Ion Ionuț Luțu
Romanian footballer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ion Ionuț Luțu (born 3 August 1975) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He was compared to Gheorghe Hagi, being nicknamed "the Little Hagi" or "Hagi-Luțu".[2][3] He was known for his fine dribbling and technique, as well as spectacular finishing, but also for his inconsistency.[2]
Full name
Ion Ionuț Luțu
Date of birth
3 August 1975
Place of birth
Slatina, Olt County, Romania
Height
1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ion Ionuț Luțu | ||
| Date of birth | 3 August 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Slatina, Olt County, Romania | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1996 | Progresul București | 62 | (6) |
| 1996–1999 | Universitatea Craiova | 64 | (29) |
| 1998 | → Galatasaray (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Steaua București | 36 | (3) |
| 2000 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 19 | (2) |
| 2000–2001 | Progresul București | 8 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Suwon Samsung Bluewings | 18 | (4) |
| 2002–2003 | Universitatea Craiova | 26 | (7) |
| 2003 | Rapid București | 7 | (0) |
| 2004 | Apollon Limassol | 4 | (1) |
| 2004–2005 | Universitatea Craiova | 35 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Kairat | 20 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Universitatea Craiova | 17 | (2) |
| 2008 | Zhetysu | 8 | (1) |
| 2009 | Pandurii Targu Jiu | 7 | (0) |
| 2009 | Jiul Petroşani | 8 | (1) |
| 2010 | Alro Slatina | ||
| 2010–2011 | Al-Jazeera Amman | ||
| Total | 342 | (63) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993 | Romania U18[1] | 4 | (0) |
| 1994–1998 | Romania U21[1] | 27 | (8) |
| 1996 | Romania U23[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1997 | Romania B[1] | 3 | (0) |
| 1999 | Romania | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2009-06-11 | |||
International career
Ionuț Luțu played his only game for Romania on 3 March 1999 when coach Victor Pițurcă introduced him in the 61st minute to replace Laurențiu Roșu in a friendly which ended with a 2–0 victory against Estonia.[4][5]
Honours
Galatasaray
Steaua București
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
- AFC Champions League: 2000–01, 2001–02[6]
- Asian Super Cup: 2002[6]
- Korean FA Cup: 2002[6]
- Korean Super Cup: 2000[6]
- Korean League Cup: 2000, 2001[6]
Rapid București
Alro Slatina
