Gheorghe Bucur


Gheorghe "Gigel" Bucur 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. 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.
On 3 February 2010, he signed a 3-year contract with Russian club Kuban Krasnodar for a fee worth $1.8 million.

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.
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" – class III.

Career statistics

Club

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International

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
18 June 2005Stadionul Farul, Constanţa, Romania2–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
28 June 2005Stadionul Farul, Constanţa, Romania3–03–02006 FIFA World Cup qualification
39 September 2009Stadionul Steaua, Bucharest, Romania1–01–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification
414 October 2009Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania2–03–12010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Sportul Studențesc
Politehnica Timișoara
  • Cupa României runner-up: 2006–07, 2008–09
Kuban Krasnodar
  • Russian First Division: 2010
  • Russian Cup runner-up: 2014–15
Individual
  • Liga I top scorer: 2004–05 , 2008–09
  • Divizia B top scorer: 2003–04