Petre Sucitulescu Explained

Petre Sucitulescu
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Unknown
Death Date:20 September 1941
Death Place:Dalnik, Soviet Ukraine
Position:Defender
Years1:1932
Clubs1:Teișor București
Years2:1932–1939
Caps2:89
Goals2:3
Years3:1940
Years4:1941
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:93
Totalgoals:3
Nationalyears1:1934–1935
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0

Petre Sucitulescu (died 20 September 1941) was a Romanian football defender and a World War II soldier.[1] Sucitulescu was one of the five players who played for Unirea Tricolor București and were incorporated to fight for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II.[1] With the exception of Constantin Anghelache, the others, Gicu Cristescu, Traian Ionescu and Andrei Alecu died.[1] In September 1941 Sucitulescu died while fighting in Dalnik on the Eastern Front.[1]

International career

Petre Sucitulescu played four games at international level for Romania. He made his debut at the 1934–35 Balkan Cup under coach Alexandru Săvulescu, playing in two games, the first one was a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria and the second was a 4–0 loss against Yugoslavia.[2] [3] [4] His following two games were at the 1935 Balkan Cup, appearing in a 2–0 loss against Yugoslavia and in 4–0 loss against Bulgaria.[2] [5] [6]

Honours

Unirea Tricolor București

1938–39

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Constantin Anghelache îi evocă pe cei patru coechipieri de la Unirea Tricolor, morţi pe Frontul de Est, în al Doilea Război Mondial, început acum 70 de ani. Libertatea.ro. Romanian . Constantin Anghelache evokes the four teammates from the Tricolor Union, killed on the Eastern Front, in the Second World War, started 70 years ago. 21 June 2011. 2 November 2020.
  2. Web site: Petre Sucitulescu. European Football. 2 November 2020.
  3. Web site: Bulgaria – Romania 2:3. European Football. 2 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Romania – Yugoslavia 0:4. European Football. 2 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Romania – Yugoslavia 0:2. European Football. 2 November 2020.
  6. Web site: Bulgaria – Romania 4:0. European Football. 2 November 2020.
  7. Web site: Romanian Cup – Season 1935 – 1936. RomanianSoccer. 2 November 2020.