Teodor Lucuță
# Teodor Lucuță

Teodor Lucuță (2 May 1955 – 11 February 2013) was a Romanian footballer who played for Dinamo București and Petrolul Ploiești as a left-back.

## Club career

Teodor Lucuță was born on 2 May 1955 in București, Romania. He was a product of Dinamo București's youth center, winning the national junior title as the team's captain in the 1972–73 season, a season in which he also helped the club's senior team win the Divizia A title by playing five games, making his debut on 10 June 1973 in a 2–0 victory in the derby against Steaua București. He spent a total of 8 seasons with The Red Dogs, helping the club win two more titles, in the first he played 3 games and in the second he appeared in 19 matches, his last Divizia A appearance taking place on 26 April 1980 in a 2–0 loss against FCM Galați, having a total of 128 matches played with one goal scored in the competition and 12 appearances in European competitions, leaving the club to play for Divizia B team, Petrolul Ploiești. Teodor Lucuță died on 11 February 2013 at age 57.

## International career

Teodor Lucuță made three appearance for Romania, making his debut on 16 November 1975 under coach Valentin Stănescu in a 2–2 against Spain at the Euro 1976 qualifiers. His following game was a friendly which ended 2–2 against Soviet Union and his third and final appearance for the national team took place on 4 April 1979 in a 2–2 against Spain at the Euro 1980 qualifiers. He also played one game for Romania's Olympic team.

## Honours

Dinamo București

* Divizia A: 1972–73, 1974–75, 1976–77
