Petre Sucitulescu (died 20 September 1941) was a Romanian football defender and a World War II soldier.[3][4][2] Sucitulescu was one of the five players who played for Unirea Tricolor București and were incorporated to fight for the Romanian Armed Forces in World War II.[2] With the exception of Constantin Anghelache, the others, Gicu Cristescu, Traian Ionescu and Andrei Alecu died.[2] In September 1941 Sucitulescu died while fighting in Dalnik on the Eastern Front.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | Unknown | ||
| Place of birth | Unknown | ||
| Date of death | 20 September 1941[1] | ||
| Place of death | Dalnik, Soviet Ukraine[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932 | Teișor București | ||
| 1932–1939 | Unirea Tricolor București[a] | 89 | (3) |
| 1940 | Olympia București | ||
| 1941 | Sportul Studențesc București | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 93 | (3) | |
| International career | |||
| 1934–1935 | Romania | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
International career
editPetre Sucitulescu played four games at international level for Romania. He made his debut at the 1934–35 Balkan Cup under coach Alexandru Săvulescu, playing in two games, the first one was a 3–2 victory against Bulgaria and the second was a 4–0 loss against Yugoslavia.[5][6][7] His following two games were at the 1935 Balkan Cup, appearing in a 2–0 loss against Yugoslavia and in 4–0 loss against Bulgaria.[5][8][9]
Honours
editUnirea Tricolor București
Notes
edit- ^ The statistics for the 1938–39 Divizia B season are unavailable.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Petre Sucitulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ a b c d e "Constantin Anghelache îi evocă pe cei patru coechipieri de la Unirea Tricolor, morţi pe Frontul de Est, în al Doilea Război Mondial, început acum 70 de ani" [Constantin Anghelache evokes the four teammates from the Tricolor Union, killed on the Eastern Front, in the Second World War, started 70 years ago] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ Petre Sucitulescu at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Petre Sucitulescu at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "Petre Sucitulescu". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaria – Romania 2:3". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Yugoslavia 0:4". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Romania – Yugoslavia 0:2". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Bulgaria – Romania 4:0". European Football. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
- ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1935 – 1936". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
External links
edit- Petre Sucitulescu player profile at Labtof.ro