Gheorghe "Gigel" Bucur (born 8 April 1980) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a winger or a striker.

Bucur has won the top league goalscorer award in the Romanian league twice, in the 2004–05 and in the 2008–09 seasons. He was tied on goals with another player on both occasions, first with Claudiu Niculescu and then with Florin Costea.

Club career

Before joining Politehnica Timișoara, Bucur had only played for Sportul Studenţesc, where he appeared in 170 matches and scored 77 goals in the first two Romanian leagues. He made his debut in the Divizia A during the 2001–02 season. After winning the title of Romanian top league goal scorer of the Divizia A in 2006, he was transferred to Timișoara, for a rumored sum of US$800,000.[1] Sorin Rădoi also came to Poli as part of that deal.

In the autumn of 2009 he scored a brace in the Third Champions League Qualifying Round to help Politehnica Timișoara knockout Shakhtar Donetsk.[2]

On 3 February 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with Russian club Kuban Krasnodar for a fee worth $1.8 million.[3]

International career

Gigel Bucur first played for the Romania national team in 2005 and amassed twenty six appearances until 2013, scoring four goals, including a brace against Armenia for the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification.[4]

On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" – (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.

Career statistics

Club

Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sportul Studențesc 1998–99 Divizia B 16 2 0 0 – – 16 2
1999–2000 28 6 0 0 – – 28 6
2000–01 27 4 5 1 – – 32 5
2001–02 Divizia A 29 13 2 1 – – 31 14
2002–03 13 2 0 0 – – 13 2
2003–04 Divizia B 28 29 0 0 – – 28 29
2004–05 Divizia A 29 21 2 1 – – 31 22
Total 170 77 9 3 – – 179 80
Politehnica Timișoara 2005–06 Divizia A 20 3 2 1 – – 22 3
2006–07 Liga I 29 9 4 2 – – 33 11
2007–08 28 16 2 1 – – 30 17
2008–09 31 17 4 2 2[a] 1 – 37 20
2009–10 16 8 0 0 10[b] 3 – 26 11
Total 124 53 12 6 12 4 – 148 63
Kuban Krasnodar 2010 Russian First Division 31 9 – – – 31 9
2011–12 Russian Premier League 39 6 1 0 – – 40 6
2012–13 21 4 2 0 – – 23 4
2013–14 28 6 0 0 6[c] 1 – 34 7
2014–15 24 3 3 0 – – 27 3
2015–16 13 0 1 0 – 2[d] 0 16 0
Total 156 28 7 0 6 1 2 0 171 29
Career total 450 158 28 9 18 5 2 0 498 172
Notes
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Cup
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League and two goals, six appearances and one goal in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in Russian Premier League promotion/relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[5]
National team Year Apps Goals
Romania 2005 5 2
2006 0 0
2007 2 0
2008 3 0
2009 8 2
2010 1 0
2011 5 0
2012 0 0
2013 2 0
Total 26 4
Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first
List of international goals scored by Gigel Bucur
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 8 June 2005 Stadionul Farul, Constanţa, Romania  Armenia 2–0 3–0 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 3–0
3 9 September 2009 Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania  Austria 1–0 1–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4 14 October 2009 Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania  Faroe Islands 2–0 3–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sportul Studențesc

Politehnica Timișoara

Kuban Krasnodar

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Azi" article Archived 10 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Gigel Bucur, despre dubla cu Sahtior". roportal.ro. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Главные спортивные новости на сегодня | Последние новости спорта в России и мире".
  4. ^ "Romania-Armenia 3-0". hotnews.ro. 9 June 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Gigel Bucur". European Football. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigel_Bucur
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