Ștefan Barbu

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Ştefan Barbu
Personal information
Full nameŞtefan Barbu
Date of birth(1908-03-02)2 March 1908
Place of birthArad, Austria-Hungary
Date of death30 June 1970(1970-06-30) (aged 62)
Place of deathArad, Romania
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current clubRetired
Youth career
1921Olimpia Arad
1921-1927Gloria Arad
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1927-1929CFR Bucureşti
1930-1932Olimpia Arad
1932-1933Gloria Arad7(5)
1933-1938Rapid Bucureşti68(42)
1938Olimpia Arad
1939Gloria Arad2(0)
1940-1941Crişana Arad
National team
1927-1930Romania[1]7(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ştefan Barbu (born 2 March 1908 in Arad, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) — died 30 June 1970 in Arad) was a Romanian football striker, who played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup in Uruguay.

Career

Ştefan Barbu made his debut at Olimpia Arad. In 1921, he moved to Gloria Arad, where, aged 17, made his first senior appearance. In 1927, only nineteen years old, Barbu made his debut for Romanian national team, in a 3-3 draw against Poland. In 1930 Barbu was a member of the Romanian team which played at the 1930 FIFA World Cup: he played against Peru and Uruguay, without scoring any goals. His last match for the national team was in the same year, when Romania lost to Bulgaria. In 1933 he moved at Rapid Bucureşti where he won three times the Romanian Cup (1934–1935, 1935–1936, 1937–1938) and was also the top scorer of Liga I in 1935-1936 with 23 goals. In 1938 Barbu returned to Gloria Arad, where he played until his retirement in 1942. After his playing career, Ştefan Barbu has been a referee for 15 years. In 1957 he was appointed as the president of CFR, a football club based in Arad.

Achievements

  • Romanian Cup winner (1934–1935, 1935–1936, 1937–1938)
  • Romania Liga I top-scorer (1935-1936)[2]

Profile

Ştefan Barbu's profile on romaniansoccer.ro

Notes

  1. ↑ Evidence of Ştefan Barbu's appearances for Romania national football team
  2. ↑ Evidence of Ştefan Barbu's performance at rsssf.com
Liga I top scorers
Romania
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