1976 qualifiers.[3][5] His following game was a friendly which ended 2–2 against Soviet Union and his third and final appearance for the national team took place on 4 April 1979 in a 2–2 against Spain at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[3] He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team.[3][6]
Dinamo București
- Including one appearance for Romania's Olympic team[3]
- Teodor Lucuță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- "Teodor Lucuță profile". 11v11. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- "Teodor Lucuță". European Football. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
- "Dinamo şi-a mai pierdut o legendă, Teodor Lucuţă a murit la 57 de ani" [Dinamo has lost another legend, Teodor Lucuta has died at the age of 57] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 12 February 2013. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- "Teodor Lucuță". www.footballdatabase.eu.
- Teodor Lucuță at National-Football-Teams.com
- Teodor Lucuță at WorldFootball.net
- Teodor Lucuță at National-Football-Teams.com