Bogdan Bănuță (19 August 1965 – 19 April 1992) was a Romanian footballer who played as a midfielder.[1] On 19 April 1992, when Inter Sibiu's team was traveling to Bistrița for a match with Gloria, their bus overturned after hitting a bridgehead in Șeica Mare and Bănuță and his teammate Radu Gabriel Năstase were the players who lost their lives in the accident.[2][4][5][6]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 August 1965[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Pitești, Romania[1] | ||
| Date of death | 19 April 1992 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Șeica Mare, Romania[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Argeș Pitești | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1990 | Argeș Pitești | 165 | (23) |
| 1982–1983 | → Dacia Pitești (loan)[4] | ||
| 1991–1992 | Inter Sibiu | 16 | (1) |
| Total | 181 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1983 | Romania U18[3] | 2 | (0) |
| 1986–1987 | Romania U21[3] | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bogdan Bănuță at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b "23 de ani de la decesul celor doi interişti, Gabi Năstase şi Bogdan Bănuţă" [23 years since the death of the two Inter players, Gabi Năstase and Bogdan Bănuţă] (in Romanian). Tribuna.ro. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Bogdan Bănuță profile". 11v11. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ a b "30 de ani de la moartea tragică a fotbalistului român "mai talentat decât Hagi". Cum l-a "vânat" Securitatea și de ce nu s-a înțeles nici cu Dobrin, nici cu Hagi: "Gică îl înjura, îl scuipa"" [30 years since the tragic death of the Romanian footballer "more talented than Hagi". How the Securitate "hunted" him and why he did not get along with either Dobrin or Hagi:"Gica swore at him, spat at him"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ^ "Bogdan Bănuță ar fi împlinit azi 54 de ani! Accidentul cutremurător care a curmat viața fotbalistului comparat cu Hagi: "Era sub mașină, i se vedea numai bazinul"" [Bogdan Bănuță would have turned 54 today! The shocking accident that killed the footballer compared to Hagi: "He was under the car, only his pelvis could be seen"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 19 August 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Aici e ingropat Interul!" [The Inter is buried here!] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 17 February 2008. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
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