Ion Ionuț Luțu (born 3 August 1975) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was compared to Gheorghe Hagi, being nicknamed "the Little Hagi" or "Hagi-Luțu".[2][3] He was known for his fine dribbling and technique, as well as spectacular finishing, but also for his inconsistency.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Ionuț Luțu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Olt County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Progresul București | 62 | (6) |
| 1996–1999 | Universitatea Craiova | 64 | (29) |
| 1998 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Steaua București | 36 | (3) |
| 2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Progresul București | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | (7) |
| 2003 | Rapid București | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Apollon Limassol | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | 35 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Kairat | 20 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Universitatea Craiova | 17 | (2) |
| 2008 | Zhetysu | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Jiul Petroşani | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Alro Slatina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Jazeera Amman | ||
| Total | 342 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Romania U18[1] | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Romania U21[1] | 27 | (8) |
| 1996 | Romania U23[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Romania B[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-06-11 | |||
International career edit
Ionuț Luțu played his only game for Romania on 3 March 1999 when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him in the 61st minute to replace Laurențiu Roșu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Estonia.[4][5]
Honours edit
Galatasaray
Steaua București
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- AFC Champions League: 2000–01, 2001–02[6]
- Asian Super Cup: 2002[6]
- Korean FA Cup: 2002[6]
- Korean Super Cup: 2000[6]
- Korean League Cup: 2000, 2001[6]
Rapid București
Alro Slatina
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Ionuț Luțu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Dezvăluiri inedite despre Ionuț Luțu, "omul bun la toate" al lui Gigi Becali! De ce nu a reușit în cariera de fotbalist: "Îi plăcea să stea la mese, caterincă obosită"" [Unusual revelations about Ionuț Luțu, Gigi Becali's "good man at everything"! Why he didn't succeed in his football career: "He liked to sit at tables, joking until exhaustion"] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Sa radem cu Lutu! Fostul fotbalist, ajuns astazi omul bun la toate al lui Gigi Becali, face spectacol cu portocalele si lamaile!" [Let's laugh with Lutu! The former football player, who today became Gigi Becali's good man at all, makes a show with oranges and lemons!] (in Romanian). Wowbiz.ro. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Ionuț Luțu". European Football. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ "Romania – Estonia 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Ion Ionuț Luțu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
External links edit
- Ion Ionuț Luțu – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Ion Ionuț Luțu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ion Ionuț Luțu at WorldFootball.net
- Detailed interview
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