Ion Barbu (footballer, born 1938)

Ion "Bebe" Barbu (24 December 1938 – 2 May 2011) was a Romanian international football defender who played for clubs in Romania and Turkey.

Career

Born 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.

In 1970, Barbu moved to Turkey to join Beşiktaş J.K. 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.

Death

He died in a Piteşti hospital on 2 May 2011.

Honours

FC Argeş Piteşti

• Liga I: 1971–72

Individual

• Romanian Footballer of the Year (fifth place): 1968 (shared with Narcis Coman)

References

External links

• 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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