Constantin Barbu

Constantin Barbu

Personal information
Full name	Constantin Barbu
Date of birth	16 May 1971 (1971-05-16) (age 40)
Place of birth	Galaţi, Romania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	CSŞ Galaţi
	Aripi Piteşti
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1998	Argeş Piteşti	181	(89)
1998	→ Suwon Bluewings (loan)	6	(2)
1999	Rapid Bucureşti	14	(9)
1999–2001	Numancia	53	(8)
2001	→ Rapid Bucureşti (loan)	9	(5)
2002–2003	Argeş Piteşti	1	(0)
2003–2004	Dacia Mioveni	17	(8)
National team
1997–1998	Romania	3	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Constantin Barbu (born 16 May 1971 in Galaţi, Galaţi County) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder, with netting ability.

Club career

Barbu started his professional career with FC Argeş Piteşti, helping it achieve promotion from the second division in 1994, while scoring an impressive 89 goals during his seven-season spell (safe for a short spell with South Korea's Suwon Samsung Bluewings).

Midway through 1998–99, Barbu moved to FC Rapid Bucureşti, helping the capital outfit to the national title with eight goals in only 11 matches (he was also crowned the competition's top scorer the previous season with 21 for Argeş Piteşti, despite not having played the entire season with the team, due to his time in Asia).

In 1999–2000, Barbu moved to Spain, joining La Liga strugglers CD Numancia. He netted six goals during that season, helping the Soria side barely avoid relegation. During his second season (which he finished with Rapid), Barbu was joined by compatriot Laurenţiu Roşu.

Barbu retired in 2004, after spells with old team Argeş and CS Dacia Mioveni (the last in the second level). With Rapid, he appeared in two UEFA Champions League matches scoring once, adding six games in the UEFA Cup (four goals, for Piteşti).

International career

Barbu gained three caps for Romania, his first being on 6 September 1997, in a 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification trouncing of Liechtenstein (8–1 away triumph, in which he scored).

He also netted in his last, against Greece.^[1]

International goals

Results list Romania's goal tally first.

Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
6 September 1997	Eschen	Liechtenstein	1 goal	8–1	1998 World Cup qualification
8 April 1998	Bucharest	Greece	1 goal	2–1	Friendly

References

1. ^ Constantin Barbu – FIFA competition record

External links

• RomanianSoccer profile and stats
• BDFutbol profile
• Constantin Barbu at National-Football-Teams.com
• (Korean) Constantin Barbu at kleague.com

Romanian football portal

Persondata
Name	Barbu, Constantin
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	16 May 1971
Place of birth	Galaţi, Romania
Date of death
Place of death