Eugen Baciu

Personal information
Full name	Eugen Cătălin Baciu
Date of birth	25 May 1980 (1980-05-25) (age 29)
Place of birth	Vaslui, Romania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre back
Club information
Current club	Steaua Bucureşti
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2000–2001	Laminorul Roman	23	(0)
2001–2004	FCM Bacău	85	(2)
2005–	Steaua Bucureşti	83	(1)
2005–2008	Steaua II Bucureşti
Total		191	(3)
National team
2002–	Romania	1	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 13 December 2009 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Eugen Cătălin Baciu (born May 25, 1980 in Vaslui) is a Romanian football player, currently playing for Steaua Bucureşti. He is a very solid and tough centre back. Despite not being a regular of the first team, Baciu is always an option for the coach when either Dorin Goian or Sorin Ghionea are not available.

Contents 1 Club career 2 International career 3 Titles 4 External links

[edit] Club career

• May 12, 2001: Made his Divizia A debut in the FCM Bacau 2-0 defeat of Gloria Bistrita.

• Prior to joining Steaua Bucureşti in 2005, he played for Laminorul Roman and FCM Bacău.

• Steaua have signed Bacău's Eugen Baciu for a fee of € 230.000.

• He is not a first team regular at Steaua Bucureşti, but when he is brought on the pitch, he does his job very well. He was brought at Steaua Bucureşti as a replacement for the injured Mirel Rădoi, in 2005. The Steaua Bucureşti fans didn't think that he was good enough to play for this team. His evolutions were hesitant in his first season in Steaua Bucureşti. He needed a longer period of adaptation. He started to shine in the 2006-2007 season of Liga 1, Mirel Rădoi and Sorin Ghionea being injured in its second part. He really got it going, but the fans still couldn't forget his hesitant evolutions in the last two seasons.

• He had his best game on October 2, 2007, in Steaua Bucureşti's 0-1 defeat against Arsenal in the Champions League. He was voted the best player on the pitch for Steaua Bucureşti in that match, when he somehow managed to make a very good marking at Emmanuel Adebayor.

[edit] International career

• Baciu won a cap for Romania, in 2002, against Poland.

[edit] Titles

Season	Club	Title
2004–05	Steaua Bucureşti	Divizia A
2005–06	Steaua Bucureşti	Divizia A
2005–06	Steaua Bucureşti	Supercupa României

[edit] External links

• Eugen Baciu's profile - SteauaFC.com (Romanian)
• Eugen Baciu's career - RomanianSoccer.ro

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