Mircea Sasu, (5 October 1939 – 17 October 1983), was a Romanian football striker, who played for Minerul Baia Mare, UT Arad, Dinamo Bucharest, Farul Constanţa in Romania and Fenerbahçe SK in Turkey.

Mircea Sasu
Personal information
Date of birth 5 October 1939
Place of birth Ferneziu, Maramureș County, Romania
Date of death 17 October 1983(1983-10-17) (aged 44)
Place of death Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1955–1959 Minerul Baia Mare
1959–1960 Dinamo Săsar
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1960–1961 Dinamo București 7 (2)
1961–1963 UTA Arad 50 (25)
1963–1967 Minerul Baia Mare 95 (34)
1967–1970 Farul Constanţa 71 (21)
1970–1971 Fenerbahçe 7 (4)
1971–1972 Minerul Baia Mare 31 (11)
Total 261 (97)
International career
1963–1968 Romania[a] 9 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 December 2009
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 December 2009

He was famous in Turkey for his freekick and direct corner goals.[3]

Career statistics

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International goals

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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 28 November 1963 National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda   Denmark 1–2 Won 1964 Summer Olympics Qual.
2. 24 December 1967 Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, DR Congo   DR Congo 1–1 Drew Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[4]

Notes

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  1. ^ Including 4 appearances and one goal for Romania's Olympic team.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mircea Sasu". European Football. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  2. ^ Mircea Sasu at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. ^ 3 Corner to 1 penalty
  4. ^ "Football PLAYER: Mircea Sasu". eu-football.info. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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