Ion Ionuț Luțu

Ion Ionuț Luțu (born 3 August 1975) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was compared to Gheorghe Hagi, being nicknamed "the Little Hagi" or "Hagi-Luțu".[2][3] He was known for his fine dribbling and technique, as well as spectacular finishing, but also for his inconsistency.[2]

Ionuț Luțu
Personal information
Full name Ion Ionuț Luțu
Date of birth (1975-08-03) 3 August 1975
Place of birth Slatina, Olt County, Romania
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–1996 Progresul București 62 (6)
1996–1999 Universitatea Craiova 64 (29)
1998Galatasaray (loan) 3 (0)
1999–2000 Steaua București 36 (3)
2000 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 19 (2)
2000–2001 Progresul București 8 (0)
2001–2002 Suwon Samsung Bluewings 18 (4)
2002–2003 Universitatea Craiova 26 (7)
2003 Rapid București 7 (0)
2004 Apollon Limassol 4 (1)
2004–2005 Universitatea Craiova 35 (3)
2005–2006 Kairat 20 (4)
2007–2008 Universitatea Craiova 17 (2)
2008 Zhetysu 8 (1)
2009 Pandurii Targu Jiu 7 (0)
2009 Jiul Petroşani 8 (1)
2010 Alro Slatina
2010–2011 Al-Jazeera Amman
Total 342 (63)
International career
1993 Romania U18[1] 4 (0)
1994–1998 Romania U21[1] 27 (8)
1996 Romania U23[1] 3 (0)
1997 Romania B[1] 3 (0)
1999 Romania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2009-06-11

International career

Ionuț Luțu played his only game for Romania on 3 March 1999 when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him in the 61st minute to replace Laurențiu Roșu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Estonia.[4][5]

Honours

Galatasaray

Steaua București

Suwon Samsung Bluewings

Rapid București

Alro Slatina

References

  1. "Ionuț Luțu profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "Dezvăluiri inedite despre Ionuț Luțu, "omul bun la toate" al lui Gigi Becali! De ce nu a reușit în cariera de fotbalist: "Îi plăcea să stea la mese, caterincă obosită"" [Unusual revelations about Ionuț Luțu, Gigi Becali's "good man at everything"! Why he didn't succeed in his football career: "He liked to sit at tables, joking until exhaustion"] (in Romanian). prosport.ro. 25 March 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "Sa radem cu Lutu! Fostul fotbalist, ajuns astazi omul bun la toate al lui Gigi Becali, face spectacol cu portocalele si lamaile!" [Let's laugh with Lutu! The former football player, who today became Gigi Becali's good man at all, makes a show with oranges and lemons!] (in Romanian). Wowbiz.ro. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. "Ionuț Luțu". European Football. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Romania – Estonia 2:0". European Football. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. Ion Ionuț Luțu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
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