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Ilie Bărbulescu (footballer)

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Ilie Bărbulescu
Bărbulescu in 1986
Personal information
Full name Ilie Bărbulescu
Date of birth (1957-06-24)24 June 1957
Place of birth Pitești, Romania
Date of death 1 February 2020(2020-02-01) (aged 62)
Place of death Pitești, Romania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left defender
Youth career
1971–1974 Argeș Pitești
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1982 Argeș Pitești 209 (14)
1982–1983 Olt Scornicești 45 (5)
1983–1984 Petrolul Ploiești 17 (0)
1984–1987 Steaua București 77 (3)
1987 Petrolul Ploiești 6 (0)
1987–1988 Argeș Pitești 3 (0)
1988–1989 Dacia Pitești
1989–1991 Callatis Mangalia
Total 357 (22)
International career
1979–1987 Romania 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ilie Bărbulescu (24 June 1957 – 1 February 2020) was a Romanian footballer, he was a member of Steaua București's winning squad for the European Cup in 1986 and for the European Supercup in 1987.[1]

Club career

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Ilie Bărbulescu, nicknamed "Balamuc" (Madhouse) was born on 24 June 1957 in Pitești, Romania, starting to play junior level football in 1971 at local club, Argeș where he worked with coach Leonte Ianovschi.[1][2] He made his Divizia A debut on 9 November 1974 in a 1–1 with FCM Reșița when he was sent on the field at half-time.[1][2] In the 1978–79 UEFA Cup edition he helped the team eliminate Panathinaikos in the first round with a 5–1 aggregate victory.[1][3] In the following one they met Valencia led by Mario Kempes, earning a 2–1 win in the first leg, however they lost the second one with 5–2, thus the campaign ending.[1][3][4] In the same season he helped Argeș win the title, being used by coach Florin Halagian in 30 games in which he scored one goal.[1][5] In the following season they passed AEK Athens in the first round of the 1979–80 European Cup, the team being eliminated in the following one by title holders and eventual winners, Nottingham Forest against whom Bărbulescu scored once.[1][6] In 1982 he went to play for Olt Scornicești where he worked once again with Halagian.[1][2][7] After one year and a half he went to play for Petrolul Ploiești.[1][2]

In 1984 he went at Steaua București, reuniting for a while with Halagian, helping the club win The Double in his first season as Halagian and Emerich Jenei used him in 30 league matches but did not play in the 2–1 victory from the Cupa României final over Universitatea Craiova.[1][2][5][7][8] In the following season, he won the league title, scoring two goals in the 33 appearances given to him by Jenei who also used him in all the nine games from the historical European Cup campaign in which Bărbulescu scored a goal from 25 meters against Budapest Honvéd, then playing all the minutes, including in extra time in the eventual 2–0 victory after the penalty shoot-out from the final against Barcelona.[1][2][5][9][10] After goalkeeper Helmut Duckadam defended the last penalty, Bărbulescu immediately went and picked up the trophy and kissed it, being fined with 20.000$ by UEFA, eventually Steaua's president Ion Alecsandrescu talked to Valentin Ceaușescu and Yiorgos Vardinogiannis who managed to help him get rid of the fine.[11] He started the 1986–87 season by playing all the minutes in the 1–0 win over Dynamo Kyiv from the European Super Cup and in the loss from the Intercontinental Cup with the same score in front of River Plate, by the end of it helping Steaua win another Double, coaches Jenei and Anghel Iordănescu giving him 14 league appearances in which he scored once, also appearing the full 90 minutes in the 1–0 victory from the Cupa României final over Dinamo București.[1][12] As in the game from the 1986 European Cup final with Barcelona he crashed into a billboard inscribed with the name Canon after a shoulder-to-shoulder duel with Lobo Carrasco, at the game with River Plate from Tokyo, the representatives of the Canon company, who liked that incident very much, gave Bărbulescu a Canon camera, the latest model.[9]

In 1987 he made a comeback to Petrolul Ploiești but after half of year he went for a second spell at Argeș Pitești where on 19 March 1988 he made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home loss in front of Universitatea Craiova, having a total of 357 matches with 22 goals scored in the competition, also playing a total of 23 games with three goals in European competitions.[1][2][13] Bărbulescu ended his career in 1991, after playing in the Romanian lower leagues for Dacia Pitești and Callatis Mangalia, helping the latter promote from the third league to the second.[1][2][14]

International career

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Ilie Bărbulescu played five games at international level for Romania, making his debut on 13 May 1979 under coach Florin Halagian in a 1–1 with Cyprus at the Euro 1980 qualifiers.[15][16] He also played in a 3–1 win over Turkey at the 1986 World Cup qualifiers which took place on the İzmir Atatürk Stadium, afterwards he made his last appearance for the national team on 4 March 1987 in a game against the same team which ended with the same score, played on the Ankara 19 Mayıs Stadium.[15]

Personal life

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Ilie Bărbulescu was awarded the Honorary Citizen of Pitești title.[17][18]

On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania, Traian Băsescu with Ordinul "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Order "The Sportive Merit") class II for his part in winning the 1986 European Cup final.[17][18][19][20]

Death

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Aged 62, Bărbulescu was found on 1 February 2020 dead by his wife in his home from Pitești after suffering a heart attack in his sleep.[21] Around 600 people participated at his funeral held in his native Pitești.[22]

