Teodor Lucuță Explained

Teodor Lucuță
Birth Date:1955 5, df=yes
Birth Place:București, Romania
Death Place:București, Romania
Position:Left-back
Youthclubs1:Dinamo București
Years1:1972–1980
Years2:1980–1981
Clubs1:Dinamo București
Clubs2:Petrolul Ploiești
Caps1:128
Goals1:1
Nationalyears1:1973
Nationalteam1:Romania U18[1]
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:1973–1977
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:1974–1977
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:1975–1979
Nationalcaps4:4
Nationalgoals4:0

Teodor Lucuță (2 May 1955 – 11 February 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played for Dinamo București and Petrolul Ploiești as a left-back.

Club career

Teodor Lucuță was born on 2 May 1955 in București, Romania.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] Teodor Lucuță died on 11 February 2013 at age 57.[2]

International career

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] 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. He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team.

Honours

Dinamo București

1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77

Notes and References

  1. News: Teodor Lucuță profile. 11v11. 24 July 2022.
  2. Web site: Dinamo şi-a mai pierdut o legendă, Teodor Lucuţă a murit la 57 de ani. Gsp.ro. Romanian . Dinamo has lost another legend, Teodor Lucuta has died at the age of 57. 12 February 2013 . 19 January 2020.
  3. Web site: Teodor Lucuță. www.footballdatabase.eu.