Ion Barbu (footballer born 1938)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 December 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Craiova, Romania | ||
| Date of death | 2 May 2011 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Piteşti, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1954–1957 | Lokomotiva Craiova | ||
| 1957–1959 | Dinamo Obor București | ||
| 1959–1967 | Dinamo Piteşti | 124 | (3) |
| 1967–1970 | Argeş Piteşti | 72 | (0) |
| 1970–1971 | Beşiktaş | 20 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Argeş Piteşti | 48 | (0) |
| Total | 244 | (3) | |
| National team | |||
| 1966–1968 | Romania | 7 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Ion Barbu (24 December 1938 – 2 May 2011) was a Romanian international football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
Career
Born in Craiova, Barbu started playing football for Lokomotiva Craiova and Dinamo Obor București. In 1959, he joined FC Argeş Piteşti, where he would play for 13 seasons, appearing in 224 league matches and winning the Romanian league in the 1971–72 season.[1]
In 1970, Barbu moved to Turkey to join Beşiktaş J.K..[2] He made 20 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1970–71 season.
He was the first FC Arges player to be allowed to play outside of Romania during the communist regime.
Barbu made seven appearances for the Romania national football team.[3]
Personal
He died in a Piteşti hospital on 2 May 2011.[1]
References
- 1 2 Adrian, Dragomir (2 May 2011). "Încă un campion printre îngeri-Bebe Barbu a pierdut meciul cu viața" (in Romanian). Argeseanul.com.
- ↑ Gheorghiu, Lucian (11 September 2011). "Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia" (in Romanian). Cotidianul.ro.
- ↑ Siminiceanu, Radu (10 January 2004). "Romania National Team 1960-1969 - Details". RSSSF.
External links
- Ion Barbu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ion Barbu career stats in Turkey at mackolik.com