Gheorghe Bucur

Football player infobox
playername= Gheorghe Bucur


height = 1.71 m
weight = 70 kg
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date and age|1980|4|8|mf=y
cityofbirth = Bucharest
countryofbirth = Romania
currentclub = FC Timişoara
clubnumber = 18
position = Striker
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1998-05
2005-
clubs = Sportul Studenţesc
FC Timişoara
caps(goals) = 169 (76)
085 (31)
nationalyears = 2005-
nationalteam = Romania
nationalcaps(goals) = 009 0(2)
pcupdate = October 5 2008
ntupdate = October 11, 2008

Gheorghe "Gigel" Bucur (born April 8, 1980 in Bucharest) is a Romanian football player, currently playing at FC Timişoara. He is a speedy and short striker.

Before joining Poli, Bucur had only played for Sportul Studentesc, where he appeared in 169 matches and scored 76 goals in the first two Romanian leagues. He made his debut in the Divizia A during the 2000/2001 season. Bucur tied in the 2004/2005 season with Claudiu Niculescu for the title of Romanian top league goalscoarer of the Divizia A and his transfer to Timişoara is rumored to have cost around $800,000 (US dollars) [ [http://www.azi.ro/arhive/2005/07/04/sport.htm "Azi" article] ] . Sorin Rădoi also came to Poli as part of that transfer fee.

Gigel Bucur first played in 2005 for the Romania National team and he has gathered eight appearances up to now, scoring two goals.

On 25 March, 2008 he was decorated by the president of România, 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.

International goals

"Updated to games played September 28 2008." [ [http://www.romaniansoccer.ro/players/b/bucur_gheorghe.shtml Romaniansoccer profile] ]

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