Ion "Bebe" Barbu (24 December 1938 – 2 May 2011) was a Romanian international football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.
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| 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) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1954–1957 | Locomotiva Craiova | ||
| 1957–1959 | Dinamo Obor București | ||
| 1959–1970 | FC Argeş Piteşti | 196 | (3) |
| 1970–1971 | Beşiktaş | 20 | (0) |
| 1971–1974 | Argeş Piteşti | 48 | (0) |
| Total | 244 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1966–1968 | Romania | 7 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn 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 Argeş player to be allowed to play outside of Romania during the communist regime.
Barbu made seven appearances for the Romania national football team.[3]
Death
editHonours
edit- FC Argeş Piteşti
Individual
- Romanian Footballer of the Year (fifth place): 1968 (shared with Narcis Coman)
References
edit- ^ a b Adrian, Dragomir (2 May 2011). "Încă un campion printre îngeri-Bebe Barbu a pierdut meciul cu viața" (in Romanian). Argeseanul.com. Archived from the original on 17 January 2013.
- ^ 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
edit- Ion Barbu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- Ion Barbu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ion Barbu at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
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