Mircea Sasu

Mircea Sasu (5 October 1939 – 17 October 1983) was a Romanian football striker, who played for Minerul Baia Mare, UT Arad, Dinamo Bucharest, Farul Constanţa in Romania and Fenerbahçe SK in Turkey.

Mircea Sasu

Personal information
Date of birth	5 October 1939
Place of birth	Ferneziu, Maramureș County, Romania
Date of death	17 October 1983(1983-10-17) (aged 44)
Place of death	Baia Mare, Maramureș County, Romania
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1955–1959	Minerul Baia Mare
1959–1960	Dinamo Săsar
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1960–1961	Dinamo București	7	(2)
1961–1963	UTA Arad	50	(25)
1963–1967	Minerul Baia Mare	95	(34)
1967–1970	Farul Constanţa	71	(21)
1970–1971	Fenerbahçe	7	(4)
1971–1972	Minerul Baia Mare	31	(11)
Total		261	(97)
International career‡
1963–1968	Romania[a]	9	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 December 2009 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 December 2009

He was famous in Turkey for his freekick and direct corner goals.^[3]

Career statistics

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	28 November 1963	National Stadium, Devonshire, Bermuda	Denmark	1–2	Won	1964 Summer Olympics Qual.
2.	24 December 1967	Stade du 20 Mai, Kinshasa, DR Congo	DR Congo	1–1	Drew	Friendly
Correct as of 7 October 2015[4]

Notes

1. Including 4 appearances and one goal for Romania's Olympic team.^[1][2]