Honours

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Argeș Pitești

Steaua București

Callatis Mangalia

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Ilie Bărbulescu at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Ilie Bărbulescu a murit. Cum a ajuns la Steaua unul dintre fotbaliștii legendari ai roș-albaștrilor și de ce era poreclit "Balamuc"" [Ilie Bărbulescu died. How one of the legendary footballers of the red-blues got to Steaua and why he was nicknamed "Balamuc"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Ilie Bărbulescu. UEFA Cup 1978/1979". WorldFootball. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Singura echipă românească de fotbal care a învins trei mari cluburi din Spania. Marele Dobrin a fost cheia succeselor" [The only Romanian football team that has defeated three major clubs in Spain. The great Dobrin was the key to success] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 March 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "Ziua în care Kempes s-a înclinat în fața lui Dobrin" [The day Kempes bowed to Dobrin] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ^ "43 de ani de la meciul dintre FC Argeș și Nottingham Forest" [43 years since the match between FC Argeș and Nottingham Forest] (in Romanian). Jurnaluldearges.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "24 octombrie 1979: Argeșul a dat piept cu Nottingham Forest, campioana Europei" [October 24, 1979: Argeș played against Nottingham Forest, the European champions] (in Romanian). Romaniansoccer.ro. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "FC Argeș – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (Cupa Campionilor Europeni, 7 noiembrie 1979)" [FC Arges – Nottingham Forest 1-2 (European Champions Cup, November 7, 1979)] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "Ilie Bărbulescu. Champions League 1979/1980". WorldFootball. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Memorialul durerii, episodul 1: FC Olt" [Memorial of pain, episode 1: FC Olt] (in Romanian). Welovesport.ro. 26 May 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Romanian Cup – Season 1984–1985". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  9. ^ a b "Ilie Bărbulescu – omul care a pus primul mâna pe Cupa Campionilor Europeni" [Ilie Bărbulescu – the man who first got his hands on the European Champions Cup] (in Romanian). Presamil.ro. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Steaua 86: Drumul spre Sevilla" [Steaua 86: The road to Seville] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. 16 April 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Trofeul Champions League a ajuns la Pitești. Peste 2000 de oameni au fost la eveniment!" [The Champions League trophy has arrived in Pitești. Over 2000 people attended the event!] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 1 October 2009. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "Ilie Bărbulescu a murit. A fost primul fotbalist al echipei Steaua care a atins Cupa Campionilor Europeni la Sevilla" [Ilie Bărbulescu died. He was the first footballer of the Steaua team to reach the European Champions Cup in Seville] (in Romanian). Adevarul.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  12. ^ "35 de ani de la Supercupa Europei cucerită de Steaua în fața lui Dinamo Kiev. Legendele steliste, cu gândul la situația din Ucraina:"E dureros!"" [35 years since the European Supercup won by Steaua against Dinamo Kyiv. Star legends, thinking about the situation in Ukraine:"It's painful!"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
    "Trofeu refuzat! Cum a pierdut Steaua finala Cupei Intercontinentale din decembrie '86" [Trophy refused! How Steaua lost the final of the Intercontinental Cup in December '86] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
    "33 de ani de la River Plate – Steaua 1-0! Mafia pariurilor a încercat să trucheze finala Cupei Intercontinentale din 1986 + Belodedici a ratat o maşină Toyota! Video" [33 years since River Plate – Steaua 1-0! The betting mafia tried to rig the final of the 1986 Intercontinental Cup + Belodedici missed a Toyota car! Video] (in Romanian). Fanatik.ro. 14 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
    "Romanian Cup – Season 1986–1987". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  13. ^ "3 ani fără Ilie Bărbulescu" [3 years without Ilie Bărbulescu] (in Romanian). Argesfc.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  14. ^ a b "Vineri, fostul fotbalist Ilie Bărbulescu ar fi împlinit 65 de ani. Callatis Mangalia, ultima echipă din cariera sa" [On Friday, former footballer Ilie Bărbulescu would have turned 65 years old. Callatis Mangalia, the last team of his career] (in Romanian). Ziuaconstanta.ro. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  15. ^ a b "Ilie Bărbulescu". European Football. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  16. ^ "Cyprus 1-1 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  17. ^ a b "Poveşti şi amintiri cu şi despre Ilie Bărbulescu" [Stories and memories with and about Ilie Bărbulescu] (in Romanian). Curier.ro. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Ilie Bărbulescu – răpus de infarct" [Ilie Bărbulescu – died of a heart attack] (in Romanian). Ziarulargesul.ro. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  19. ^ "DECRET privind conferirea Ordinului și Medaliei Meritul Sportiv" (PDF). Monitorul Oficial al României Nr. 241. 28 March 2008. p. 3. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  20. ^ "Decorarea unor personalități ale fotbalului românesc". Administrația Prezidențială. 25 March 2008. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
  21. ^ "Ilie Bărbulescu, găsit decedat în locuință" [Ilie Bărbulescu, found dead in his home] (in Romanian). Ziarulargesul.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "A murit Ilie Bărbulescu, câștigător al Cupei Campionilor Europeni cu Steaua, în 1986" [Ilie Bărbulescu, winner of the European Champions Cup with Steaua in 1986, died] (in Romanian). Digisport.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
    "Ilie Bărbulescu a murit. Fostul fundaș cucerise Cupa Campionilor Europeni cu Steaua, în 1986" [Ilie Bărbulescu died. The former defender had won the European Champions Cup with Steaua in 1986] (in Romanian). Libertatea.ro. 1 February 2020. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  22. ^ "Ilie Bărbulescu a fost condus pe ultimul drum. Ultrașii de la FC Argeș și Steaua s-au strâns la stadion: "Anii trec și gloriile se duc. Astăzi e mai liniște fără "Balamuc""" [Ilie Bărbulescu was taken on the last road. The ultras from FC Argeș and Steaua gathered at the stadium: "The years pass and the glories go away. Today it is quieter without "Balamuc"] (in Romanian). Gsp.ro. 4 February 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
  23. ^ "River Plate 1:0 Steaua București". WorldFootball. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
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