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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]
Personal information | |||
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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(s) | 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, correct as of 2009-06-11 |
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]
Galatasaray
Steaua București
Suwon Samsung Bluewings
Rapid București
Alro Slatina
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