Ion Barbu (footballer, born 1938) explained

Ion Barbu
Birth Date:24 December 1938
Birth Place:Craiova, Romania
Death Place:Piteşti, Romania
Position:Defender
Years1:1954–1957
Clubs1:Locomotiva Craiova
Years2:1957–1959
Years3:1959–1970
Caps3:196
Goals3:3
Years4:1970–1971
Caps4:20
Goals4:0
Years5:1971–1974
Caps5:48
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:244
Totalgoals:3
Nationalyears1:1966–1968
Nationalcaps1:7
Nationalgoals1:0

Ion "Bebe" 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.

In 1970, Barbu moved to Turkey to join Beşiktaş J.K.[1] He made 20 appearances in the Süper Lig during the 1970–71 season.

He was the first FC Argeş player to be allowed to play outside of Romania during the communist regime.

Barbu made seven appearances for the Romania national football team.[2]

Death

He died in a Piteşti hospital on 2 May 2011.[3]

Honours

FC Argeş Piteşti

1971–72

Individual

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cotidianul.ro. Gheorghiu, Lucian. Pe timpul lui Ceauşescu fotbaliştii români au invadat Turcia. Romanian. 11 September 2011.
  2. Web site: Siminiceanu, Radu. Romania National Team 1960–1969 – Details. RSSSF. 10 January 2004.
  3. Web site: Argeseanul.com. Adrian, Dragomir. Încă un campion printre îngeri-Bebe Barbu a pierdut meciul cu viața. https://archive.today/20130117032240/http://argeseanul.com/bebe-barbu-inca-un-campion-printre-ingeri-bebe-barbu-a-pierdut-meciul-cu-via%C8%9Ba.html. dead. 17 January 2013. Romanian. 2 May 2011.