| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1913-10-31)31 October 1913 | ||
| Place of birth | Temesvár, Austria-Hungary | ||
| Date of death | 12 May 1994(1994-05-12) (aged 80) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1932–1934 | Dacia Timișoara | ||
| 1934–1935 | Chinezul Timișoara | 20 | (6) |
| 1935–1938 | Venus București | 56 | (21) |
| 1938–1940 | Luceafărul București | ||
| 1940–1941 | Arsenal București | ||
| Total | 76 | (27) | |
| International career | |||
| 1935 | Romania | 1 | (1) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lucian Gruin (31 October 1913 – 12 May 1994) was a Romanian footballer who played as a striker.[1][2][3]
Club career
Gruin was born on 31 October 1913 in Temesvár, Austria-Hungary (now Romania), and began playing football in 1932 at local club Dacia.[2] Three years later he went to Chinezul Timișoara where he made his Divizia A debut on 16 September 1934 under coach Jozsef Wana in a 6–5 victory against Ripensia Timișoara.[2][4]
One year later he switched teams again, going to Venus București.[2] He won the championship with Venus in the 1936–37 season, coach Ferenc Plattkó giving him 22 appearances in which he scored 10 goals.[2][5] Afterwards he played in the first match of a Romanian team in a European competition, scoring once in the 6–4 loss to Újpest in the first leg in the first round of the 1937 Mitropa Cup.[6] On 13 March 1938, Gruin made his last Divizia A appearance in a 1–0 home loss to Ripensia, totaling 76 matches with 27 goals in the competition.[2]
He ended his career in 1941 after spending a few years in the Romanian lower leagues, playing for Luceafărul București and Arsenal București.[2]
International career
Gruin played one match for Romania, scoring a goal, when coach Constantin Rădulescu used him the entire match in a 2–2 draw against Greece in the 1935 Balkan Cup.[7][8][9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Romania's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after each Lucian Gruin goal.[7][8]
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 24 June 1935 | Levski Field, Sofia, Bulgaria | .svg/1280px-Flag_of_Greece_(1822-1978).svg.png) Greece |
2–2 | 2–2 | 1935 Balkan Cup |
Death
Gruin died on 12 May 1994 at age 80.[7]
Honours
Venus București
References
- ^ "Lucian Gruin". Worldfootball.net. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Lucian Gruin at RomanianSoccer.ro (in Romanian)
- ^ "Prima poveste alb-violetă: 110 ani de la înființarea celei mai prolifice echipe de fotbal din Timișoara" [The first white-violet story: 110 years since the founding of the most prolific football team in Timisoara] (in Romanian). Banatulazi.ro. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Chinezul Timisoara vs Ripensia Timisoara 6-5". Labtof. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Romania National Champions". RomanianSoccer. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Venus București, prima campioană a României care a jucat în cupele europene" [Venus Bucharest, the first Romanian champion to play in European cups] (in Romanian). Tikitaka.ro. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Lucian Gruin". European Football. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Greece 2-2 Romania". European Football. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Lucian Gruin". National Football Teams. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links
- Lucian Gruin at WorldFootball.net
- Lucian Gruin at National-Football-Teams.com
- Lucian Gruin at Labtof.ro
