Gheorghe "Gigel" Bucur is a Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n football

Football (soccer)

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 player, currently playing at Kuban Krasnodar. He is a speedy and short striker

Striker

Forwards, also known as strikers, are the players on a team in association football who play nearest to the opposing team's goal, and are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals...

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Bucur has won the top league goalscorer award in the Romanian Liga 1 twice, in the 2004/2005 and in the 2008/2009

Liga I 2008-09

The 2008–09 Liga I was the 91st season of top-tier football in Romania. It began on 26 July 2008 and ended on 10 June 2009. CFR Cluj were the defending champions.-Team movement from 2007-08:Teams relegated to Liga II at the end of the previous season...

 seasons. He was tied on goals with another player on both occasions, first with Claudiu Niculescu

Claudiu Niculescu

Claudiu Iulian Niculescu is currently playing for Universitatea Cluj soccer team. He has previously played for Universitatea Craiova and Dinamo Bucureşti and has also played at Genoa 1893 for a season....

 and then with Florin Costea

Florin Costea

Florin Constantin Costea is a Romanian professional footballer who currently plays for the Romanian Liga I club Steaua Bucureşti.-Universitatea Craiova:...

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Career

Before joining Poli, Bucur had only played for Sportul Studentesc, where he appeared in 169 matches and scored 76 goals in the first two Romanian leagues. He made his debut in the Divizia A during the 2000/2001 season. After winning the title of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

n top league goalscoarer of the Divizia A in 2006, he was transferred to Timişoara

Timisoara

Timișoara is the capital city of Timiș County, in western Romania. One of the largest Romanian cities, with an estimated population of 311,586 inhabitants , and considered the informal capital city of the historical region of Banat, Timișoara is the main social, economic and cultural center in the...

, for a rumored sum of US$800,000. Sorin Rădoi

Sorin Radoi

Sorin Nicuşor Rădoi is a Romanian football player, currently under contract at FC Chindia Târgovişte. He is a Defender who generally plays on the right wing, but capable of playing in the centre as well....

 also came to Poli as part of that deal.

Gigel Bucur first played in 2005 for the Romania National team and he has gathered eight appearances up to now, scoring two goals.

On 25 March 2008 he was decorated by the president of Romania

Romania

Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...

, Traian Băsescu

Traian Basescu

Traian Băsescu is the current President of Romania. After serving as the mayor of Bucharest from June 2000 until December 2004, he was elected president in the Romanian Presidential Elections of 2004 and inaugurated on December 20, 2004...

 for the results on Qualifying to EURO 2008 and qualification to UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

UEFA Euro 2008 Group C

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  with Medalia "Meritul Sportiv" — (The Medal "The Sportive Merit") class III.
He scored two goals against Shakhtar Donetsk in Champions League Third Qualifing Round.

On 3 February 2010, he signed a 3 years contract with Russia

Russia

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n Kuban Krasnodar, who paid for him $1.8 million.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	8 June 2005	Farul, Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...		2–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	8 June 2005	Farul, Constanţa Constanta Constanța is the oldest extant city in Romania, founded around 600 BC. The city is located in the Dobruja region of Romania, on the Black Sea coast. It is the capital of Constanța County and the largest city in the region.... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...		3–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	9 September 2009	Ghencea, Bucureşti, Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...		1–0	1–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification
4	14 October 2009	Ceahlăul Stadium Stadionul Ceahlaul Ceahlăul Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Piatra Neamţ, Romania. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ. The stadium, as well as the local football club takes its name from the Mount Ceahlău, located in the region. The stadium holds... , Piatra Neamţ Piatra Neamt Piatra Neamț , , ; is the capital city of Neamţ County, in the historical region of Moldavia, eastern Romania. Because of its privileged location in the Eastern Carpathian mountains, it is considered one of the most picturesque cities in Romania... , Romania Romania Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...		2–0	3–1	2010 FIFA World Cup qualification

Statistics

Club	Season	Domestic League		Domestic Cups		Continental games		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Kuban	2010	31	9	0	0	0	0	31	9
	Total	31	9	0	0	0	0	31	9
FC Timişoara	09-10	16	8	0	0	6	3	22	11
	08-09	31	17	4	2	2	1	37	20
	07-08	28	16	2	1	0	0	30	17
	06-07	29	9	4	2	0	0	33	11
	05-06	20	2	2	1	0	0	22	3
	Total	124	52	12	6	8	4	144	62
Sportul Sportul Studentesc Sportul Studenţesc is a Romanian football club that was established in 1916 . The Bucharest club has won the Balkans Cup once and its best result in the Romanian league is a 2nd place in 1986...	04-05	29	21	2	1	0	0	31	22
	03-04	28	29	0	0	0	0	28	29
	02-03	12	2	0	0	0	0	12	2
	01-02	29	12	2	1	0	0	31	13
	00-01	27	4	5	1	0	0	32	5
	99-00	28	6	0	0	0	0	28	6
	98-99	16	2	0	0	0	0	16	2
	Total	169	76	9	3	0	0	178	79
Career Totals		324	138	21	9	8	4	353	151
Last updated 18 December 2009